Recovering a virtual machine from the restored files
After restoring the virtual machine disk and configuration files, you can use the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client to create a virtual machine using the restored “.vmx” and “.vmdk” files. After a VADP Recovery, you must modify the “.vmx” file so that it matches the disk paths of the restored “.vmdk” files. For more information, see the relevant VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client documentation.
To restore the virtual machine files to the destination VMware Server, start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client Wizard. Follow the instructions to complete the virtual machine recovery. When the prompt “Select source type” prompt appears, select the option “Backup image or third-party virtual machine.” Also, set the “Virtual machine file” option to the restored “.vmx” file.
To recover the virtual machine, you must edit the “.vmx” file, and change the datastore path to reflect the restored “.vmdk” files.
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Open the “.vmx” file. |
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After modifying the “.vmx” file, start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client Wizard to create the virtual machine. |
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When the “Select source type” prompt appears, select “VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine.” |
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NOTE: In the scenario described in the article http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1019286, the “.vmx” file is not backed up, but the “.vmdk” files are available. |
Searching for files in savesets
The Search option on the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page allows you to find specific files or data items without opening any savesets or browsing through their contents. You can use filenames or regular expressions to find the data items that you want to restore.
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In the Search for files in savesets dialog box, configure the following options: |
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Search String: Type the search string. |
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Regular expression search: To use POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) regular expressions in the Search String box, select this check box. |
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Case sensitive: To perform a case-sensitive search, select this check box. |
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Click Search. |
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Click Next. |
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Viewing media list
The Media List option on the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page lets you view information about the media items used to store a backup. You can view details about the data segments and index segments for a backup.
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On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, select the applicable saveset. |
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Backup size: This area shows the total size of the saveset in number of bytes. |
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Data segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the data segments. You can view the following details: media label, media group label, stream ID, starting byte number, ending byte number, and media location. |
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Index segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the index segments. You can view the media label and media location. |
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