NetVault Plug-in for VMware 11.1

Table 5. Restore selection tree icons
Icon	Description
	Virtual machine
	Failed virtual machine (appears in a saveset for stopped job)
	Configuration file
	NVRAM file
	Virtual machine disk file
	Disk extent information file
	Log file
	Catalog file

Starting a virtual machine

After a virtual machine is restored, it is in powered off state. You must start it manually. When you start the virtual machine, the operating system might prompt to perform an error recovery or record the reason for the unclean shutdown. In most cases, you can ignore this message and select the normal boot option.

Relocating a virtual machine to an alternate ESXi Server

To relocate a virtual machine to an alternate ESXi Server

Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in the section Restoring data.

Click Edit Plugin Options. Depending on your VMware environment, configure the applicable options in the Plug-in for VMware Restore Options dialog box.

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Cluster setup: To relocate a virtual machine in a cluster setup, configure the following options on the Restore virtual machine under vCenter tab.

Table 6. Relocating a virtual machine in a cluster setup
Option	Description
Recover virtual machine under vCenter	To restore a full virtual machine or one or more virtual disks, select this option.
Alternate Datastore	Specify the destination datastore name for the virtual machine. For more information about this option, see Alternate Datastore. This option is required when relocating a virtual machine. If you do not specify this job, the restore job fails.

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Standalone ESXi Server setup: To relocate a virtual machine to a standalone ESXi Server, click the Restore virtual machine to standalone ESXi host tab, and configure the following options.

Table 7. Relocating a virtual machine to a standalone ESXi Server
Option	Description
Recover virtual machine under vCenter	To restore a full virtual machine or one or more virtual disks, select this option.
Alternate Datastore	Specify the destination datastore name for the virtual machine. For more information about this option, see Alternate Datastore. This option is required when relocating a virtual machine. If you do not specify this job, the restore job fails.
Host	Type the IP address or DNS name of the alternate ESXi Server host.
User Name	Specify a user account that can be used to log on to the ESXi Server. The user account must have privileges to register or create virtual machines
Password	Type the password for the user account.

Complete Step 5 through Step 10 in the section Restoring data.

NOTE: A feature introduced in vSphere 5 prevents you from restoring a virtual machine directly to an ESXi 5 host when the host is managed by a vCenter Server. To restore a virtual machine directly to the host, you must first disassociate the host from the vCenter Server.

To disassociate an ESXi Server from a vCenter Server

From the vSphere Client, connect directly to the ESXi 5 host.

In the Inventory panel, select the host.

In the right-hand panel, click Summary.

Select the Disassociate host from vCenter Server check box.

For more information, see the relevant vSphere documentation.

Renaming a virtual machine during restore

To restore a virtual machine or its individual disks without overwriting the existing copy, you can rename the virtual machine during restore. The plug-in creates a virtual machine and restores the contents of the selected disks.

To rename a virtual machine during restore

Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in the section Restoring data.

Select the target virtual machine, and in the Actions list, click Rename.

NOTE: Only backups created with Plug‑in for VMware 2.6 and later support the Rename feature.

In the Restore Rename dialog box, provide the following information:

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Rename To: Select this check box, and type a new name for the virtual machine in the associated box. The name can contain a maximum of 80 characters. It cannot include any special characters (such as, / \ ? * : @ > < | " ? &). If you specify more than 80 characters or use any special character in the virtual machine name, the job reports an error and fails.

Click OK to close the dialog box.

After you close the dialog box, the plug-in updates the corresponding node in the selections tree to display the new name for the virtual machine.

Complete Step 5 through Step 10 in the section Restoring data.

NOTE: When you rename a virtual machine, the plug-in renames all disk and configuration files except the vmware.log files.

When you start the renamed virtual machine, a dialog box is displayed that asks whether you copied the virtual machine or moved it. Select the “I copied it” option and close the dialog box.