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Title
Restore from Manifest -
Description
Can I restore a VM that is no longer in my repository?
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Cause
If a virtual machine is no longer in the repository but the files themselves are still available in the environment can this VM be restored without having to create a new repository? -
Resolution
Each savepoint contains a manifest file that can be used to restore the savepoint without access to the vRanger database. If the vRanger machine is lost, you may install a fresh installation of vRanger, and restore VMs using this manifest file.1From the vRanger toolbar, click Add->Restore Job.33(Optional) If the savepoint is encrypted, enter the encryption password.The Destination Selection dialog displays, which allows you to configure the host, drives, and datastores to which the VMs will be restored. A datastore can be configured for each VMDK. You can also configure a Master Host and Master Datastore, which will use assigned masters for all VMs and VMDKs displayed. Skipped disks appear in italics on this dialog. Use the Restore As field to rename the VM you are restoring.124Click Next.The Network Selection dialog displays, which allows you to configure the virtual network to which each vNIC will be connected upon restore. You can also configure a Master Network, which will use the selected network for all vNICs.1For each VM, the connected network adapters will be listed: In the Restore To Host column, select the virtual network to which the vNIC should be connected.23Click Assign.4Click Next.•Force Overwrite: This will overwrite any existing disk/config files of the same name as those in the destination host.•Force Power On: This will power on the VM after the restore.•Perform LAN-free restore: This will route the restore using Hot Add (if vRanger is installed on a virtual machine) or over fiber or iSCSI (if vRanger is on a physical machine).•Perform Network restore on LAN-free Failure: This will perform the restore over the network if theLAN-free restore fails.Note2Click Next.2Click Next.1Click the Selected column checkbox that corresponds to each recipient who should receive email notification about this job.2The Email a report after the job is finished checkbox is selected by default. Deselect it, if you like.3Click Next.1To run the restore immediately, select Run Restore on Finish.2Click Finish.1If you did not choose to run the restore from the wizard, access the Working Inventory pane. Select a job to restore.24To check progress or confirm completion, access My Jobs-->Recent Jobs.