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VMware Plugin - Restoring a VM -
Description
The following provide general step-by-step instructions to restore a VM backed up using NetVault VMware plugin. For more specific scenarios, please review the VMware plugin User Guide. -
Resolution
Overwriting original VM
If there isn't enough storage space, the VM must be restored replacing the content of the old one.
1. From the left navigation pane, select Create Restore Job
2. Highlight the saveset that includes the VM that will be restored
3. Press the [Restore] button
4. On the Create Selection Set screen, check the VM to be restored. By default, all sub-items will be selected including al virtual storage drives.
5. Press the [ > Next ] button to proceed.
6. Input the Job Name.
7. Update the other Sets (Schedule, Source, and/or Advance Restore Options) as necessary.
8. Press the [Save & Submit] button to schedule the job.
In the case where the original system will be kept, a copy of the VM can be restored with a different name.
Create a copy of the VM with a different name1. From the left navigation pane, select Create Restore Job
2. Highlight the saveset that includes the VM that will be restored
3. Press the [Restore] button
4. On the Create Selection Set screen, check the VM to be restored.
5. Click the VM name and click Rename...
6. Input the new name on the Rename/Relocate dialogue box; then, press the [OK] button.
7. Press the [ > Next ] button to proceed.
8. Input the Job Name.
9. Update the other Sets (Schedule, Source, and/or Advance Restore Options) as necessary.
10. Press the [Save & Submit] button to schedule the job.
The VMware Plugin allows the restoration of a VM to alternate virtual locations.
Relocating VM to another ESXi host, Resource Pool, or Virtual Environment1. From the left navigation pane, select Create Restore Job
2. Highlight the saveset that includes the VM that will be restored
3. Press the [Restore] button
4. On the Create Selection Set screen, check the VM to be restored.
5. Press the [Edit Plugin Options] button.
6. Input the alternate locations in the Plug-in for VMware Restore Options dialogue box.
7. Press the [ > Next ] button to proceed.
8. Input the Job Name.
9. Update the other Sets (Schedule, Source, and/or Advance Restore Options) as necessary. A new Target Client must be selected if the alternate virtual environment or ESXi host is configured on the VMware plugin installation of another NV Client serving as VMware Proxy.
10. Press the [Save & Submit] button to schedule the job.