vRanger 7.8.1 - User Guide

Creating a restore job

Creating a restore job

Creating a restore job starts the Restore Wizard, which guides you through the steps of completing the job.

To create a restore job:

1	In the vRanger UI, click My Repositories.

2	On the toolbar, click Restore from Manifest, and then click Restore from Hyper-V Savepoint Manifest File. The Restore Wizard starts.

3	Click Next.

The Savepoint Manifest Selection page appears.

Selecting a savepoint from the manifest

Selecting a savepoint from the manifest

Use the Savepoint Manifest Selection page to browse to the location of the manifest on your network, and configure the appropriate authentication credentials for the file.

To select a savepoint from the manifest:

1	On the Savepoint Manifest Selection page, do one of the following:

▪	Enter the path to the savepoint manifest file.

▪	Click Browse, and then browse to the location of the savepoint manifest.

2	Enter the credentials for the account with access to the savepoint manifest.

3	[Optional] If the savepoint is encrypted, enter the encryption password.

4	Click Add.

5	Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 as needed for multiple savepoints.

6	Click Next.

7	On the Job Information page, enter the Job Name and Job Description.

8	Click Next.

Selecting a destination

Selecting a destination

The Destination Selection page lets you configure the host, drives, and datastores to which the savepoints are to be restored.

To select a destination:

1	To select options to apply to all VMs, do the following:

a	Select the host from the Master Host drop-down list.

b	Confirm that the path that appears in the Virtual Machine Location field is correct. To change this path, use the browse (…) button to locate and a select a new location.

c	Click the Master Disk Storage Datastore browse button to locate and select the datastore to use for all VMs. The Master Datastore lets you select all datastores simultaneously.

d	Click Assign.

2	To select options for individual Hyper-V® VMs, do the following:

a	Select the disks you want to restore. Disks disabled for Restore appear in italics.

b	To select a different host for each VM, click the drop-down list in the Restore To Host column, and then select the host to which the VM should be restored.

c	To select a different datastore for each VM, click the button next to the Configuration File Location column entry.

3	To rename to VM you are restoring, enter the new name under the Restore As column.

4	Click Next.

Selecting a network

Selecting a network

The Network Selection page lets you configure the virtual network to which each network adapters should be connected upon restore. You can configure a Master Network, which will be pre-populated as the default selection for each network adaptor in the restore job.

To select a network:

1	Do one of the following:

▪	To use the same network for all VMs, select a host from the Master Network drop-down list to which all VMs should be restored. Click Assign.

▪	To use different networks for individual VMs, select a virtual network from the connected network adapters included in the Restore To Host drop-down list for each VM to which the vNIC should be connected.

2	Click Next.