To restore virtual machine disk and configuration files, use the following procedure.
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In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job. |
Displays savesets created for particular clients. The default selection is Any.
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Displays savesets created using a particular plug-in. The default selection is Any.
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Displays savesets created during a specified period. The default selection is Any.
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Displays savesets created for particular jobs. The default selection is Any.
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On the Create Selection Set page, select the image from which you want to restore the disk and configuration files. |
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Click . |
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In the Plug‑in for VMware Restore Options dialog box, click the Restore Files tab, and configure the following options: |
To perform file-level restores from image-level backups, select this option. | |||
Type the full path to the directory to which you want to restore the virtual machine disk and configuration files. The target directory must be local to the NetVault Backup Client on which the Plug‑in for VMware is running. Currently, mapped network drives, mounted network shares, and UNC paths are not supported. | |||
This option can be used when restoring virtual drive files to the local file system. If the check box is selected, the plug-in splits the “.vmdk” file into 2 GiB files. If you clear the check box, the plug-in restores the “.vmdk” file is as a single disk file. This option is only available to backups created using Plug‑in for VMware 10.0.5 and later. To force this behavior when restoring a backup created using Plug‑in for VMware 10.0.1 or an older version, configure this option in the vmware.cfg file:
You can find this file in <NetVault Backup home>\config on Windows and <NetVault Backup home>/config on Linux.
The setting for this option in the Plug‑in for VMware Restore Options dialog box overrides the setting in the vmware.cfg file. |
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job. |
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In the Target Client list, verify that the client from which data was backed up is selected. |
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Failed virtual machine (is displayed in a saveset for stopped job) | |
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. To complete the virtual machine recovery, follow the instructions. When the prompt “Select source type” prompt is displayed, 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 is displayed, 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. |
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