vRanger 7.7.1 - User Guide

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.

Configuring restore options

Configuring restore options

The Options Selection page displays the restore options available depending on the type of VM you want to restore.

To configure restore options:

1	On the Options Selection page, select from the following restore options:

▪	Force overwrite: This option overwrites any existing disk or config files of the same name as those files in the destination host.

▪	Force power on: This option turns on the VM after the restore.

▪	Create cluster role for restored virtual machine: This option attempts to add the VM as a cluster resource of the Hyper-V host parent cluster.

 

NOTE: The cluster option is available only when a Hyper-V cluster has been added to the vRanger inventory and includes the host that is selected as the restore destination.

2	Click Next.

Setting the recurrence schedule

Setting the recurrence schedule

The Recurrence Schedule Selection page lets you indicate whether the restore job should be done on demand — at this moment — or at a future time. To schedule a future occurrence, you must define the start time, recurrence pattern, and range of recurrence.

To set the recurrence schedule:

1	On the Recurrence Schedule Selection page, select the options as described in the following table.

 

This will be an On Demand job…	There is no need to define a schedule. The job runs on demand.
Start Time	The time of day at which to run the job.
Recurrence Pattern	In this section, you establish how often the report should be generated. There are five options within this section: • Daily: The daily option can be scheduled to run the report every weekday or every x number of days. • Weekly: vRanger can be configured to run on weekly intervals, from every week to every 99 weeks. The day of the week on which to run reports can be configured. • Monthly: The monthly option offers the following configurations: ▪ Day [x] of every [y] month: x can be any value from 1 to 31. This value determines the day of the month on which the job occurs. y can be any value from 1 to 99. This value determines the monthly interval — for example, every two months sets the job to run every other month. ▪ The [f] [d] of every [y] month(s): f can be either: first, second, third, fourth or last. d can be: weekday, weekend day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. y can be any value from 1 to 99. This value determines the monthly interval — for example, every two months sets the report to run every other month. • Yearly: The yearly option offers the following configurations: ▪ Every [m] [x]: m is any month of the year. This value determines the month of the year in which the report occurs. x can be any value from 1 to 31. This value determines the day of the month on which the report occurs. ▪ The [f] [d] of [m]: f can be either: first, second, third, fourth, or last. d can be: day, weekday, weekend day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. m is any month of the year. This value determines the month of the year in which the report occurs. • Interval: The interval option lets you select the number of days, hours, and minutes that should pass between jobs. NOTE: The interval selected must be greater than or equal to five minutes.
Range of Recurrence	Select the starting date and ending date: • No end date: The job recurs until it is stopped. • End after: Select the number of occurrences. • End by: Select the date by which to end the recurrence.

2	Click Next.