Restoring VMware virtual machine disks
Use this procedure to use the NetBackup web UI to restore VMwrae virtual machine disks.
To restore virtual machine disks
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
Note that to perform this procedure you must have the RBAC Administrator role or a role with similar permissions.
- On the left, click Recovery.
- On the Regular recovery card, click Start recovery.
- For the Policy type, select VMware.
- From the Restore type list, select Virtual disk restore.
- For the Source client select the VMware virtual machine that was backed up.
Click Select client to search or browse for a virtual machine. Use this option to locate a virtual machine in a large, multi-layered virtual environment.
Or enter the type of name that was selected for the Primary VM identifier option on the policy VMware tab. For example, if thePrimary VM identifier option is set to VM host name, enter the virtual machine's host name.
If any backups for the client are within the specified date range, NetBackup populates the right pane with the information about the most recent backup.
- To restore disks from a backup other than the most recent, follow these steps:
Next to Date range click Edit. Then select Use backup history.
Select the wanted backup and click Apply.
- Select the client. Then click Next.
- On the right, click Virtual disk or File system. Select the virtual disk or the file system.
See Selecting virtual disks or file systems.
Click Next.
- Select the Recovery options.
- Select the Storage target.
- Review the recovery options and details. Then click Start recovery.
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