Instant Recovery options on the nbrestorevm command

NetBackup provides a command-line interface for instant recovery of virtual machines: the nbrestorevm command.The following is a list of the available nbrestorevm options for performing Instant Recovery of a VMware virtual machine.

Note:

Although the nbrestorevm command has additional options, only the options that are described in this topic apply to Instant Recovery.

To initiate Instant Recovery (activate the virtual machine)

Options without brackets are required.

nbrestorevm -vmw -ir_activate -C vm_client 
      -temp_location temp_location_for_writes
      [-S primary_server] [-vmpo] [-vmInstanceId] [-vmsn] [-vmst] 
      [-vmserver vm_server] [-vmproxy vm_proxy] [-vmkeephv] [-vmid]
      [-vmnewdiskuuid] [-s mm/dd/yyyy [HH:MM:SS]] 
      [-e mm/dd/yyyy [HH:MM:SS]]
      [-R absolute_path_to_rename_file]
      [-disk_media_server media_server]

Note:

Only -vmw, -ir_activate, -C, and -temp_location are required. If the other options are not specified, NetBackup automatically supplies values for those options from the backup. In most cases, if you do not restore the virtual machine to a different location, you can omit the bracketed options.

To list details about the activated virtual machine

nbrestorevm -ir_listvm

To deactivate or delete the virtual machine

nbrestorevm -ir_deactivate instant_recovery_identifier [-force]

To complete the VM instant recovery job after the data is migrated

nbrestorevm -ir_done instant_recovery_identifier

To reactivate a virtual machine that was interrupted during recovery

nbrestorevm  -ir_reactivate instant_recovery_identifier [-force]
nbrestorevm -ir_reactivate_all -vmhost vm_host -media_server 
      media_server_activate_vm [-force]

The command options are described in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Instant Recovery options on the nbrestorevm command

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