Perform the instant recovery after a VM fails.
A recovered VMware VM is created with the following default name: <original_VM_name>_restore. To edit the suffix, click Edit Suffixes.
A recovered Hyper-V VM is created with the same name as the original VM and no suffix. Due to Hyper-V limitations, it is not possible to rename the VM during the recovery, and the original VM is overwritten by the recovery operation if it resides on the recovery target.
Note: To recover data from a cold backup copy, you must import the copy prior to performing the instant recovery.
1 | Select Recover and click the Backup Catalog tab. By default, the Backup Catalog displays in the assets view. Review the following for additional information: |
Create Instant Recovery Job |
Description |
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Protected asset icon |
Click to view alphabetical listing of protected assets. |
Date icon |
Click to view backups by date. |
Appliance |
Appliance on which the backup resides. |
Host |
Name of the virtual host. |
Mode |
Type of backup. |
Use Filter Backups to filter the list of backups. Filter backups by Asset Name, Appliance, Mode, Date Range, Successes, and Type. Review the following for additional information:
Filter Backups | Description | |||||||||
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Asset Name | Enter the name of the asset. | |||||||||
Appliance | Enter the name of the appliance. | |||||||||
Mode | Select the backup mode. | |||||||||
Held | Select to include backups on hold. | |||||||||
Successes | Select to include previous successful backups. | |||||||||
Type |
Select the type of backup:
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2 | Select a host-level backup or imported host-level backup copy to use for the recovery. |
3 | Select VM Instant Recovery from the Instant Recovery list. |
4 | To perform the instant recovery in audit mode, select Recover this VM in Audit Mode. To recover a failed VM, clear this checkbox. |
5 | Select the following recovery options: |
Recovery Options |
Description |
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Target Location |
Select the host to which to recover the VM. |
Target Resource |
Select a resource pool. This field displays only if the ESX host selected for the target location has resource pools. It does not display when recovering to a Hyper-V host. |
Target Storage |
Select a datastore (ESX host) or volume (Hyper-V host). |
Target Appliance Network |
Select a network adapter on the appliance to use for the recovery. eth0 is selected by default. If your appliance is configured with multiple adapters, you can opt to select a different adapter from the list. The appliance uses the selected adapter for communication with the hypervisor during the storage migration. |
Target Network Switch |
Select the target network switch. This field displays only when recovering a Hyper-V host. |
6 | Click Next. A summary of the recovery options displays. |
7 | Click Save. |
The new recovery object has been created and data migration begins. During this time, the VM is fully operational. Do not tear down the recovery object until the data migration completes.
Notes:
• | About Windows server VM - In rare instances, after a restore is performed for a Windows server VM, a disk may be inaccessible because it has been placed in an offline state. To bring disks into an online state, login to the VM, go to Disk Management, right-click on the offline disk, and select Online from the drop-down menu. |
• | About Debian VMs - In some instances, Gnome might not start after a Debian VM is recovered. You can resolve this issue by rebooting the VM or restarting Gnome from the console. To access the console, enter Clt+Alt+F1 and log in as root. Then run startx. |