Restoring virtual machines into vCloud Director
This topic includes two procedures:
Restoring virtual machines into a vApp, or restoring a single virtual machine into a vApp template.
Restoring a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines.
Note: You can also restore the virtual machine to an alternate location in vSphere.
See Recovery Destination dialog box (vCloud Director).
Restoring a single virtual machine into a vApp or vApp template
- Begin with the steps in the following procedure:
See Restoring the full VMware virtual machine.
When you start the Restore, the Recovery Destination screen appears.
- Select the recovery destination:
Original location in vCloud Director
You can restore a virtual machine into an existing vApp or into a new vApp that replaces the existing one. You can also restore a virtual machine that is in a vApp template.
Note:
The restored vApp template can only contain one virtual machine; no further virtual machines can be added.
Alternate location in vCloud Director
You can restore a virtual machine into an existing vApp or into a new vApp or vApp template.
To restore multiple virtual machines into a vApp template:
See “Restoring a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines”.
- On the Recovery Options screen, select the NetBackup recovery host and transport mode for the restore.
- On the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen, set the vApp recovery options.
You can either restore the virtual machine into an existing vApp (if that vApp is not a template), or you can create a new vApp.
For restore to original location
Select Restore into existing vApp, or Remove existing vApp and recreate the vApp.
Caution: If you remove the existing vApp, all virtual machines in the vApp are deleted. You must select the Delete option to acknowledge the deletion.
See Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director dialog box (restore to original location).
To restore a virtual machine in a vApp template, select Remove existing vApp Template and recreate the vApp Template. The restored vApp template can only contain one virtual machine; no further virtual machines can be added.
To restore multiple virtual machines into a vApp template:
See “Restoring a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines”.
For restore to alternate location
Select Restore into existing vApp or Create new vApp.
You can enter details for the vApp to restore to.
See Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director dialog box (restore to alternate location).
Note:
To restore the virtual machine into a vApp template that is to contain this virtual machine only, select Create new vApp and Create vApp as a template in catalog.
To restore the virtual machine into a vApp template that is to contain multiple virtual machines:
See “Restoring a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines”.
- For restore to an alternate location: On the Recovery Destination Options for vCloud Director screen, select the ESX server, the virtual machine that you want to restore, and a datastore.
See Recovery Destination Options for vCloud Director dialog box (restore to alternate location).
- On the Virtual Machine Options screen, select the appropriate options for the virtual machine and its disk provisioning.
- On the Network Connections screen, select the network for the restored virtual machine.
Note:
If the virtual machine was not connected to any networks during backup, or if none of those networks are currently available, the dialog states: "No networks available for selected virtual machine." If a network connection is required, create it in vCloud Director after the restore completes.
Note:
For restore to an alternate location (a different organization or vCloud server), no networks are displayed in the dialog. If a network connection is required, create it in vCloud Director after the restore completes.
See Network Connections and Other Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location).
- On the Perform Recovery screen, run a pre-recovery check.
To begin the restore click Start Recovery.
- To restore additional virtual machines into the same vApp (not a vApp template), repeat this procedure.
Note: On the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen, select Restore into existing vApp. Make sure to select the vApp into which you want to restore the additional virtual machines.
Restoring a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines
- Use the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface to restore all but one of the virtual machines into a non-template vApp.
You can restore one virtual machine at a time. After you have restored the first virtual machine, restore the second virtual machine with Restore into existing vApp on the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen. Select the same vApp into which you restored the first virtual machine. Step through the restore screens to restore each virtual machine in this way, except for the last virtual machine.
Note:
Use the following steps to restore the last virtual machine and to copy all the restored virtual machines into a vApp template.
- On the Recovery Destination screen, select Alternate location in vCloud Director.
On the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen, do the following:
Select Restore into existing vApp.
Select the vCloud server and the organization that includes the vApp into which you have restored the other virtual machines.
If necessary, browse for the vApp into which you have restored the other virtual machines.
Select Capture vApp as a template in catalog.
Select the catalog to contain the template vApp.
Note: The organization determines the available catalogs.
Enter a name for the vApp template.
Remove vApp after capture: Deletes the non-template vApp into which you restored the other virtual machines at the beginning of this procedure. Use this option to free up space on the datastore after the restore is complete.
See Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director dialog box (restore to alternate location).
- On the Recovery Destination Options for vCloud Director screen, select the last virtual machine that you want to restore into the template vApp.
See Recovery Destination Options for vCloud Director dialog box (restore to alternate location).
- On the Virtual Machine Options screen, select the appropriate options for the virtual machine and its disk provisioning.
- On the Network Connections screen, select the network for the restored virtual machine.
See Network Connections and Other Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location).
- On the Perform Recovery screen, run a pre-recovery check.
To begin the restore click Start Recovery.
NetBackup copies the current virtual machine and the previously restored virtual machines into a new vApp template. When the restore is complete, no further virtual machines can be added to the template vApp.