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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Restoring virtual machines
  4. Restore virtual machine
  5. Virtual Machine Selection screen
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Virtual Machine Selection screen

Select the virtual machine to restore.

Note:

The Recovery Wizard is dismissed when you click on the side navigation or header, and any entries cannot be saved. Click Acknowledge to continue.

Table: Fields in the Virtual Machine Selection screen

Field

Description

VMware server

Shows the VMware server where the plug-in is installed.

Note:

Use the drop-down list to select the VMware server where the VM resided when it was backed up.

Note:

If the plug-in is not authorized to restore VMs, this field is empty.

SEARCH

Enter the name (or portion of the name) of the virtual machine that you want to restore, and click Search.

Note:

This field is case-sensitive.

Search Results

The results of the search appear in this list.

Click the virtual machine to restore and then click Next.

The NetBackup primary server identifies each VM in the backup policy as a "client." In the search results, the NetBackup Client Name column displays that name.

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