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

Recovery options screen

Click the check boxes to select the networks for the recovered virtual machine.

Table: Fields in the Network Selection screen

Field

Description

Allow overwrite of existing virtual machine

To overwrite the existing virtual machine.

Power on after recovery

To power on the recovered virtual machine.

Recovery Host

Select the recovery host for the recovery.

Advanced options

Create a new BIOS UUID

To create the new BIOS UUID.

Create a new instance UUID

To create the new instance UUID.

Remove backing information for devices

To remove information.

Remove original network configuration

To remove original network associated with the backed up VM.

Remove tag association

To remove tags associated with backed up VM.

Retain original hardware version

To retain the original hardware versions of backed up VMs.

Format of restored virtual disks

Select Provision for backed up VMs virtual disks. Options available are:

  • Original provisioning

  • Thick provisioning lazy zeroed

  • Thick provisioning eager zeroed

  • Thin provisioning

Transport mode

Select transport mode from backup or from below options:

  • Use transport mode used for backup

  • Try the selected transport mode in the following order:

    • SAN

    • HotAdd

    • LAN

      • NBD

      • NBDSSL

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