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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Restoring virtual machines
  4. Perform Instant Recovery of virtual machines
  5. Instant Recovery: Virtual Machine Selection screen
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Instant Recovery: 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 the entries are not saved. Click Acknowledge to continue.

Table: Fields in the Virtual Machine Selection screen

Operations

Description

vCenter Server

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

Note:

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

SEARCH

Type the name or portion of the name of the virtual machine that you want to restore, and click SEARCH.

Enter an asterisk * to search the complete list.

Note:

This field is case-sensitive.

Search Results

The results of the search appear in this list.

Select 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.

The results of the search appear under Search results. Select the virtual machines and add them to restore and then click Next.

Click Next to select the backup images for instant recovery.

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