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

Restore virtual machine

  1. On the Recovery Wizard > Virtual Machine Selection dialog, select the virtual machine to restore. See Virtual Machine Selection screen.
  2. On the Recovery Points tab:
    • Select the appropriate date and time range and click SEARCH RECOVERY POINTS.

    • From the Recovery Points, select Virtual machine recovery and click Next. See Recovery points screen.

      Note:

      You can restore the virtual machine to its original location or to a different location.

  3. From the Recovery Target tab, fill the following details:
    • Display Name: Name of the VM

    • ESXi server or cluster

    • Resource pool or vApp

    • Datastore or Datastore cluster

    • Click NEXT.

    Note:

    Click CHANGE in front of receptive field to change the default value.

  4. On the Recovery Options tab, select all the applicable options. See Recovery options screen.
  5. On the Pre-Recovery Check tab, review all the parameters. Click RUN PRE-RECOVERY CHECK.
  6. Once the pre-recovery check is successful, click START RECOVERY.
  7. Click OK for Recovery Job Initiated dialog.

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