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  2. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Restore virtual machines with Instant Recovery
  4. Task overview for Instant Recovery for VMware
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Task overview for Instant Recovery for VMware

Table: Instant Recovery tasks describes the tasks for Instant Recovery for VMware.

Table: Instant Recovery tasks

Step

Description

Reference topic

Step 1

Review the performance recommendations

See Performance recommendations for Instant Recovery for VMware.

Step 2

Review the notes and requirements

See Requirements for Instant Recovery for VMware.

See Notes on Instant Recovery for VMware.

Step 3

Restart the Client for NFS service on the restore host

See Restarting the Client for NFS service on a Windows restore host.

Step 4

Review the Instant Recovery options on the nbrestorevm command

See Instant Recovery options on the nbrestorevm command.

Step 5

Use the nbrestorevm command to perform Instant Recovery

See Restoring a virtual machine with Instant Recovery for VMware.

See Restoring individual files with Instant Recovery for VMware while the current virtual machine is running.

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