Hyper-V virtual machine GUID

Shows the Hyper-V GUID (globally unique identifier) of the virtual machine that was backed up. Use this value to verify that this backup represents the virtual machine that you want to restore. The GUID is a unique string for a virtual machine in addition to the host name.

In an SCVMM environment, the VM GUID is referred to as the VM ID.

Restore Options

See the following fields.

Restore to original Hyper-V server

Restores the virtual machine to its original location on the original Hyper-V server.

Restore to different location on the original or different Hyper-V server

Restores the virtual machine to a different location on the original Hyper-V server, or restores it to a different Hyper-V server.

Restore to staging location

Restores the virtual machine files to the staging location on the server that you specify under Hyper-V server and Restore everything to different directory. Use this option if:

For instance, you can use this option to add restored files as a vhd volume or vhdx volume to a virtual machine. The virtual machine must not be the one from which they were backed up.

Overwrite virtual machine

(If you selected Restore to staging location, this option is Overwrite existing files)

Retain original GUID

Keeps the original GUID for the restored virtual machine.

To generate a new GUID for the restored virtual machine, clear this option.

Hyper-V virtual machine original GUID

Shows the virtual machine's original GUID.

Hyper-V virtual machine display name

You can enter a new display name for the restored virtual machine.

Restore Destinations

See the following fields.

Hyper-V server

If you selected Restore to Hyper-V server (to restore to the original location), note: the restore destination is the name of the Hyper-V server from which the virtual machine was backed up. In this case, the destination cannot be changed.

For the other restore options (restore to a different location, or restore to a staging location), enter the destination Hyper-V server for the restore.

List of backed up files (Source)

Lists the Hyper-V virtual machine files as they existed when the virtual machine was backed up. By default, all listed files are selected for restore.

If you do not want the restore to replace certain files on the current virtual machine on the destination server, deselect those files. Leave a check mark next to the files that you want to restore. The files that are not selected are not restored. Note that the following virtual machine configuration files are not de-selectable in restores other than staging restores:

The xml, vsv, and bin files, and avhd or avhdx files.

Caution: Replacing common files with earlier versions can be problematic for the virtual machines that rely on the common files. If you do not want to overwrite the common files on the Hyper-V server, deselect the common files that you do not want to restore.

See About restoring common files.

Restore everything to different directory

This field is disabled if you selected Restore to Hyper-V server.

For restore to a different location or to a staging location: Enter the path on the server or other computer that you specified under Hyper-V server or Staging machine name. NetBackup creates the appropriate subdirectories.

View Paths

Displays the directories on the destination server in which the Hyper-V files are to be restored. You must specify a destination path in the Restore everything to different directory field.

Override default job priority

Determines the restore job's priority for restore resources. A higher priority means that NetBackup assigns the first available drive to the first restore job with the highest priority. Enter a number (maximum 99999). The default for all restore jobs is 0, the lowest priority possible. Any restore job with a priority greater than zero has priority over the default setting.

Media Server

You can use this option to select a media server that has access to the storage unit that contains the backup image. An example of such an environment is a Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) with multiple media servers.