Recover a full VMware virtual machine
You can recover a VM to its original location where it existed when it was backed up or to different location. You can choose to recover from the default copy of the backup image or from an alternate copy, if one exists. The default copy is also known as the primary copy.
To recover a VM
- On the left, click Workloads > VMware.
- Locate and click on the VM.
- Click the Recovery points tab. In the calendar view on the left, select the date on which the backup occurred.
The available images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each image.
- (Conditional) Select the Allow the selection of recovery of points that are malware-affected to be able to recover malware affected images.
Note: This option is only available for the recovery points which contains malware-affected images. And, it is enabled only for users with that have an RBAC role with the necessary permissions.
For the image that you want to recover, select one of the following image recovery options:
Recover
Recover from the default copy of the backup image. This option is displayed if only one copy exists.
Recover from default copy
Recover from the default copy of the backup image. This option is displayed if more than one copy exists.
nn copies
Recover from the default copy or a different copy of the backup image. NetBackup allows up to ten copies of the same backup image. All available copies are displayed when you select this option. For each copy, the Storage name, Storage server, and the Storage server type are displayed.
- Click Restore virtual machine for the copy that you want to recover.
- On the Restore to tab, do the following:
Review the Restore to values.
The default values are populated from the backup image of the VM.
To recover to an alternate location, change the values for ESXi server or cluster, Folder, or Resource pool or vApp.
Select the appropriate option for Use datastore or storage policy.
Click Next.
- The restore options that display next depend on if you chose to restore to the selected datastore or to use a storage policy.
See Recovery options.
See Storage policy.
(Restore to selected datastore) Review or change the Advanced options:
See Advanced recovery options.
See Advanced recovery options: Format of restored virtual disks.
- Click Next.
- NetBackup performs pre-recovery checks that include verifying the credentials, appropriate paths, connectivity, and determining if the datastore or datastore cluster has available space.
- Resolve any errors.
You can choose to ignore the errors. However, the recovery may fail.
- Click Start recovery.
Click the Restore Activity tab to monitor a job's progress. Select a specific job to view its details.