Restoring VMware virtual machine disks
Use this procedure to restore VMware virtual machine disks.
To restore virtual machine disks
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
Note that to perform this procedure you must have the RBAC Administrator role or a role with similar permissions.
- On the left, select Recovery.
- On the Regular recovery card, select Start recovery.
- For the Policy type, select VMware.
- From the Restore type list, select Virtual disk restore.
- For the Source client select the VMware virtual machine that was backed up.
Select Select client to search or browse for a virtual machine. Use this option to locate a virtual machine in a large, multi-layered virtual environment.
Or enter the type of name that was selected for the Primary VM identifier option on the policy VMware tab. For example, if the Primary VM identifier option is set to VM host name, enter the virtual machine's host name.
- Select Next.
You can restore from the most recent backup or select a specific backup:
If any backups for the client are within the specified date range, NetBackup populates the right pane with the information about the most recent backup. On the left, select the virtual machine.
To restore disks from a backup other than the most recent, follow these steps:
Next to Date range select Edit. Then select Use backup history.
Select the wanted backup and select Apply.
- Select Next.
- At the top right, select Virtual disk or File system. Then select the virtual disk or the file system to restore.
See Selecting virtual disks or file systems.
Select Next.
- Select the Recovery options.
- Select the Storage target.
- Review the recovery options and details. Then select Start recovery.
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