Ransomware attackers specifically target and attempt to destroy backup systems to increase the probability of payment. Hardening your system is critical. Please ensure you have reviewed your platform security using the Security Hardening Checklist
Cohesity

COHESITY Documentation

Explore our documentation to get started, discover products & new features, access troubleshooting guides, register sources, platforms support.

Products
Data Security Alliance
Visit Cohesity.com
Demos
Support
Blogs
Developers
Partner Portals
Cohesity Community
© 2026 Cohesity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use|
Privacy Policy|
Legal|
  1. Home
  3. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  5. Using NetBackup to back up Cloud Director environments
  7. Recover VMware Cloud Director virtual machines
  9. vApp options
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

vApp options

Table: Options to restore to a vApp

Field

Description

vApp name

Select the name of the vApp for the restore.

This option defaults to the original vApp that was recorded in the backup.

Overwrite the existing virtual machine if it exists

Overwrites any virtual machine if it exists. If the vApp has no VMs, this option is disabled.

Remove exising vApp (or vApp template) and recreate it

Removes the existing vApp or vApp template and recreates the vApp or vApp template.

Capture vApp as a template in catalog

This option is available when you restore to an existing vApp.

  • Leave this option disabled to create a new vApp for the restore. The virtual machine is restored into a new vApp template. The name of the new template is the same as the vApp that was specified in the vApp Name field.

  • Enable this option to copy the vApp that is specified in the vApp Name field into a new vApp template. It also copies all of the vApp's virtual machines into the same vApp template. Note that this operation may take a lot of time.

    By default, the source vApp for the copy is retained after the copy; you can have the source vApp removed after the copy. Select the Remove vApp after capture option.

    Catalog

    Select the catalog in which to place the vApp template. The organization determines the available catalogs.

    vApp template name

    Enter the name for the new vApp template.

    Remove vApp after capture

    Select this option to remove the source vApp after the vApp copy to the new vApp template completes. At the end of the copy, the new template and its virtual machines are retained. The vApp that was the source for the copy is deleted.

Feedback

Was this page helpful?
Previous

Recovery target

Next

Recovery options

Feedback

Was this page helpful?