Restore a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines
To restore a vApp template that has multiple virtual machines
- Use the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface to restore all but one of the virtual machines into a non-template vApp.
You can restore one virtual machine at a time. After you have restored the first virtual machine, restore the second virtual machine with Restore into existing vApp on the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen. Select the same vApp into which you restored the first virtual machine. Step through the restore screens to restore each virtual machine in this way, except for the last virtual machine.
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Use the following steps to restore the last virtual machine and to copy all the restored virtual machines into a vApp template.
- On the Recovery Destination screen, select Alternate location in vCloud Director.
On the Recovery vApp Options for vCloud Director screen, do the following:
Select Restore into existing vApp.
Select the vCloud server and the organization that includes the vApp into which you have restored the other virtual machines.
If necessary, browse for the vApp into which you have restored the other virtual machines.
Select Capture vApp as a template in catalog.
Select the catalog to contain the template vApp.
Note: The organization determines the available catalogs.
Enter a name for the vApp template.
Remove vApp after capture: Deletes the non-template vApp into which you restored the other virtual machines at the beginning of this procedure. Use this option to free up space on the datastore after the restore is complete.
- On the Recovery Destination Options for vCloud Director screen, select the last virtual machine that you want to restore into the template vApp.
- On the Virtual Machine Options screen, select the appropriate options for the virtual machine and its disk provisioning.
- On the Network Connections screen, select the network for the restored virtual machine.
- On the Perform Recovery screen, run a pre-recovery check.
To begin the restore click Start Recovery.
NetBackup copies the current virtual machine and the previously restored virtual machines into a new vApp template. When the restore is complete, no further virtual machines can be added to the template vApp.