Cross-Hypervisor restore from VMware to Nutanix
NetBackup supports this feature from version 11.2 and above.
Ensure the following conditions are satisfied before performing the hypervisor operation from VMware to Nutanix.
vCenter VMware server: Validate or add a VMware server of type vCenter.
For more information, See Add VMware servers.
Backup policy: A backup should be created using the VMware backup policy with the following specifications.
Optimization options in VMware tab: Cohesity recommends one the following options selected.
Enable file recovery from VM backup
Exclude deleted blocks
Exclude swap and paging files
Nutanix AHV cluster: Verify or add a Nutanix cluster. To add a Nutanix AHV cluster, refer NetBackup for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide > Managing AHV clusters > Add or browse an AHV cluster section.
Avoid using the
Btrfsfile system for the boot or root partition. If used, due to the limitations, the boot disk will not get identified.See Assign both the Default VMware Administrator and Default AHV Administrator roles to a user.
See Create a custom role for all Nutanix AHV permissions and additional VMware asset permissions.
See Create a custom role for all VMware permissions and additional Nutanix AHV asset permissions.
Note:
Cohesity recommends using one of the above RBAC method for efficient cross-hypervisor restore.
To restore VMware to Nutanix
- On the left, click Workload > VMware.
- Click or select the backup of the VMware and then click Recovery points tab.
- In the calendar view on the left, select the date on which the backup occurred. The available backups and images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each item.
- Click Recover and select Restore cross-hypervisor.
- Cross-hypervisor restore dialog box is displayed. Select Full vm restore option and then click Proceed.
Note:
Verify that the Hypervisor type is Nutanix AHV.
- On the Recovery target tab, default VMware server name is displayed, which you can modify, if required. Search and select the cluster name from the list. To view the list, click search icon.
- On the Storage container dialog box, select anyone option from the Update the storage containers for the selected VMs.
The Restore all disks to the same storage container provides single destination container. Select the appropriate from the Target hypervisor container drop-down displayed in the list.
The Restore each disk to a different storage container provides different destination container for each disk. Select the appropriate from the drop-down.
- Click Next. Recovery options tab is displayed.
- The following options are displayed. You can select all of the three or anyone option as per your requirement and then click Next.
If a server is already available on the Nutanix portal, select Allow the overwrite of the existing VM.
To switch on the VM post successful recovery process, select Power on the VM after recovery.
If you want to create a new VM, select Create a new VM ID instead of using the existing one.
- Review tab is displayed. NetBackup validates the specifications and displays the message. Once the success Pre-recovery check message is displayed click Start recovery.
- NetBackup displays the recovery job activity on the Restore activity tab. Once the recovery is successful, the Job state is displayed as Done.
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Started cross-hypervisor restore from VMware to Nutanix AHV message is displayed on the Activity monitor > Job details page.
Once the restore activity is completed, the restore VM of Windows OS fails to detect the data disk. In such scenario, follow the steps given in See Windows VM Restore doesn't detect the data disks.