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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Restoring virtual machines
  4. NetBackup Instant Recovery Wizard screens
  5. Instant Recovery: Destination Selection
Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Instant Recovery: Destination Selection

Specify the destination parameters for restoring the selected virtual machine images.

Note:

If you specified the preferred destination settings under Veritas NetBackup > Settings, those settings are populated on this destination screen. The following topic explains how to set preferred destination parameters:

See Configuring settings for virtual machine recovery.

Figure: Destination Selection screen in the NetBackup Instant Recovery Wizard for vSphere Client (HTML5)

Destination Selection screen in the NetBackup Instant Recovery Wizard for vSphere Client (HTML5)

Table: Fields in the Destination Selection screen

Field

Description

vCenter Server

Use the drop-down to select the vCenter server. It lists only those vCenter servers that are associated with the master server that was selected in the first screen of the wizard.

Data center/ESX Server

The ESX server for the virtual machine to be restored.

Click Change to browse for a data center or an ESX server.

Note:

Only ESX servers at version 5.0 or later are supported for instant recovery.

Resource Pool/vApp

The resource pool for the virtual machine.

Click Change to browse for a resource pool or vApp. This parameter is optional.

Temporary Datastore or Datastore Cluster

The temporary datastore is used to store all the write requests in the recovered virtual machine.

Click Change to browse for a datastore or datastore cluster.

Note:

While selecting a temporary datastore, do not select any inactive or read-only datastores as it can cause instant recovery failure.

Save as Preferred Destination

Check this box to set the currently filled-in parameters as the preferred destination parameters to be used in future instant recovery operations. Selecting the check box saves the parameters in the Settings option.

RESET TO PREFERRED DESTINATION

Click the option to reset all the parameters for destination selection to the preferred parameters that are specified in the Settings. The following topic explains how to set preferred destination parameters:

See Configuring settings for virtual machine recovery.

Change NetBackup Alternate Recovery Host

Check the box to set the NetBackup client or media server as the alternate host for the instant recovery. In case the primary host is not available, the alternate host completes the recovery. This setting is optional.

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