You can restore one or more virtual machines (VMs) at a time. Virtual machines can be restored in place (overwriting the source virtual machines) or out of place (with a different virtual machine name, or to a different Red Hat cluster, storage domain, or RHEV Manager).
When browsing virtual machines for a restore, the full machine restore option is selected by default.
Before You Begin
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When restoring virtual machines to a different RHEV Manager, provide administrative user credentials for the destination RHEV Manager.
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If a virtual machine is added to subclient content or to a filter by browsing and selecting the VM display name, discovery is performed based on the GUID for the VM. If that virtual machine is later restored in place from a backup, a new GUID is generated, and that virtual machine is no longer identified correctly. To identify that VM, you must remove the old rule, then add a new rule or use a name pattern to select the VM.
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A virtual machine that contains the File Recovery Enabler for Linux can be included in backups, and the full VM can be restored; but you cannot recover files from the VM.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > virtualization_client > Virtual Server >RedHat > backup_set.
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Initiate the restore from a subclient or backup set:
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From a subclient: Right-click the subclient and then select Browse and Restore.
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From a backup set: Right-click the backup set, point to All Tasks, and click Browse and Restore.
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In the Browse and Restore Options dialog box, ensure that Full Virtual Machine is selected, and then click View Content.
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From the list of backed up virtual machines in the Client tab, select one or more virtual machines to be restored and click Recover All Selected.
The Restore VM wizard launches and displays the Destination page.
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Specify the destination and the proxy to be used for the restore.
By default, VMs are restored in place to the original location for the source VM, and the restore is performed using the preferred VSA proxy for the virtualization client.
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In Place: To restore a virtual machine out of place. clear this check box.
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Virtualization Client: To restore to a different RHEV Manager, select the client from this list.
You can also choose to add a new client, and then enter the host information and user credentials. You can specify a host name, fully qualified host name, or IP address for the RHEV Manager host.
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Destination client: By default, the VSA proxy that performed the backup is used for the restore. If you change this value, the proxy client must reside on the same cluster.
Only proxies that match the type of the virtualization client are displayed.
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Click Next.
The wizard displays the Virtual Machines page.
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For an out-of-place restore, specify parameters for the restore:
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VM and Disk: This column shows the source virtual machines with disks underneath each virtual machine.
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Change VM display name to: Enter the new display name for the virtual machine.
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Cluster: Click in the row for the VM, click ..., select the new destination cluster, and then click OK.
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Storage Domain: Select the destination storage domain from the list.
If necessary, you can select a different storage domain for each virtual machine disk.
To exclude a disk from the restore, select Do Not Attach.
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Click Next.
The wizard displays the Restore Options page.
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Optional: Select restore options:
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Power ON Virtual Machine after Restore: Select this check box to start the virtual machine automatically after the restore is complete.
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Unconditionally Overwrite VM with the same name: Select this check box to overwrite any existing virtual machines with the same names in the target location.
If you do not select this check box when restoring a virtual machine to a location that has a VM with the same name, the restore fails.
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Disk Provisioning: Use the default value.
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Click Next.
The wizard displays the Job Options page.
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Run the job immediately or configure a schedule for the restore.
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Click Next.
The wizard displays a Summary page for the restore.
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To further customize the restore operation, click Advanced.
For more information about advanced options, see Advanced Restore Options.
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Click Finish to submit the restore job.