You can restore virtual machines to the original location or to a different location.
Limitations
Due to a Microsoft limitation, you cannot change the hostname of a restored virtual machine.
Prerequisites
If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.
The Overview page appears.
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Click the VM groups tab.
The VM group page appears.
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On the VM groups tab, in the row for the VM group, click the action button
, and then click Restore.The Select restore type page appears.
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Click Full virtual machine
The Restore page appears.
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To select a specific MediaAgent and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click the Settings button
.By default, the Commvault software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:
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MediaAgent: The software uses the MediaAgent that performed the backup.
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Source: By default, the software searches for the requested data in the primary copy. If the data is not found in the primary copy, the software selects a secondary or auxiliary copy.
For more information, see MediaAgent and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.
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Select the data to restore, and then click Restore.
The Restore options dialog box appears.
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Provide the requested information:
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Destination: To restore to a different cluster, select the virtualization client for the cluster from the list.
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Destination client: Select the target host from the list.
All Azure Local nodes are displayed.
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Disk provisioning: Select one of the following options:
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Original: (default) Use the same disk provisioning that the source virtual machine used at the time of backup.
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Fixed: Allocate disk space for all disks. A fixed virtual disk has reserved storage that is the same size as the virtual disk itself.
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Dynamic: Allocate disk space for all disks. Dynamic disk storage is not reserved and is allocated as needed during runtime. This allows for storage over commitment under the assumption that most disks are not fully utilized and storage capacity can be utilized better.
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Default restore location: Select one of the following options:
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Original folder
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Select a folder
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Azure Local default folder
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VM display name: Type a new virtual machine name in the box.
This option does not display if you are restoring multiple VMs. If an existing VM with the same name exists on the destination host and you do not select Overwrite VMs if they already exist, the restore job fails.
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Destination folder: Select a new folder from the list.
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Network adapter: Select an available network adapter from the list.
By default, the network adapter of the original VM is selected automatically if the same network adapter is available on the Azure Local server.
If you select Not Connected, the virtual machine is restored without a network connection.
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Power ON Virtual Machine after Restore: To automatically start the virtual machine after the restore is complete, select this check box.
Note the following:
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The power state of the virtual machine does not affect subsequent backups.
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If the virtual machine is powered on during the backup operation, by default, the VM is powered on after the restore completes (unless you clear this check box).
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If you perform an out-of-place restore, by default, the VM is powered off after the restore completes (regardless of the value selected for this option).
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Overwrite VMs if they already exist: Delete an existing virtual machine that has the same name and replace it with the restored VM.
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Register virtual machine with failover cluster: Enable the restored VM to migrate to another node in the cluster.
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Reuse existing VM client: Reuse the existing VM client and map its information, such as Client Name, Host Name, and Client id to the source VM.
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Click Submit.