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Restoring Virtual Machines or VM Files Using the vSphere VM File Recovery Plug-In (VMware)

When the Commvault VM File Recovery Plugin is installed on the vCenter, the vSphere Client displays a Commvault tab that you can use to restore virtual machines and files through the Web Console interface. You can use the Commvault tab in the vSphere Client to recover virtual machine data from any virtual machine for which you have the required access, without logging in to the CommCell Console.

Note

vSphere administrators must have appropriate permissions for the vCenter, browse and restore permissions assigned assigned through the CommCell Console, and ownership of virtualization clients and proxies assigned through the CommCell Console. To restore files, vCenter administrators must also have ownership of source and destination machines. For complete information, see Ownership and Permissions Needed for Virtual Machine Recovery.

Access the Commvault Interface

  1. Obtain the following vSphere information from your administrator:

    • vSphere Server IP address or name

    • User Name

    • Password

    • Login name and password for the Web Console (accessed through the Commvault tab).

  2. Log on to the vSphere client with the vSphere Server IP address or name, user name, and password provided by your administrator.

  3. In the left pane of the vSphere Client, navigate to any virtual machine that you own and click the virtual machine.

  4. In the right pane, click the Commvault tab.

Restore Virtual Machines or Files

Perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to the Web Console.

  2. Click My Data.

  3. Click VMs.

    On the VMs page, virtual machines are listed under My Virtual Machines.

    Any virtual machine that is archived is marked with the archive icon (archived_icon).

    You can recover a complete virtual machine or files.

    • To recover files:

      1. Click Restore under the Actions column for the VM; or click the VM in the Computers column and click Select Files on the page for the VM.

      2. On the Restore Files page, click an entry in the Name column to expand the volume and folder structure.

      3. Select one or more files or folders.

      4. Click Restore.

      5. On the Restore Options page. you can use the following options:

        Destination Computer: Leave the default value to restore files to the source VM, or choose a different destination from the pull-down menu.

        Destination Path: Enter a path or browse to select a folder where files can be restored.

        When browsing on the Select Restore Destination Path dialog, you can expand the tree on the left or click an entry on the right to display subfolders and files, then select an entry to be restored on the right and click Select.

        Overwrite files and folders if they exist: Select to replace an existing file or folder.

      6. Click Restore Now to restore the selected files.

    • To recover a VM:

      1. In the Computers column under My Virtual Machines, click the virtual machine to be recovered.

      2. Click Recover Virtual Machine to recover the VM.

      3. In the Recover Virtual Machine dialog box, the VM Name field shows the name of the source VM.

        Leave the default name to restore the original VM.

        If the original VM still exists, the original is deleted and the VM is restored from the backup.

        Enter a new name to recover a copy of the backed up virtual machine.

        If a virtual machine with the name you entered already exists, the recovery operation fails.

      4. Click Submit.

      The Web Console shows a message to indicate that the job was submitted, and a progress bar under the heading "Operation: Recover Virtual Machine" shows the status of the operation.

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