Create a recovery target for the following scenarios:
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To identify resources that can be used for live mounts and to specify parameters for live mount operations, including live mounts that are performed for backup validation.
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To enable testing failover operations for VMs using live mounts.
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To support Virtualize Me operations.
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To specify options for replication to a destination site.
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To configure Distributed Storage clusters as destination sites for replication.
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To identify a destination for full VM restores.
For VMware, users can select a recovery target as a destination for out-of-place restores of full VMs. To enable this capability for a user, you must associate the recovery target with the user or a user group that includes the user.
Before You Begin
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Configure a hypervisor for the destination. For information, see the documentation for the virtualized platform that you are creating a hypervisor for. For example, for Google Cloud Platform, see Configuring Backups for Google Cloud Platform.
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For Virtualize Me targets, download the required Windows or UNIX ISO files and copy them to a location on the destination host. For instructions to download the ISO files, see Downloading the ISO file for 1-Touch.
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To use Distributed Storage datastores as recovery targets for replication, you must set up Distributed Storage clusters as storage targets. For instructions, see Configuring Distributed Storage for DR.
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Review the list of options for the destination hypervisor:
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Auto recovery > Recovery targets.
The Recovery targets page appears.
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At the top-right area of te page, click Add.
The Add recovery target page appears.
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From the Select vendor list, select the virtualized platform for the destination.
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From the Application type list, select the type of operations you want to use this recovery target for:
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Regular: To create a recovery target for live mount operations, VirtualizeMe operations, and full restore operations, select this option.
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Replication: To configure options for auto recovery destination sites, select this option.
Options for the virtualized platform that you select appear.
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In the Recovery target name box, enter a descriptive name for the destination site.
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Enter hypervisor-specific values for the other options on the page.
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Click Add.