Converting Client to an Amazon EC2 Instance

Convert the client computer to an Amazon EC2 instance.

Procedure

1. Log on to the CommCell Console.

2. From the CommCell Browser, right-click client computer, click All Tasks > Virtualize Me > Amazon.

3. In the Select Recovery Points step, select the backup set which has block-level system state backups.

   Note

   • Ensure that the block-level backups are enabled at the subclient level.

   • By default, the latest data and configuration of the client computer, backed up by the default backup set, will be used to create the instance.

4. Click Next.

5. In the Virtual Machine Location step, do the following:

   1. In the Client box, specify the name of the AWS virtualization client to be used for the Virtualize Me operation.

   2. In the Availability Zone box, select the availability zone for the destination instance.

   3. By default, the Instance Type box is set as Auto-select. The software creates the destination instance with appropriate configurations. If you want to use a different instance type, you can select the appropriate one.

   4. In the VM Name box, enter name for the Amazon EC2 instance.

   5. Specifying the Guest credentials is not mandatory. If no credentials are provided, the Windows Mini-Setup (Sysprep) creates a temporary account to execute the recovery operations. After completion of the process, this account is removed. To use a specific user account or disable the Windows Mini-Setup (Sysprep) from running during the recovery process, select the Guest credentials check box and provide the credentials for that user account.

6. Click Next.

7. In the Review Recovery Options step, do the following:

   1. In the General tab, specify the user account to be used to perform the Virtualize Me operation:

      1. By default, the Use the currently logged in user account option is selected. The user account currently logged in to the CommCell Console will be used.

      2. If you want to use an Active Directory user account, then select the Use a different user account option and enter the credentials for the user account.

   2. In the Configuration tab, select the network interface configuration and appropriate security groups. The instance will be created with this configuration.

   3. In the Disk Configuration tab, review the available disk configuration. You can select the disk volumes that you want to be available on the destination instance.

   4. In the Restore Options tab, you can do the following:

      1. Optional: To add the destination instance to a domain, click Change and enter the domain credentials.

      2. Optional: To skip the Windows Mini-Setup (Sysprep) as part of the recovery operation, select the Do not use Windows Mini-Setup (SysPrep) check box.

         Note

         If you did not specify the Guest credentials in the Virtual Machine Location tab, the Do not use Windows Mini-Setup (SysPrep) check box is disabled as the Windows Mini-Setup (Sysprep) is enforced during the recovery process.

   5. In the Advanced tab, you can do the following:

      1. To clone the source client, select the Clone Machine check box and then specify the New Client name and Host name values.

      2. To use another MediaAgent than the one used to perform the system state backup, select the Use different MediaAgent check box and then select the appropriate MediaAgent from the dropdown.

8. Click Next.

9. In the Submit Job/Alert step, specify the job schedule, and then click Finish.

10. To track the progress of the virtualization job, go to the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console. You cannot suspend or resume the job.

11. After the Virtualize Me job completes, when you power ON the source client:

    • If you have not selected the Clone Machine check box, in the Review Recovery Options tab, then the newly created instance takes over the source client.

    • If you have selected the Clone Machine check box to clone the source client, the new instance runs simultaneously with the source client.

12. To view the job details from the Admin Job History, right-click <CommServe> and navigate to View > Admin Job History.

13. Select Virtualize Me under Job Type and then click OK.