Performing a Live Mount for Hyper-V

Perform a live mount to run a virtual machine directly from a stored backup.

If you initiate a live mount operation from the properties page for a VM, you can select a specific recovery point. For more information, see Viewing Virtual Machine Information.

Before You Begin

• Create a recovery target. For more information, see Create a Recovery Target.

• Run a backup of the VMs that you want to live mount.

• Verify that the VM owner or the user group that the VM owner is associated with meet the following criteria:

  • Has a role that includes the Browse and Live Browse permissions

  • Is associated with the recovery targets for live mounts.

• If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.

   The Virtual machines page appears.

2. For the virtual machine that you want to live mount, click the action button , and then select Restore.

   The Select restore type page appears.

3. To choose a different MediaAgent or source copy for the restore, do the following:

   1. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings.

      The Settings dialog box appears.

   2. For MediaAgent, decide whether to have the Commvault software automatically select the MediaAgent or to specify a MediaAgent:

      • Automatic: By default, the Commvault software selects the MediaAgent for the restore operation based on availability and environment.

      • To restore data using a specific MediaAgent, from the list, select a MediaAgent.

   3. For Source, decide whether to have the Commvault software automatically select the copy of backup data or to specify the copy:

      • Automatic: By default, the restore operation searches for the requested data in the primary copy and selects a different copy if the data is not found in the primary copy.

      • To restore from a specific copy of backup data, from the list, select a backup copy.

   4. Click Save.

4. Click Live mount.

   The Live mount dialog box appears.

5. Provide the following information:

   • Live mount policy: Select the policy to use for the live mount operation.

     If no live mount policy is defined, this option does not appear.

   • Virtual machine name: Enter a display name for the live mounted VM.

     By default, "VM" is appended to the end of the source VM name to create the display name for the live mounted VM.

   • Network: Select one of the following options:

     • No connection: Mount the VM without a network connection.

     • Original network: Mount the VM with the same network connection as the source VM.

     • Available networks: Select a network to use for the live mounted VM.

   • Copy precedence: Select the copy precedence to perform the live mount from.

6. Click Submit.