Restoring Full Azure Stack Hub VMs

You can restore full Azure Stack Hub VMs in place (to the original location) or out of place (to a different location).

You can back up VMs that are configured with Azure Stack Hub unmanaged and managed disks. From these backups, you can restore full virtual machines and guest files and folders.

To manage storage and costs, you can select the disk type (standard HDD or premium SSD) for the Azure Stack Hub destination VM (managed disks only).

Requirements and Limitations

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

• When you restore a full VM that is configured with Azure Stack Hub managed disks from an IntelliSnap backup, because of an Azure limitation, you can restore the VM only to the same Azure region where the snapshot was created (that is, the source of the snap copy that was used to restore the VM).

• Due to a Microsoft limitation, you cannot change the hostname of a restored VM.

Start the Restore Wizard

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

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the VM groups tab, for the VM that you want to restore, click the action button , and then select Restore.

   The Select restore type page appears.

3. Click Full virtual machine.

   The Full virtual machine page appears.

4. 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:

   • MediaAgent: The software selects a MediaAgent based on availability and environment.

   • Source: 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 different copy.

   For more information, see MediaAgent and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.

5. Select the content to restore, and then click Restore.

   The restore wizard appears.

Perform an In Place Restore

1. For Type, select In place.

2. For Access node, select Automatic, an access node, or an access node group.

   If you are restoring multiple VMs, select Automatic to distribute the workload across the access nodes that are assigned for the destination hypervisor. First, the VMs are assigned to the access nodes that are in the same region. If no access nodes are available in the same region, the VMs are assigned to access nodes using the round-robin method. The Automatic option is available for full restore and conversion operations from both streaming backups and IntelliSnap backup copies.

   If you select an access node group to restore VMs, the Commvault software distributes the workload across the access nodes that are available in the access node group.

3. Click Next.

   The Virtual Machines page appears.

4. Select the VMs to restore.

5. For Storage account, select an Azure Standard or Premium general-purpose storage account.

   You can select a different storage account for each virtual machine and disk. You can select only storage accounts that are associated with the selected region.

6. Click Next.

   The Restore Options page appears.

7. Specify the following settings:

   • Power on VMs after restore: Automatically restart VMs after they are restored.

     The power state of the VM does not affect subsequent backups. If the VM is powered on during backups, by default, the VM is powered on again after the restore completes (unless you clear this check box).

   • Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists: Delete an existing VM and replace it with the restored VM.

   • Notify user on job completion: Receive an email notification that the restore is complete.

   The Summary page appears.

8. Review the summary, and then click Submit to start the restore.

Perform an Out of Place Restore

1. For Type, select Out of place.

2. For Restore as, select the platform to restore the VMs to.

3. For Destination, select the client to restore the VMs to.

   For information about restoring to a different platform, see Cross-Hypervisor Restores.

4. For Access node, select Automatic, an access node, or an access node group.

   If you are restoring multiple VMs, select Automatic to distribute the workload across the access nodes that are assigned for the destination hypervisor. First, the VMs are assigned to the access nodes that are in the same region. If no access nodes are available in the same region, the VMs are assigned to access nodes using the round-robin method. The Automatic option is available for full restore and conversion operations from both streaming backups and IntelliSnap backup copies.

   If you select an access node group to restore VMs, the Commvault software distributes the workload across the access nodes that are available in the access node group.

5. Click Next.

   The Virtual Machines page appears.

6. Select the VMs to restore, and then update the settings, such as the storage account, for the VMs, as necessary.

   For the storage account, you can select an Azure Standard or Premium general-purpose storage account. You can select a different storage account for each virtual machine and disk. You can select only storage accounts that are associated with the selected region.

7. Click Next.

   The Restore Options page appears.

8. Specify the following settings:

   • Power on VMs after restore: Automatically restart VMs after they are restored.

     The power state of the VM does not affect subsequent backups. If the VM is powered on during backups, by default, the VM is powered on again after the restore completes (unless you clear this check box).

   • Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists: Delete an existing VM and replace it with the restored VM.

   • 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.

   • Notify user on job completion: Receive an email notification that the restore is complete.

9. Click Next.

   The Summary page appears.

10. Review the summary, and then click Submit to start the restore.