Recover databases and file servers to recovered VMs

If database or file server backups occur more frequently than VM backups in your environment, recover the latest backups to the recovered VMs after VM recovery completes.

Set up connectivity for the recovered VM

Complete the following steps before restoring databases or files.

Create a network gateway on the recovered control plane

Create a network gateway (access node) in the Cleanroom infra to recovered control plane {Unix time of recovery} server group so that the recovered VMs can connect to the control plane. The Cleanroom infra to recovered control plane {Unix time of recovery} is a predefined server group that includes the network topology required for cleanroom recovery.

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure > Server groups.

2. For the Cleanroom infra to recovered control plane {Unix time of recovery} server group, click the action button , and then select Create access node.

3. For Workload type, select Virtual machines.

4. Select the operating system and Provisioning hypervisor, and then click Submit.

Create an empty server group for recovered resources

Create an empty server group that the Commvault software can use to register recovered resources with the recovered control plane.

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure > Server groups.

2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Add server group.

3. In the Name box, enter a name for the server group.

4. Select Manual association.

   Important

   Don't select servers. The server group must be empty.

5. Click Save.

Create a one-way forwarding network topology on the recovered control plane

Create a one-way forwarding network topology to initiate connections between the recovered VM and the recovered control plane through a network gateway.

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Network.

2. Click Network topologies.

3. Click Add topology.

4. For Topology name, enter a descriptive name for the network gateway.

5. For Client type, select Servers.

6. For Topology type, select One-way forwarding.

7. Click Next.

8. For Servers, select the empty server group you created in a previous step.

9. For Network gateways, select an infrastructure server group (Cleanroom infra to recovered control plane {Unix time of recovery}) you want to designate as the network gateway group.

10. For Backup infrastructure, select the My CommServer Computer server group.

11. Click Next.

12. To encrypt network traffic (HTTPS), enable the Encrypt traffic toggle key.

13. For Tunnel protocol, select Authenticated, Encrypted, Raw, or Regular.

14. For Parallel data transfer streams for long distance networks, the default value is 1 and the maximum value is 8.

15. Click Submit.

Register the recovered VM to the recovered control plane

To register the VM to the recovered control plane, run the following commands in the installation_directory/Base folder.

1. Deregister the VM from the production site:

   ./SIMCallWrapper -optype 106
   

2. Register the VM to the recovered control plane:

   ./SIMCallWrapper -optype 1000 -url <cs_url> -user <user_name> -password <password> -clientname <client_name> -ConnectionInfo <Gateway_hostname:port> -ClientHostName <client_hostname> -ClientGroup <client_group> -output <outputPath> -instance Instance001
   

   where:

   • url: The URL for the recovered control plane.

   • user: The name of the recovered control plane user account. By default, the user_name is recoverymanager.

   • password: The password for the user account provided.

   • clientname: The IP address or hostname of the recovered VM.

   • ConnectionInfo: The host name of the network gateway in the Gateway_hostname:port format. The default port is 8403.

   • ClientHostName: The host name of the recovered VM.

   • ClientGroup: The name of the server group that includes the recovered VM.

   • output: The path to save the output XML file in. The SIMCallWrapper command saves success/error messages in XML format.

Recover the latest database backup

Configure the recovered VM as a database server

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

2. From the Add Instance list, select Database Server.

3. Select the database type, and then click Next.

4. For Server name, select the recovered VM.

5. Enter the required details, and then click Add.

Recover the database out of place

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

2. On the Instances tab, click the instance.

3. On the Overview tab, in the Recovery points section, select the latest backup, and then click RESTORE.

4. Select the data you want to recover, and then click Recover.

5. Select Out of place.

6. For Recover type, select Cross instance restore.

7. From the Destination server list, select the recovered VM.

8. From the Destination instance list, select an instance.

9. Click Submit.

Recover the latest file server backup

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

2. On the Files tab, click the file server.

3. On the Overview tab, in the Recovery points section, select the latest backup, and then click RESTORE.

4. Select the data you want to recover, and then click Recover.

5. From the Destination list, select the recovered VM.

6. Click Recover.