# Create a VMware vSphere cleanroom site

Create a VMware vSphere cleanroom site the specifies the target VMware environment where VMs are restored.

## Start the add cleanroom site wizard

1. In the Command Center navigation pane, go to Secure > Cleanroom recovery.

2. On the Cleanroom sites tab, click Add cleanroom site.

3. Select VMware vCenter.

4. Click Next.

## General page

1. Enter a name for the cleanroom site.

2. For Destination hypervisor, you can leave Create new to have Commvault create a hypervisor for you, or you can select an existing hypervisor.

3. Enter the hostname or IP address of the vCenter server.

   Use a non-default vCenter port

   If your vCenter server uses a non-default port, append the port number to the host name. For example, `vc.example.com:1500`.

4. Create credentials with the username and password for the vCenter user account that has the role you created in Create VMware permissions for Commvault using a PowerShell script.

5. For Access nodes, select Automatic.

   If your environment has multiple networks or if you need to control where backup data is transferred from, select a specific access node.

   You can also add a Windows or Linux access node.

   If you might need to restore VMs when vCenter is unavailable (for example, restoring the vCenter VM), make sure you can access a restore destination without vCenter, such as a reachable ESXi host.

6. For Security, select the user or group to give access for the cleanroom site to.

7. Specify whether to add a prefix or suffix to the names of the recovered resources.

8. Click Next.

## Recovery options page

1. For Destination host, select the ESXi host where VMs are restored.

2. For VM storage policy, select the storage policy to apply to recovered virtual machines.

   To use the same storage policy as the source VM, select Source VM storage policy.

3. For Datastore, select the datastore that stores recovered VM data.

4. For Resource pool, select the resource pool assigned to recovered virtual machines.

5. For VM folder path, select the VMware inventory folder where recovered virtual machines are placed.

6. For Destination network, select the network assigned to recovered virtual machines after recovery.

7. Click Next.

## Summary page

1. Review the configuration.

2. Click Finish.

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