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
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Create a lifecycle policy that supports live mount operations.
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Run a backup of the VMs that you want to live mount.
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Verify that the VM owner or the user group that the VM owner is associated with meet the following criteria:
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Has a role that includes the Browse and Live Browse permissions
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Is associated with the lifecycle policy for live mounts.
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Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Virtual machines page appears.
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For the virtual machine that you want to live mount, click the action button , and then select Restore.
The Select restore type page appears.
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To choose a different MediaAgent or source copy for the restore, do the following:
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In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings.
The Settings dialog box appears.
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For MediaAgent, decide whether to have the Commvault software automatically select the MediaAgent or to specify a MediaAgent:
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Automatic: By default, the Commvault software selects the MediaAgent for the restore operation based on availability and environment.
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To restore data using a specific MediaAgent, from the list, select a MediaAgent.
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For Source, decide whether to have the Commvault software automatically select the copy of backup data or to specify the copy:
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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.
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To restore from a specific copy of backup data, from the list, select a backup copy.
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Click Save.
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Click Live mount.
The Live mount dialog box appears.
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Provide the following information:
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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.
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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.
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Network: Select one of the following options:
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No connection: Mount the VM without a network connection.
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Original network: Mount the VM with the same network connection as the source VM.
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Available networks: Select a network to use for the live mounted VM.
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Copy precedence: Select the copy precedence to perform the live mount from.
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Click Submit.