You can restore one or more virtual machines at a time. A virtual machines can be restored in place (overwriting the source virtual machine) or out of place (with a different VM name, or to a different server).
You cannot restore a virtual machine to a version that is lower than the version of the VM that was backed up.
Prerequisites
If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.
The Overview page appears.
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Click the VM groups tab.
The VM group page appears.
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In the row for the VM group, click the action button
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Select Full virtual machine to restore one or more full virtual machines.
The Full virtual machine page appears.
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To select a specific Backup Gateway and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click Change source.
By default, the Commvault Cloud software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:
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Backup Gateway: The software uses the Backup Gateway that performed the backup.
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Restore from copy: By default, 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 secondary or auxiliary copy.
For more information, see Backup Gateway and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.
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Select the data to restore, and then click Restore.
The Restore options configuration wizard appears.
Select Destination
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For in place restores, select In place, and then select an access node.
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For out of place restores, select Out of place, and then perform the following steps:
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For Restore as, select the platform to restore the VMs to.
To restore to a different platform, see Cross-Hypervisor Restores.
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Destination: To restore to a different Oracle VM Manager deployment, select the hypervisor from the list.
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Access node: To use a different proxy for the restore, select it from the list.
You can also select Automatic to distribute the VMs in the restore job across the VSA proxies that are configured for the hypervisor. VMs are assigned to the access nodes by performing a host/server match.
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Click Next.
The Virtual Machines page appears.
Select Virtual Machines
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Select the virtual machines to restore.
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To configure options, perform the following steps:
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Click Configure restore options.
The Configure restore options dialog box appears.
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VM display name: (when restoring a single VM) Enter a new virtual machine name to be used for the restored VM.
Note
If an existing VM with the same name exists on the destination host and you do not select Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists (described below), the restore job fails.
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Destination hypervisor: Click the browse icon to select the destination hypervisor to host the restored VM.
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Repository: Select a repository for virtual machine disks from the list.
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Network settings: Current network interfaces are shown for the selected VM. You can add a new network interface, or edit or delete existing network interfaces for the restored VM.
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Click Save.
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Click Next
The Restore Options page appears.
Enter Restore Options
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Power on VMs after restore: Select this option to start restored VMs automatically.
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Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists: To delete an existing virtual machine and replace it with the restored VM, select this option.
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Reuse Source VM client: Reuse the existing VM client and map its information, such as Client Name, Host Name, and Client ID to the source VM.
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Additional options: Select one of the following Disk Provisioning options:
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Original: Use the same disk provisioning method as the source VM.
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Sparse: Use sparse provisioning to write data to disk as needed.
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Non-sparse: Use non sparse provisioning to write the entire disk when it is provisioned.
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Click Next.
The Summary page appears
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Click Submit.