Restoring VMware VADP data to an alternate location

Working with backup sets : VMware VADP backup sets (Windows or Linux) : Restoring a VMware VADP backup set : Restoring VMware VADP data to an alternate location

To select an alternate location as the restore destination for a VMware VADP backup set, follow these steps:

1. Browse the Backup Sets tree, right-click the VMware VADP backup set to be restored, and click Restore Now.

The Restore Now Wizard appears.

2. Perform all necessary steps to specify the items to be restored. See “Selecting the items to restore”.

3. In the Select Restore Location screen, select Alternate Location.

The Alternate Location options become available.

4. Click >> to select a different destination location.

For Linux DS-Client, the Select Alternate Location screen appears.

For Windows DS-Client, the Select Alternate Server screen appears.

5. Provide the applicable details to specify the destination location:

• For Linux DS-Client:

a) Click the VMware VADP icon to enter the prefix for the path field.

b) In the Path field, enter the IP address of either a VMware vCenter Server or a VMware ESXi host in the following format and click Select: VMware VADP\IP_Address

c) When prompted, enter the VMware login credentials and click OK.

• For Windows DS-Client:

a) Enter the IP address in the Path field.

b) When prompted, enter the VMware login credentials and click OK.

6. In the Select Restore Location screen, for each item selected for restore, select the target restore location for it:

• VM-level Restore to an Alternate Location (Linux and Windows)

There are various selections you can make to specify the target restore location. The availability of selections depends on the Destination server or host (IP address) you have specified.

For example, if multiple Datastores are associated with the ESXi host you have specified, you will be able to select from multiple Datastores. Or if only one Host belongs to the vCenter Server that you have specified, you will be able to select from only one Host.

• VM Disk-level Restore to an Alternate Location (Linux only)

There are various selections you can make to specify the target restore location to which you want to append the restored disk. The availability of selections depends on the Destination server or host (IP address) you have specified.

For example, if multiple Datastores are associated with the ESXi host that you have specified, you will be able to select from multiple Datastores.


When restoring to a vCenter Server as an Alternate Location
What you can specify at the target restore location	VM-level Restore (Linux & Windows)	VM Disk-level Restore (Linux only)
Select a Datacenter	Y	Y
Specify the Folder Path	Y	Y
See the VM Name (virtual machine name)	Y	-
Rename the VM Name (virtual machine name), if required	Y	-
Select a Virtual Disk	-	Y
Select a Host	Y	Y
Select a Datastore	Y	Y

7. In the Select Restore Location screen, click Next when you have specified the target restore location for all items.

The following provides information on subsequent screens:

• Select Restore Performance Options screen: “Specifying performance options (Windows DS-Client)”.

• Select Restore Options screen: “Specifying restore options”.

• Select Restore Reason screen: “Specifying the reason for the restore”.

8. In the Select Restore Reason screen, click Finish to start the restore.