You can search for and find a specific backup of a VM or datastore using the Restore wizard. After you locate a backup, you can then restore it.
Steps
- In the VMware vSphere web client GUI, click
in the toolbar, and then do one of the following:
To view backups for... |
Do the following... |
VMs |
Select VMs and Templates from the drop-down list. |
Datastores |
Select Storage from the drop-down list. |
- In the left Navigator pane, expand the datacenter that contains the VM or datastore.
- Optional: Right-click a VM or datastore, then select NetApp SnapCenter in the drop-down list, and then select Restore in the secondary drop-down list.
- In the Restore wizard enter a search name and click Search.
You can filter the backup list by clicking

(filter icon) and selecting a date and time range, selecting whether you want backups that contain VMware Snapshots, whether you want mounted backups, and the location. Click
OK.