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Restore KVM virtual machines with NetApp Backup and Recovery

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Restore KVM virtual machines from snapshots, from a protection group backup replicated to secondary storage, or from backups stored in object storage using NetApp Backup and Recovery.

Restore from these locations

You can restore virtual machines from different starting locations:

  • Restore from a primary location (local snapshot)

  • Restore from a replicated resource on secondary storage

  • Restore from an object storage backup

Restore to these points

You can restore data to these points:

  • Restore to the original location

  • Restore to an alternate location

Restore from object storage considerations

If you select a backup file in object storage, and ransomware protection is active for that backup (if you enabled DataLock and Ransomware Resilience in the backup policy), then you are prompted to run an additional integrity check on the backup file before restoring the data. We recommend that you perform the scan.

Tip You'll incur extra egress costs from your cloud provider to access the contents of the backup file.

How restoring virtual machines works

When you restore virtual machines, the following occurs:

  • When you restore a workload from a local backup file, NetApp Backup and Recovery creates a new resource using the data from the backup.

  • When you restore from a replicated VM, you can restore it to the original system or to an on-premises ONTAP system.

  • When you restore a backup from object storage, you can restore the data to the original system or to an on-premises ONTAP system.

From the Restore page, you can restore a VM, even if you don't remember the exact name, the location in which it resides, or the date when it was last in good shape. You can search for the snapshot using filters.

Restore KVM virtual machines

Restore KVM virtual machines using the Restore menu. You can search for the snapshot by its name or by using filters.

Required Console role
Backup and Recovery super admin or Backup and Recovery restore admin role. Learn about NetApp Console access roles for all services.

Steps

  1. From the NetApp Console menu, select Protection > Backup and Recovery.

  2. From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Restore.

  3. From the drop-down list to the right of the name search field, select KVM.

  4. Enter the name of the VM you want to restore or filter for VM host or storage pool where the resource that you want to restore is located.

    A list of snapshots appears that match your search criteria.

  5. Select the Restore button for the snapshot that you want to restore.

    A list of possible restore points appears.

  6. Select the restore point that you want to use.

  7. Select a snapshot source location.

  8. Select Next to continue.

  9. Choose the restore destination and settings:

    Destination selection
    Restore to original location

    1. Select the Original location pane.

    2. In the Post-restore options section, enable the Restart virtual machine option to restart the VM after the restore operation completes.

    Restore to alternate location

    1. Select the Alternate location pane.

    2. In the Cloudstack settings: section, provide the following information:

      • Zone: Choose a destination CloudStack zone from the list.

      • Pod: Choose a destination pod within the selected zone from the list.

      • Cluster: Choose a destination cluster within the selected pod from the list.

      • Host: Choose a destination host in the cluster from the list.

      • Storage pool: Choose a destination storage pool from the list (the destination volume should be located here).

      • Network: Select the network to which the restored VM will be connected.

      • VM name: Enter a name for the VM to be restored.

      • Display Name: Enter the name that should be displayed for this VM in Backup and Recovery.

      • Storage Pool Path: Enter the storage pool path where the VM volumes will be stored.

    3. Choose a service offering that defines your preferred level of resource allocation from the Select service offering list.

    4. Enable the Forced option to import the restored VM even if one or more of the VM's NIC MAC addresses are already present. If a MAC address already exists, a new MAC address is generated for that NIC.

    5. In the Post restore options section, consider the following options:

      • Restart virtual machine: Enable this option to boot the new virtual machine after it is restored.

  10. Select Restore.