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Restore virtual machines data with NetApp Backup and Recovery

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You can restore virtual machines data from the cloud back to the on-premises vCenter Server with NetApp Backup and Recovery. You can restore the virtual machine to the exact same location from where the backup was taken or to an alternate location. If the virtual machine was backed up using archival policy, then you can set the archival restore priority.

Note You cannot restore virtual machines that span across datastores.
Note To switch to and from NetApp Backup and Recovery workloads, refer to Switch to different NetApp Backup and Recovery workloads.
Before you begin

  • Ensure that you have met all the virtual machine protection requirements before backing up datastores to the cloud.

  • If you are restoring to an alternate location:

    • Ensure that the source and destination vCenters are in linked mode.

    • Ensure that the source and destination cluster details are added in the NetApp Console Systems page and in linked mode vCenters in both SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere host.

    • Ensure the system is added for the other location in the Console Systems page.

Steps

  1. In the Console UI, select Protection > Backup and Recovery > Virtual Machines > SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere and select the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere host.

Note If you move a virtual machine using VMware vSphere vMotion and restore it from the Console, Backup and Recovery restores it to the original backup location.

  1. You can restore the virtual machine to the original location or to an alternate location from the datastore or from virtual machines:

If you want to restore the virtual machine…​ Do this…​

to the original location from datastore

  1. Select the Actions icon action corresponding to the datastore that you want to restore and click View Details.

  2. Select Restore corresponding to the backup you want to restore.

  3. Select the virtual machine that you want to restore from the backup and select Next.

  4. Ensure that Original is selected and select Continue.

  5. If the virtual machine is protected using a policy where archival settings are configured, select the Archival Restore Priority and select Next.

    The supported archival restore priorities are high, standard, and low for Amazon Web Services, and high and standard for Microsoft Azure.

  6. Review the details and select Restore.

to an alternate location from datastore

  1. Select the Actions icon action corresponding to the datastore that you want to restore and select View Details.

  2. Select Restore corresponding to the backup you want to restore.

  3. Select the virtual machine that you want to restore from the backup and select Next.

  4. Select Alternate.

  5. Select the alternate vCenter Server, ESXi host, datastore, and network.

  6. Provide a name for the VM after restore and select Continue.

  7. If the virtual machine is protected using a policy where archival settings are configured, select the Archival Restore Priority and select Next.

    The supported archival restore priorities are high, standard, and low for Amazon Web Services, and high and standard for Microsoft Azure.

  8. Review the details and select Restore.

to the original location from virtual machines

  1. Select the Actions icon action corresponding to the virtual machine that you want to restore and select Restore.

  2. Select the backup through which you want to restore the virtual machine.

  3. Ensure that Original is selected and select Continue.

  4. If the virtual machine is protected using a policy where archival settings are configured, select the Archival Restore Priority and select Next.

    The supported archival restore priorities are high, standard, and low for Amazon Web Services, and high and standard for Microsoft Azure.

  5. Review the details and select Restore.

to an alternate location from virtual machines

  1. Select the Actions icon action corresponding to the virtual machine that you want to restore and select Restore.

  2. Select the backup through which you want to restore the virtual machine.

  3. Select Alternate.

  4. Select the alternate vCenter Server, ESXi host, datastore, and network.

  5. Provide a name for the VM after restore and select Continue.

  6. If the virtual machine is protected using a policy where archival settings are configured, select the Archival Restore Priority and select Next.

    The supported archival restore priorities are high, standard, and low for Amazon Web Services, and high and standard for Microsoft Azure.

  7. Review the details and select Restore.
Note If the restore operation does not complete, wait until the Job Monitor shows "Failed" before you retry the restore operation.