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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 5.0
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REST API workflow to restore VMDKs

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To perform restore operations for VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must follow the prescribed sequence of REST API calls.

For each REST API, add https://<server>:<port> at the front of the REST API to form a complete endpoint.

Step REST API Comments

1

Go to http://<vCenter-IP>/mob

Find the VM moref from the VMware Managed Objects URL.
Note the moref for the VM in which the VMDK is located.

2

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups

Get VM Backups gets a list of backups for the specified VM.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the backupId of the backup you want to restore.

3

/4.1/vm/backups/{backupId}/
snapshotlocations

Get snapshot locations gets the location of the Snapshot for the specified backup.
Pass the backupId from Step 2.
Note the snapshotLocationsList information.

4

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
vmdklocations

Get Vmdk Locations gets a list of VMDKs
for the specified VM.
Note the vmdkLocationsList information.

5

/4.1/vm/{ moref}/backups/
{backupId}/
availabledatastores

Get Available Datastores gets a list of datastores that are available for the restore operation.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Pass the backupId from Step 2.
Note the DatastoreNameList information.

6

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
availableesxhosts

Get available ESX Hosts gets the information for the host on which the backup is stored.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the availableEsxHostsList information.

7

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
{backupId}/restorevmdks

Restore a VMDK from a backup restores the specified VMDK from the specified backup.
In the esxHost attribute, pass the information from availableEsxHostsList in Step 6.
Pass the information from Steps 3 through 5 to the vmdkRestoreLocations attribute:

  • In the restoreFromLocation attribute, pass the information from snapshotLocationsList in Step 3.

  • In the vmdkToRestore attribute, pass the information from vmdkLocationsList in Step 4.

  • In the restoreToDatastore attribute, pass the information from DatastoreNameList in Step 5.