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Performing application-defined restore operations

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If you are using VMware, KVM, and Xen plug-ins, you can perform application-defined restore operations by using the Snap Creator GUI.

In certain VMware environments, restore operations can take a long time. In such cases, you can either use the Snap Creator CLI or set up two agents: one for backup and the other for restore.

Note VMware restore operations using the GUI are supported only for Snap Creator Agent.

  1. From the Snap Creator GUI main menu, select Management > Configurations.

  2. From the Configurations tab, in the Profiles and Configuration pane, select the configuration file.

  3. Select Action > Restore.

    The Application Defined Restore dialog box is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Enter the restore details and click OK:

    restore application defined