The Restore Options are as follows:

• Restore all virtual machine files to a virtual machine server automatically using VMware Converter

  Restores all virtual machine files to the staging machine that is specified on this dialog box. NetBackup then issues a VMware-provided script to restore the virtual machine to the virtual machine server you specify. After the restore is complete, the restored virtual machine is powered off. The virtual machine files are then removed from the staging machine.

  If the virtual machine display name already exists on the Virtual machine server, the restore fails.

  Note the following options:

  Perform identity restore to restore UUID (Universal Unique Identifier)	Retains the UUID of the original virtual machine (note that the UUID is a globally unique identifier). The virtual machine is restored with the same UUID that it had before the restore. This option requires that the previous virtual machine (the one that was backed up) has been deleted, so that the UUID is free. Note: If the UUID exists, the restore fails. The default (no identify restore) makes sure that the display name of the new virtual machine (created by the restore) does not already exist. The virtual machine that the restore creates is given a new UUID.
  Strip network information from the virtual machine that has been restored	Verifies that the virtual machine that the restore creates does not have the same IP address as the virtual machine that was backed up. The network information is deleted at the time of the restore. The default is to retain the IP information. Use the default if: You have already deleted the virtual machine that was backed up And you want the virtual machine created by the restore to keep the same IP information as the original machine.
  Remove backing information for devices like DVD/CD-ROM drives, serial or parallel ports	Does not restore hardware backing information from the original image. Default settings are substituted.

• Restore all virtual machine files to the staging machine

  Restores all virtual machine files to the staging machine. NetBackup does not restore the files to the virtual machine server. If you are not restoring to the original location, you can use the VMware Converter application to restore the entire virtual machine from the staging machine to the Virtual machine server.

  See your VMware documentation.

The Restore Destination Choices are as follows:

• Virtual machine server

  By default, this field shows the server that was stored in the backup image information. You can use that server as the restore destination, or enter a different virtual machine server as the destination.

• Staging machine for restoration

  Select or enter the VMware recovery host to which the VMware files are temporarily restored. If you chose Restore the entire virtual machine, the files are then restored to the Virtual machine server and deleted from this staging server.

  The default is the VMware backup host that was used for the backup. The name of that backup host is stored in the backup image information. On this dialog box, the pull-down list for staging machines includes the VMware backup hosts that are defined in existing NetBackup policies.

  Restore staging location

  Enter a Windows file path on the staging machine to which the virtual machine files are temporarily restored. The default is the VMware backup host mount point that was stored in the backup image information.

The Override default priority options are the following:

• Override default priority

  Place a check mark in this box to override the default priority.

• Job priority

  Set the priority.