This dialog initially displays the original virtual machine settings that were recorded in the NetBackup catalog when the virtual machine was backed up. Before accepting any default values, you may have to verify that the original hosts or servers still exist and are still available.
This dialog contains the following fields:
The recovery host transfers the virtual machine files to the VMware destination that is specified in other fields on this dialog. The default for the recovery host is the original VMware backup host that backed up the virtual machine.
Consider the following when selecting a recovery host:
To use the original VMware backup host for the recovery, verify that the backup host still exists. The original backup host may have been removed or reconfigured after the backup occurred.
The current processing load on the host that you want to use may be a factor. The recovery host undergoes significant I/O activity when it restores a virtual machine.
The network connection between the recovery host and the destination datastore may limit the type and speed of data transmission. For example, to use the SAN transfer type, the recovery host must have access to the appropriate luns in the datastore.
Specifies the vCenter server for the restored virtual machine. To use the original vCenter Server (the default), verify that the original vCenter server still exists.
To use an older VirtualCenter Server, make sure that it is compatible with the virtual machine you want to restore. Note that a vmx-07 virtual machine can only be restored to a vSphere 4.0 server.
To restore directly to an ESX server, select None. None is available only if NetBackup credentials have been configured for at least one ESX server.
Specifies the ESX server for the restored virtual machine. To use the original ESX server (the default), verify that the original ESX server still exists.
Click the Search option to browse for an ESX server.
See Select ESX server dialog box (restore to alternate location).
Shows the VMware datacenter containing the selected ESX server.
This option applies only when you restore through a vCenter server. This option is disabled when you restore directly to an ESX server.
By default, this field shows the folder that contained the virtual machine when the virtual machine was backed up. If you select a different ESX server to which to restore the virtual machine, this field changes to None. You must then click Browse to select a folder within the datacenter for the restored virtual machine.
See Select Folder dialog box (restore to alternate location).
Specifies the VMware display name for the restored virtual machine. The default is the display name that the virtual machine had when it was backed up.
The display name must be unique for the vCenter Server where the virtual machine is restored.
Use this option to have the restored virtual machine assigned to a resource pool. Resource pools manage the host's CPU and memory.
Specifies the VMware configuration datastore where the virtual machine configuration files are stored.
The configuration datastore (sometimes called the VMX directory) contains the configuration files that describe the virtual machine, such as .vmx files. Active snapshots of vmdk files are also stored on the configuration datastore.
Determines how the data is sent from the VMware recovery host to the VMware datastore. The appropriate type depends on the type of connection between the NetBackup recovery host and the VMware datastore.
Overwrite the existing virtual machine
Select this option to overwrite an existing virtual machine (at the restore destination or the original location) that has the same display name or UUID of the virtual machine to be restored.
If a virtual machine with the same display name or UUID exists at the destination vCenter, that virtual machine must be deleted before the restore begins.