Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Restore data to the original virtual machine

1. In the AUI navigation pane on the left, click , and then click Asset Management.
   The Asset Management window is displayed.
2. In the domain tree, select the domain for the client.
3. In the list of clients, select the client computer to recover.
   A list of completed backups for this instance is displayed. Any backup in this list can be used to restore the instance.
4. (Optional) To locate backups by date:
   1. In the right pane, click VIEW MORE.
   2. Click SEARCH.
   3. In the From and To fields, specify the date range.
   4. Click RETRIEVE.
   5. In the list of backups, select a backup.
   The list of backups for the date range is displayed.
5. Click the RESTORE tab.

   The Select Restore Content dialog box appears and displays a list of volumes that are contained within the backup. The volume names identify the original mount point.

6. (Optional) To perform a file-level restoration (FLR) of the content, perform the following steps:
   1. Toggle the FLR switch to on.
      The list of folders is displayed.
   2. Select the folder or file that you want to restore, and then click RESTORE.
   The FLR feature retrieves files from the backup without the need to complete a full restore operation. This feature provides the ability to restore specific files from a volume in a particular backup, or browse the files that are contained in the backup volumes.
7. In the Select Restore Content dialog box, perform the following steps:
   1. In the hierarchy tree, select the folder that you want to restore.
   2. In the Contents pane, select the files that are contained within the folder.
   3. Click NEXT.
   The Restore wizard is displayed and opens to the Basic Config page.
8. In the Destination Client field:
   1. Select Restore to Original Virtual Machine.
   2. Click NEXT.
   The Backups pane is displayed.
9. In the Backup Content pane, perform the following steps:
   1. In the hierarchical Domain tree, select the client that you want to restore.

      The Contents of Backup pane displays a list of files that are contained within that folder.

   2. In the right pane, select the virtual machine backup that you want to restore.
   3. Click NEXT.
   The Destination Location pane is displayed.
10. In the Destination Locationpane, select Restore to Original Virtual Machine.
    The More Options pane is displayed.
11. In the More Options pane, set the plug-in options:
    1. In the Post Restore Options field, select an option.
    2. To restore the virtual machine configuration, select Restore Virtual Machine Configuration.
    3. To restore the virtual machine as a new disk, select Restore as a new disk.
    4. To use Changed Block Tracking (CBT) to increase performance, select Use CBT to increase performance.
    5. In the Proxy field, select an option.
    Plug-in Options provides the complete list of plug-in options.
12. Click NEXT.
    The Summary pane is displayed.
13. In the Summay pane, review the provided information, and then click FINISH.
    The following status message is displayed:

    Restore request initiated.