Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Restore the full image or selected drives to the original virtual machine

Perform the following steps to restore the full image or selected drives to the original virtual machine:

1. In the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client, ensure that the target virtual machine is powered off.
2. In the AUI left navigation pane, click , and then click Asset Management.
   The Asset Management window displays.
3. In the Domain pane, select the domain that contains the virtual machine client or VMware container that you want to restore.
4. From the list of clients in the Asset Management pane, select the virtual machine client or VMware container.
   The Client Summary pane displays backup statistics for the selected object.
5. (Optional) To locate backups by date:
   1. In the Client Summary 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.
6. Click the RESTORE tab.
   The Restore wizard appears. If you clicked RESTORE from the Asset Management pane, the wizard opens on the Backup List page, which allows you to select from the available backups for the selected object. If you performed step 5, the wizard opens on the Content page, since the backup has already been selected from the list of available backups. The Content page displays a list of volumes that are contained within the backup. The volume names identify the original mount point.
7. In the Content page:
   1. From the hierarchy tree, select the folder that you want to restore.
   2. Select the files that are contained within the folder.
   3. Click NEXT.
   The Basic Config page appears.
8. In the Basic Config page:
   1. In the Destination field, select Restore to Original Virtual Machine.
   2. In the Post Restore Options field, select an option.
   3. To restore the virtual machine configuration, select the Restore Virtual Machine Configuration check box.
   4. To restore the virtual machine as a new disk, select the Restore as a new disk checkbox.
   5. To use Changed Block Tracking (CBT) to increase performance, select the Use CBT to increase performance check box.
   6. In the Proxy field, select an option.
   7. Click NEXT.
   The Summary pane is displayed.
9. Click NEXT.
   The Summary pane is displayed.
10. In the Summay pane, review the provided information, and then click FINISH.
    The following status message is displayed:

    Restore request initiated.

11. If the destination virtual machine for the restore will be using changed block tracking for future backups, enable changed block tracking by performing any of the following actions on that virtual machine: reboot, power on, resume after suspend, or migrate.