Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Restoring the 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 that contains the virtual machine client or VMware container.
   You cannot view clients outside the domain for the login account. To view all clients, log in to the root domain.
3. In the list of clients, select the virtual machine client or VMware container.
   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 residing on the Data Domain.
   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. In the Select Restore Content dialog box, perform the following steps:
   1. In the hierarchy tree, select the virtual disk 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 pane.
7. In the Basic Config pane, perform the following steps:
   1. In the Destination field, select Instant Acess.
   2. Click NEXT.
   The Advanced Config pane appears.
8. In the Advanced Config pane, perform the following steps:
   1. In the VM Name field, type a unique name for the new virtual machine.
   2. Click NEXT.
   The Location pane appears.
9. In the Location pane, perform the following steps:
   1. In the inventory tree, select a data center and folder location.
   2. Click NEXT.
   The Host/Cluster pane appears.
10. In the Host/Cluster pane, perform the following steps:
    1. In the inventory tree, select a host or cluster.
    2. Click NEXT.
    The Resource Pool pane appears.
11. In the Resource Pool pane, perform the following steps:
    1. In the inventory tree, select a resource pool.
    2. Click NEXT.
    The Summary pane appears.
12. In the Summay pane, review the provided information, and then click FINISH.
    The following status message is displayed:

    Restore request initiated.