HP Data Protector A.06.11 Support for VMware vStorage

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Restore concepts
You can restore virtual machines, virtual machine disks, and virtual machine templates from
backups performed using the Data Protector vStorage method.
Restore of virtual machines
Virtual machines backed up with the vStorage Image method can be restored in two ways:
To a datacenter
To a directory
Restore to a datacenter
When restoring to a datacenter, the normal (and default) situation is to restore virtual machines to
their original ESX/ESXi server or vCenter. In this case, it is possible to:
Overwrite existing virtual machine (delete the existing virtual machines before the restore).
Restore virtual machines that are no longer there, but not those that still exist.
Alternatively, you can restore virtual machine files to a local directory on a backup host.
For the restore, you can also specify the following:
Whether the memory state of the virtual machine should be restored (if a memory file was
included in the backup)
Whether the restored virtual machines should be registered in the datacenter
Whether the restored virtual machine snapshots should be consolidated when the restore
completes
Whether the restored virtual machines should be powered on
The restore options provided are, by default, set to restore VMs with the same names, to the
datacenter that is the first in the list, but you can change the destination datacenter if you want.
Note
If a VM has been migrated since the backup was performed, you do not need to change the
settings. The Virtual Environment Integration will find the migrated VM, delete it, if required, and
restore the backed-up version to the original location.
If you select a non-original ESX(i) Server system as a VMware management client in order to
restore a virtual machine to a different ESX(i) Server system, the virtual machine is restored to the
destination ESX(i) Server system without deleting the virtual machine on the original ESX(i) Server
system.
Restore to a directory
When restoring to a directory (restore outside of a datacenter) all the files of virtual machines can
be restored to a directory of your choice (for example, C:\tmp) on a backup host.
After such a restore, the virtual machines are not functional. You need to manually move the
restored virtual machine images to an ESX Server or ESXi Server system, using the VMware
Converter as described in “Recovery after restoring outside of a datacenter” in the HP Data
Protector integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase, Network Node Manager,
and Network Data Management Protocol Server.