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If the vCenter Server instance is part of a vCenter High Availability cluster, you must power off the
active, passive, and witness nodes of the cluster before restoring the vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 Stage 1 - Deploy a New Appliance
In stage 1 of the restore process, you deploy the OVA file, which is included in the
vCenter Server Appliance GUI installer.
2 Stage 2 - Transfer Data to the Newly Deployed Appliance
After the OVA deployment finishes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the restore process in which the
data from the backup location is copied to the newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance.
Stage 1 - Deploy a New Appliance
In stage 1 of the restore process, you deploy the OVA file, which is included in the
vCenter Server Appliance GUI installer.
As an alternative to performing the first stage of the restore with the GUI installer, you can deploy the OVA
file of the new vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller appliance by using the
vSphere Web Client or the vSphere Client. After the OVA deployment, you must log in to the appliance
management interface of the newly deployed appliance to proceed with the second stage of the restore
process.
Prerequisites
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Download and mount the vCenter Server Appliance installer. See Download and Mount the vCenter
Server Appliance Installer.
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If you plan to restore the vCenter Server Appliance on an ESXi host, verify that the target ESXi host is
not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
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If you plan to restore the vCenter Server Appliance on a DRS cluster of a vCenter Server inventory,
verify that the cluster contains at least one ESXi host that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
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If you plan to assign a static IP address to the appliance, verify that you have configured the forward
and reverse DNS records for the IP address.
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If you are attempting to restore a vCenter Server instance that is still running, power off the backed up
vCenter Server before you start the restore operation.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance installer, navigate to the vcsa-ui-installer directory, go to the
subdirectory for your operating system, and run the installer executable file.
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For Windows OS, go to the win32 subdirectory, and run the installer.exe file.
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For Linux OS, go to the lin64 subdirectory, and run the installer file.
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For Mac OS, go to the mac subdirectory, and run the Installer.app file.
2 On the Home page, click Restore.
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