6.5.1

(Optional) Start a Backup Job Manually
A backup operation starts automatically according to the scheduled date, time, and frequency configured
in the backup job. If you want to run an existing backup job immediately, you can start the process
manually.
Note This procedure describes the steps by using vSphere Data Protection 6.1.3. The steps might vary
if you use a different version of vSphere Data Protection.
Prerequisites
Use the vSphere Web Client to log in to the vCenter Server instance that manages your environment. Log
in as the user with administrator privileges that was used during the vSphere Data Protection
configuration.
Procedure
1 On the vSphere Web Client Home page, click vSphere Data Protection.
2 On the Backup tab, select the backup job that you want to run.
3 Click Backup now, and select Backup all sources.
A dialog box confirms that the backup operation was successfully initiated.
Use vSphere Data Protection to Restore a vCenter Server
Environment
You can use vSphere Data Protection or a third-party product that is integrated with VMware vSphere
Storage APIs - Data Protection to restore a virtual machine that contains vCenter Server,
vCenter Server Appliance, or Platform Services Controller.
You can use vSphere Data Protection to perform an image-based restore of a virtual machine that
contains vCenter Server, a vCenter Server Appliance, or a Platform Services Controller. The virtual
machine must use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) with correct DNS resolution, or the host name of
the machine must be configured to be an IP address. If the host name is configured as an IP address, the
IP address cannot be changed.
You can restore a virtual machine to the original location by either overwriting the backed up virtual
machine or by creating a new virtual machine that contains the restored vCenter Server,
vCenter Server Appliance, or Platform Services Controller on the same ESXi host. You can also restore
the virtual machine on a new ESXi host.
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