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12 Run the vcenter-restore script to complete the restore operation and start all the vCenter Server
services.
Option Action
For a
vCenter Server
Appliance
Run the vcenter-restore script in the appliance shell.
vcenter-restore -u psc_administrator_username -p psc_administrator_password
For vCenter Server
installed on
Windows
1 From the Windows command prompt, navigate to the vcenter-restore script.
By default, the script is located in C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\.
2 Run the vcenter-restore script.
vcenter-restore -u psc_administrator_username -p psc_administrator_password
Note If you do not provide arguments three subsequent times, the script closes after notifying you
that the required arguments were not provided.
Here, psc_administrator_username is the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user name which
must be in UPN format.
13 Verify that all vCenter Server services are running.
u
For a vCenter Server Appliance deployed as an appliance, run the service-control --status
--all command in the appliance shell.
u
For a vCenter Server installed on Windows, from the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel
> Administrative Tools > Services.
An information dialog box confirms that the restore operation was successfully initiated. You can monitor
the restore progress in the Recent Tasks pane.
Restore the Failed vCenter Server Virtual Machine to a New Location
You can manually restore the full image backup of a virtual machine that contains a vCenter Server
instance by using the Restore backup wizard.
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
n
Deploy and configure the vSphere Data Protection Appliance.
n
Back up a virtual machine with running vCenter Server. See Use vSphere Data Protection to Back Up
a vCenter Server Environment.
n
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.
n
Verify that the virtual machine you want to restore is powered off.
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