VMware restore options

The following options are available for VMware restore jobs.

See Restoring VMware resources.

Table: VMware restore job options

Item

Description

Delete existing virtual machines prior to restore

Deletes existing virtual machines during the restore job. If you select this option, the virtual machines may be deleted even if the restore job fails.

You cannot restore a virtual machine if it already exists on the virtual server unless you select this option.

Power on virtual machine after restore

Turns on a virtual machine after the restore job completes.

Transport mode priority list

Lets you select the method to transport the Virtual Machine Disk Format (VMDK) file from the ESX server. You must select at least one of these options. If you select more than one option, the method is determined by the priority and the resources that are available. You can move the options up or down in the list to change the priority.

The following options are available:

  • SAN-Use the SAN to move virtual disk data

    If you select this option, the virtual machine must reside on a SAN that the media server can access. With this transport mode, the data is offloaded to the media server so that the ESX server is not affected.

  • NBD-Do not encrypt the virtual disk data for over-the-network transfers

    Use this option if y ou do not use SSL for security and one of the following conditions exist:

    • The virtual machine is not located on the SAN.

    • The media server does not have access to the SAN.

  • NBDSSL-Encrypt virtual disk data for over-the-network transfers

    Use this option if you use SSL for security and one of the following conditions exist:

    • The virtual machine is not located on the SAN.

    • The media server does not have access to the SAN.

  • Hotadd-Use virtual disk files from the Backup Exec server on the virtual machine

    Use this option if you want to use the hot add feature for ESX. The hot add feature lets you use a virtual machine as your proxy server.

    See your VMware documentation for more information about hot add.

The snapshot is placed on the ESX server. Then, the data moves across the network.

The VMDK file is not backed up if the virtual hard disk is configured as an Independent disk.

Move Up

Lets you move the selected transport mode to a higher priority in the list.

Move Down

Lets you move the selected transport mode to a lower priority in the list.

Enter a path to store the temporary files required to restore legacy backup sets

Indicates the location where you want to store temporary files when you restore data from backup sets that were created with a previous version of Backup Exec.

vSphere port number

Indicates the port that Backup Exec uses to connect to vCenter Server. The default port is 902.

VMware restore options