If restoration from a Snapshot is not possible due to a physical failure, restore using Clone backup.
Restoration from the Clone backup can be executed only when the Clone Backup is set to "Enable" in the virtual machine backup policy.
Restoration from the Clone backup involves creating a new virtual machine based on the virtual machine definition information at the time of Clone backup, data is recovered there. The new virtual machine is created on the VM host (VMware ESXi) where the backup source virtual machine at the time of the Clone backup belongs.
Note
Because creating a new virtual machine is necessary, if a new virtual machine cannot be created in the restore destination VM host (VMware ESXi) or VMware vCenter Server (such as if the number of virtual machines has reached the maximum limit), a restore is not possible.
The following information cannot be restored:
Virtual machine Snapshots
VM Storage Policies (Default policy of the restore destination VVOL datastore is used.)
Virtual machine BIOS settings (Default settings are used.)
Virtual machine MAC address (A new MAC address is allocated.)
Virtual disks not targeted for backup/restoration
Refer to "About Backup Targets" in "3.3.1.1 Virtual Machine Backup" for details.
The procedure for a restoration from Clone backup is as follows:
Determine the name of the newly created virtual machine.
Any name can be specified.
Point
If the virtual machine where the Clone backup was acquired exists in the VMware vCenter Server, the same name at the time of the Clone backup cannot be specified. Changing the name of the newly created virtual machine or deleting the virtual machine with the same name is necessary.
Notify the storage administrator of the information determined in step 1 to request a restore from Clone backup.
A work completion notification is received from the storage administrator.
The virtual machine that was restored using the Clone backup restoration exists in a state without a Snapshot or Clone backup. Execute the virtual machine backup after setting the appropriate policy based on the operating purpose of the virtual machine. Refer to "3.3 Operation of Policies" for configuration method of policies.
