Restore VMware Backup

Disaster Recovery

Vembu allows you to restore your backup data from the Offsite DR Server using multiple recovery options. With the need for different recovery options for different scenarios, Offsite DR Server offers various types of restore such as:

From the Offsite DR Server, Click on the Recovery tab. All the replicated backup jobs from the BDR Backup Server will be listed for recovery, along with below-listed options:

  • Server Name
  • Size of Backup Job
  • Backup Job Status
  • Restore
  • Reports
  • Delete 

Selecting the Restore icon will allow you to configure your restore along with the options listed below:

Restore

  • Selecting this option will lead you to select the restore type

Information Note:

The Restore symbol is hidden or greyed-out due to following reasons 

  • If the backup selected for restore is currently in backup progress.
  • If the replication process is active for the backup that is selected for restore.
  • If the full backup of the selected backup job fails to complete.
  • If the backup selected for restore is already processing a Restore job at that moment.
  • Status - Indicates whether a restore job is active or not.
  • Reports - You can find various reports for the backup job such as:
    • Offsite Report
    • Restore Report
    • Retention Report
    • Deleted Logs
  • Select the respective tabs to view further details of the reports section.
  • To Delete jobs click on the drop-down list which lists you to delete the following - Backup Job, Full Backups, and Persistent Boot Data.
  • To delete a replicated backup job click on the Delete All Data option in the drop-down list alongside the respective job which you wish to delete, once done a pop-up window is displayed as shown below.
  • To delete a replicated full backup job click on the Delete Full Backup option in the drop-down list alongside the respective job.
  • To delete the persistent boot data of VMs click on the Persistent Boot Delete option in the drop-down list alongside the respective job.