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Power on Remote Virtual Standby Virtual Machines from VMware vSphere Client

When you want to power-on Remote Virtual Standby virtual machines from the ESX Server or the vCenter Server system, you can do so using VMware vSphere Client.

Note: The VMware vSphere Client lets you access the recovery point snapshots that was replicated by CA ARCserve Replication and High Availability and converted by CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby to protect the node. You should not delete the snapshots. When you delete the snapshots, the relationship between the data contained in the snapshots becomes inconsistent the next time a Virtual Standby runs. With inconsistent data, you cannot power on Virtual Standby virtual machines properly.

Follow these steps:

1. Open VMware vSphere Client and log in to the ESX Server or vCenter Server system that is monitoring the nodes that you are protecting.

   From the directory tree, expand the ESX Server system or the vCenter Server system, locate, and click the virtual machine that you want to power on.

2. Do one of the following:
   • To power on the remote virtual machine using the latest snapshot: Click the Getting Started tab and then click Power on the remote virtual machine located on the bottom the screen.
   • To power on the remote virtual machine using an older snapshot:
     1. From the VMware vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine name that you want snapshots of and select Snapshot Manager. The Snapshots for <virtual machine name> dialog open with a list of snapshots available for the remote virtual machine.
     2. From the list of snapshots, click the snapshot that you want to use to power on the remote virtual machine and then click Go to.

   The Remote Virtual Standby virtual machine is powered on.

If necessary, you can back up the virtual machines and create recovery point snapshots after you power on the remote virtual machine. For more information, see Tasks to Perform After Powering on Virtual Standby Virtual Machines.