Using Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) › Perform a Restore › How to Restore a Virtual Machine › Specify the Virtual Machine Information to Restore › Define the Restore Options › Define the Original Location Restore Options

Define the Original Location Restore Options

During the Recover VM configuration process, you are required to select the option of where you want to restore the virtual machine to. The available selections are Restore to the Original Location and Restore to an Alternative Location.

This procedure explains how to restore a virtual machine to the original location.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Restore Options dialog, after specifying the Resolve Conflicts and Post Recovery options, select Restore to Original Location and click Next.

   The appropriate dialog for VMware or Hyper-V is displayed.

   • For VMware the Set Credential for Source vCenter/ESX Server dialog is displayed.

   

   • For Hyper-V the Set the credentials for the source Hyper-V Server dialog is displayed.

   

2. Specify the credentials for accessing the virtual machine.
   • For VMware, complete the following fields.

   vCenter/ESX Server

   Displays the host name or IP address for the destination vCenter Server or ESX Server system.

   Note: You cannot edit this field. You can only view the details.

   VM Name

   Displays the virtual machine name that you are restoring.

   Note: You cannot edit this field. You can only view the details.

   Protocol

   Specifies the protocol that you want to use for communication with the destination server. The available selections are HTTP and HTTPS.

   Port Number

   Specifies the port that you want to use for data transfer between the source server and the destination.

   Default: 443.

   Username

   Specifies the user name that has access rights to log in to the vCenter/ESX server where you plan to restore the virtual machine.

   Password

   Specifies the corresponding password for the User Name.

   • For Hyper-V, complete the following fields.

   Hyper-V/Hyper-V Cluster Server

   Displays the host name or IP address for the destination Hyper-V Server or Hyper-V cluster server system.

   Note: You cannot edit this field. You can only view the details.

   VM Name

   Displays the virtual machine name that you are restoring.

   Note: You cannot edit this field. You can only view the details.

   Username

   Specifies the user name that has access rights to log in to the Hyper-V server where you plan to restore the virtual machine. For Hyper-V cluster VM, specify the domain account which has administrative privilege of the cluster.

   Password

   Specifies the corresponding password for the User Name.

3. Click OK.

   The Restore Summary dialog opens.

The restore options for original location are defined.