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Select a Recovery Server

The recovery server hosts the core module of the Instant VM. The default recovery server is the RPS. You can also assign a node as a recovery server.

For Linux backup sessions, the recovery server is a Linux Backup Server.

Follow these steps:

1. Select one of the following as recovery server:

   Use Recovery Point Server

   Specifies that the RPS is used as a recovery server.

   Select a Windows node from the node list

   Specifies that the recovery server is a Windows node. You can select the node from the list. Only those nodes are displayed that are managed by the selected Site.

   Notes:

   • You have to select a Recovery Server only when the hypervisor is VMware vSphere.
   • When the hypervisor is VMware vSphere, the Windows Network File System (NFS) role must be installed on the Recovery Point Server. It could be automatically installed by Instant VM process. To manually install the Network File System, see How to manually install Network File System on a Windows Server.
   • If Arcserve Backup is installed on the Recovery Server, the Windows Network File System (NFS) service may fail to start. It is because the default port number of the Windows NFS service is 111 and it is used by Arcserve Backup service Remote Procedure Call Server. To change the default port number of Arcserve Backup service Remote Procedure Call Server, see Modify the Ports Configuration File and Primary Server and Member Server Communication Ports in Arcserve Backup documentation
2. Click Next.

   The Instant VM Details page opens.