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How to Restore VMware virtual machines in VERITAS Backup Exec v20.3

Veritas Backup Exec allows you to restore virtual machine VMware data to either the situation from which the info was protecting or to a special location. Restoring data to a special location is mentioned as a redirected restore.

The Virtual Machine Disk Format .vmdk file for a virtual machine. Individual files & folders are protected from inside the vmdk file and individual items from Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange, SQL, or Active Directory.

How to Backup Virtual Machine

Veritas Restore VMware Virtual Machine

1- Select the Backup and Restore tab and then click Restore.

veritas backup exec console

2- In the backup exec restore wizard select VMware data and click next.

restore virtual machine

3- On the Resource View tab > expand the virtual host server name or the virtual machine name > select the items that you want to restore and then click next.

select a virtual machine

4- Select To a different vCenter or ESX server (you can also select to the original location) and then click next.

restore virtual machine to different vcenter

5- Expand the vCenter server and select the datastore where you want to save VM machine and click ok.

restore virtual machine datastore

6- Type the name of the vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi host that you want to restore to, or click Browse to search for the server.

Select the right logon account for the server that you simply want to revive the info to.

Click Browse next to the Virtual machine folder to select the folder to which you want to restore.

Click Browse next to the Resource pool to select the resource pool to which you want to restore.

select a vcenter

7- Here you can select what additional options do you want to use and then click Next.

virtual machine restore wizard additional options

8- What additional tasks do you want to perform before and/or after a restore and then click Next.

restore wizard additional tasks

9- If you want to type a name for the virtual machine types it in the Virtual machine name field. And configure schedule or select Run now and then click next.

virtual machine name

10- Review the restore summary and click Finish.

restore virtual machine summary

11- In Job monitor option you can monitor the job.

12- After completed restore, you can see the virtual machine in vSphere client.

vmware vsphere client

For more details backup VMware Virtual Machine

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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