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How to Restore vCenter Server 7.0 VCSA

Restore vCenter Server 7, in this second blog, I will show you how to restore VMware vCenter Server 7 from Backup.

In the first Part how to schedule and backup vCenter

Restore vCenter Server 7.0

1- Mount VMware-VCSA-all-7.ISO, The Restore Wizard is located in the VCSA 7 ISO.

vcsa ui installer location

2- vCenter Server 7.0 Installer, click Restore

vcenter server 7 installer

3- Restore – Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server introduction, so click the next button

deploy vcenter introduction

4- Deploy vCenter Server end user license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license Agreement and then click next

deploy vcenter user license agreement

5- In this enter backup details option, Enter the FTP server shared folder path, type FTP username, password and then click next

vcenter enter backup details

6- FTP backup server share folder opened, where we need to select the VCSA backup and then click the select button

vcenter backup folder path

7- Restore – Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server, Click Next

vcenter enter backup details

8- Review the backup information and click next to precede the restoration

vcenter review backup information

9- Enter the ESXi host or vCenter Server name where you want to restore the vCenter backup, type username, password and then click next

vcenter server deployment target

10- Set up target vCenter Server VM, Set a root password and then click next

setup target appliance vm

11- ESXi host SSL certificate warning, so click yes

vcsa certificate warning

12- Select a deployment size for the VMware vCenter Server and then Click next

restore vcenter deployment size

13- Select a datastore for this vCenter Server and then click next

vcsa restore select database

14- Configure network settings for the vCenter Server and then click next

vcsa configure network settings

15- Review the settings and click the finish button to start vCenter Server deployment

restore vcenter ready to complete

16- vCenter Server Deploying in progress

deployment vcenter progress

17- Successfully deployed the vCenter Server, click continue

deployed vcenter server successfully

Stage 2: vCenter Server

18- Once restore Stage 1 is completed we will need to run Stage 2 of the restore. Restore from backup, so click next

restore vcenter server introduction

19- Enter the credentials to retrieve the backup details if any and then click next

restore vcsa backup details

20- Review your settings before completing the restore wizard and click finish

restore vcenter server ready to complete

21- Click OK

restore vcsa warning

22- Restore – Stage 2: restore is in progress

vcsa restore in progress

23- Reconciliation job finished successfully, so click OK

vcenter reconciliation job finished

24- VMware vCenter Server successfully restored

successfully restored vcenter

25- Open web browser, type your FQDN (vcenter.xpertstec.local:5480) and click launch vSphere client

launch vsphere client

26- Type vCenter Server username, password and then click the login button

vmware vsphere login

27- Now vCenter Server 7 successfully login

vcenter 7 vsphere client

For more details click here

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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