Introduction
This guide is to show how to restore protected vApps already backed up by the Cloudist Solutions VDC backup feature
Prerequisites
Backup has been applied to vApp at least 24h prior to attempting restore.
Procedure
To restore a vApp
Log in to https://portal.cloudist.solutionsse
Select ‘Virtual Data Center ’service
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Select Region, Virtual Datacenter and click on ‘Log in to VDC’
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the Virtual Datacenter name
Once logged into your VDC, click ‘More’ More, then ‘Data Protection’ Data Protection
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Click ‘Restore', 'vApp’Click Recovery, Recover and vApp
You can search for a specific vApp name or use wildcard characters such as * to list all the VMs in the vApp
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Select a specific vApp, and click Continue.
Configure the details:
Under vApp Details, enter a prefix and suffix that will help you identify the vApp being restored
Under VM Details, enter a similar prefix
Under Restore Properties, select the snapshot that you want to recover.
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Click Restore.
In the Confirmation dialog, click Yes. To check the status, in the main dashboard, navigate to Monitor to check for the recovery task as described in Monitor Backup and Restore Tasks.