This scenario demonstrates how to restore vApps
with the vmcli -f restore command.
These vCloud Director objects can also be restored with the following
user interfaces:
- Data Protection for VMware
vCloud GUI
- Information about how to complete backup tasks with the Data Protection for VMware
vCloud GUI is
provided in the online help that is installed with the GUI. Click Learn
More in any of the GUI windows to open the online help
for task assistance.
- Tivoli® Storage
Manager backup-archive
client command-line interface
- Information about how to complete backup tasks with the dsmc
Restore VAPP command is provided in the command-line help
that is installed with the product (dsmc help restore vapp).
Information is also available at Restore VAPP
This scenario restores vApp1
from organization Mainz_org and organization vDC MZ_Silver
to a new vApp named vApp1_restore.
To identify that the backup environment is within vCloud Director,
the following
vmcli -f set_option command is issued:
vmcli -f set_option -c vcloud
Then,
the following
vmcli -f restore command is issued:
vmcli -f restore -I vapplistfile
The
vapplistfile contains
this statement:
backupid:47110815 vappname:org=Mainz_org,orgvdc=MZ_Silver,vapp=vApp1
vappname_new:vApp1_restore
You can restore a single or multiple vApps.
You cannot exclude individual VMs from a vApp restore,
nor can you restore a single VM into an existing vApp.