Restoring VMware vSphere or vCloud data

Data Protection for VMware restore scenarios are provided in this section.

Restoring a file from a virtual machine backup
You can restore one (or more) files from a virtual machine that was backed up to Tivoli® Storage Manager server storage.
vCloud environment restore scenario
This scenario demonstrates how to restore vApps with the vmcli -f restore command.
vSphere environment restore scenario
This scenario demonstrates how to restore VMs with the vmcli -f restore command.
Full VM instant restore scenarios
A backed up VM is restored and available for immediate use.
Full VM instant restore integrity validation scenarios
A new VM is built from the requested VM backup and is available for immediate use.
Full VM recovery with application protection
Restoring a full VM that was backed up with self-contained application enabled, is the same as restoring a full VM that did not have self-contained application protection enabled. When the VM is powered on after a restore, the applications resume automatically, unless they are configured to be started manually.
Verifying Active Directory replication
When a VM guest that contains an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) is restored with Data Protection for VMware, the DC (on that VM) is restored from a backup copy of the AD database.
Restoring files and instant restore of volumes with the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent
Use the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent to perform an instant restore of a volume or to mount a snapshot for a file-level restore.