For ease of use, you can run instant access operations from the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console.
About this task
When you run an instant access operation, a temporary virtual machine (VM) is created. You
can use this temporary VM for verification of the backup data, but the original VM is not restored.
Procedure
Complete the following steps on the Hyper-V host or cluster to create a temporary
instant access VM:
- Start the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console.
- In the navigation pane, click a host node or the cluster node.
- Select a VM from the VM table in the Virtual Machines view. For example, click a VM whose data protection status is Normal.
Tip: You can also run instant access operations on VMs with the Deleted
status.
- In the Actions pane, click Restore.
- Complete the following pages in the Restore wizard as applicable. The
pages that are provided depend on the options that you select in the wizard.
| Wizard page |
Action |
|---|
| Before you begin |
Click Next to start the wizard.
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| Select restore point |
The highlighted dates on the calendar contain restore points. Restore points are VM backups that
are available for restore operations. Some VMs have more than one restore point per day.
Select a date and a restore point from the Available restore points list.
The size of the VM is listed next to an available restore point. The VM will be restored to the
state in which it existed when it was backed up.
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| Select options |
To create an instant access VM, complete the following steps:- Click one of the following options:
- Create an instant access virtual machine
- Creates a temporary VM for use with instant access operations. Does not power on the VM.
- Create and start an instant access virtual machine
- Creates a temporary VM for use with instant access operations and powers on the VM
automatically.
- In the Virtual machine name field, enter a new name for the temporary
instant access VM.
- For cluster configurations, in the Restore virtual machine to field,
select a host where you want to create the instant access VM. You can select the same host that the
original VM is on or select a different host in the cluster.
|
| Summary |
Review the options that you selected in the wizard. Click Next to
start the restore operation. |
| Results |
Click Finish to close the wizard. |
Important: If the VM that you are restoring is using a static
IP address, a network IP address conflict will occur between the original VM and the temporary VM.
To avoid this conflict, change the IP address of the temporary instant access VM after the VM is
created.
Results
The restore operation that you started is displayed in the task list in the results pane of the
management console.
After the restore operation is completed, the instant access VM is displayed in the
Virtual Machines view or Schedule History view. The VM is
shown with the Instant Access type in the VM Type
column.
Temporary data that is created by the instant access operation is stored
in the cache of the IBM Spectrum Protect™ recovery agent.
What to do next
To verify the integrity of the disks and data, use a
utility such as chkdsk, or a utility or application of your choice, to verify the
virtual disks and data. If the temporary VM passes the integrity checks, you can remove the
temporary resources that were created to support the instant access restore
operation.
To remove the instant access VM after you finish verifying the backup data, follow the
instructions in Removing an instant access VM from the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console