DPX 4.10 Guide
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  • Welcome to DPX!
  • Introduction
    • About DPX
  • Installation and Configuration
    • How to Start – Basic Configuration
    • DPX Master Server
      • Deploying DPX with VMware vSphere
      • Deploying DPX with Microsoft Hyper-V
      • DPX Master Server Interface
      • Configuration
    • DPX Client
      • DPX Client for Microsoft Windows
        • Requirements
        • Installation
        • How to Uninstall
      • DPX Client for Linux
        • Requirements
        • Installation
        • How to Uninstall
      • Automated Deployment of DPX Client
      • Further Actions with DPX Client
    • DPX Proxy Server
      • Deploying DPX Proxy Server for VMware
      • DPX Proxy Server Web Interface
    • DPX Hyper-V Agent
    • Nodes
      • Adding a Client Node to the Master Server during Client Deployment
      • Adding a Client Node from the Master Server Level
      • Adding a Configured Hyper-V Host as a DPX Node
      • Adding Other Node Types to the Master Server
      • Adding a Node Group
    • Devices
      • Adding a Device Cluster
      • Adding a Device
      • Adding a Tape Library
      • Adding a Tape Library Device
    • Media
      • Adding a Media Pool
      • Adding Media Volumes
    • Tape Libraries
      • Tape Library Deployment
      • Tape Library Setup
      • Manual Tape Library Installation
      • Tape Library Verification
      • Manual Tape Library Configuration
      • Setting up LTO Tape Drives for Hardware Encryption
      • Assigning and Unassigning Media to/from Tape Library Slots
    • User Configuration
      • Configure Administrators Window
    • Other Components of the DPX Suite
    • Updating DPX
      • Command Line Update
      • Online Autoupdate Method
      • Offline Autoupdate Method
  • Backup
    • Introduction and Backup Types
    • File Backup
      • Creating a File Backup Job
        • Job Source Options for File Backup
        • Job Destination Options for File Backup
        • Other Job Options for File Backup
      • Editing a File Backup Job
      • Scheduling a File Backup Job
    • Block Backup
      • Prerequisites
      • Creating a Block Backup Job
        • Job Options for Block Backup
      • Editing a Block Backup Job
      • Scheduling a Block Backup Job
      • Forcing a Base Backup
      • Backing up System State
      • Backing up System Table
    • Application Backup
      • Microsoft SQL Server Backup
        • Creating a Microsoft SQL Server Backup Job
      • Microsoft Exchange Server Backup
        • Creating a Microsoft Exchange Server Backup Job
      • Microsoft SharePoint Server Backup
        • Creating a Microsoft SharePoint Server Backup Job
      • Oracle Database Backup
        • Creating an Oracle Database Backup Job
      • SAP HANA Backup
        • Running SAP HANA Backup Job
      • OpenText GroupWise Backup
        • Creating a GroupWise Backup Job
    • Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) Backup
      • Creating a BMR Backup Job
    • Catalog Backup
      • General Considerations
      • Creating a Catalog Backup Job
        • Job Options for Catalog Backup
      • Editing a Catalog Backup Job
      • Scheduling a Catalog Backup Job
    • NDMP Backup (desktop interface only)
      • Prerequisites
      • Creating an NDMP Backup Job
        • Job Source Options for NDMP Backup
        • Job Destination Options for NDMP Backup
        • Other Job Options for NDMP Backup
      • Editing an NDMP Backup Job
      • Scheduling an NDMP Backup Job
    • Image Backup (desktop interface only)
      • Creating an Image Backup Job
      • Editing an Image Backup Job
      • Scheduling an Image Backup Job
    • Agentless Backup for VMware and Hyper-V
      • Agentless Backup for VMware
        • Agentless Backup for VMware Complements Block Data Protection
        • Agentless VMware Backup Architecture and Data Flow
        • Environmental Requirements for Agentless VMware Backup
        • Best Practices for Agentless VMware Backup
        • Creating an Agentless VMware Backup Job
          • Job Source Options for Agentless VMware Backup
          • Other Job Options for Agentless VMware Backup
        • Editing an Agentless VMware Backup Job
        • Scheduling a VMware Backup Job
        • Application-Consistent Protection
        • Architecture and Data Flow
      • Agentless Backup for Microsoft Hyper-V
        • Creating a Hyper-V Backup Job
        • Editing a Hyper-V Backup Job
        • Scheduling a Hyper-V Backup Job
    • Condense
      • Starting a Condense Job
      • Scheduling a Condense Job (desktop interface only)
    • File Exclusion Rules
    • Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts
    • Differential and Incremental Backups
    • Archive
      • Creating an Archive Job for Block Backup
      • Creating an Agentless VMware Archive Job
  • Restore
    • Introduction and Restore Modes
    • Restore Modes in the Web Interface
      • Agentless File Restore
      • Full VM Restore for VMware
      • Full VM Restore for Hyper-V
      • Instant VM Restore
      • Agent-Based File Restore
        • Advanced Job Options
      • Instant Access
      • Virtualization
      • Application Restore
        • Microsoft SQL Server Restore
        • Microsoft Exchange Server Restore
        • Microsoft Sharepoint Server Restore
        • Oracle Database Restore
        • SAP HANA Restore
        • OpenText GroupWise Restore
      • Restoring files protected by file backup jobs
        • Job Options for Restoring files protected by file backup jobs
    • Restore Modes in the Desktop Interface
      • File Restore
        • Creating a File Restore Job
      • Image Restore
        • Creating an Image Restore Job
      • NDMP Restore
        • Creating an NDMP Restore Job
      • Block Restore
        • Creating a Block Restore Job
        • Specifying Mount Points
        • Restoring Block Data with Instant Access
        • Restoring BMR Data with Virtualization
      • Agentless VMware Restore
        • Creating an Agentless VMware Restore Job
          • Agentless VMware Restore Job Operations
        • Rapid Return to Production (RRP)
      • Tape Restore
        • Creating a Tape Restore Job
      • Application Restore
      • Scheduling a Restore Job in the Desktop Interface
        • Previewing Scheduled Jobs in the Desktop Interface
      • Restore Job Source Options
    • Catalog Restore
      • Creating a Catalog Restore Job
    • Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) Restore
    • Recovering Archived Backups
      • Recovering a VMware Archive
  • Storage
    • Backup Destinations
    • Tape Storage
    • vStor
    • Disk Directory
    • NetApp
    • OSS
    • Cloud Storage
      • Registering AWS S3 Cloud Storage
      • Registering a Generic Cloud Storage
  • Web Interface
    • Log-in Page
    • Dashboard
    • Job Monitor
    • Job Manager
    • Schedule Overview
    • Reports
      • Reports Templates
    • Nodes
    • Devices & Pools
    • Events
    • Configuring Enterprise Information
  • Desktop Interface
    • Connect to DPX Window
    • Main Window
    • Common Menu Bar Options
    • Function Tabs Desktop Interface
      • Backup Tab
      • Restore Tab
      • Monitor Jobs Tab
      • Control Devices Tab
      • Reports Tab
      • Catalog Tab
      • Copy Tab
      • Manage Tapes Tab
      • Configure Tab
      • [Legacy] Analytics Tab
    • Common Function Window Tasks
    • Configuring Parameters
    • Configuring the Enterprises
      • Editing an Enterprise Configuration
    • Configuring Devices
  • BARE METAL RECOVERY
    • Bare Metal Recovery Overview
    • Bare Metal Recovery for Windows
    • Bare Metal Recovery for Linux
    • Recovery from a Replicated or Alternate Data Resource
  • Miscellaneous
    • Configuring Keyrings
      • Adding a Keyring
      • Adding a Key
    • Getting Node Information
    • SNMP Interface
    • Troubleshooting
      • Troubleshooting Installation of the Catalogic DPX Client on UNIX and UNIX-like Systems
    • Technical Support
    • Terminology
    • Acronyms
    • Default Ports
    • Managing Licenses
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  • Restore Considerations for Agentless VMware Backup
  • General Restore Considerations
  • Restoring from the LATEST Snapshot
  • Datastore Considerations
  • VMDK Restore Considerations
  • VMDK Post-Restore Considerations

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  1. Restore

Restore Modes in the Web Interface

Restore Considerations for Agentless VMware Backup

General Restore Considerations

  • Restores require a vMotion license and fully licensed ESXi host.

  • A backup of a VM with multiple disks succeeds and is cataloged if at least one disk is successfully backed up. When the VM is restored it may not be restored with all the disks present at the time of the backup; only the successfully backed up disks are restored. In this case, a warning message appears in the job log for each missing disk.

  • You can restore individual VMDKs. To restore a VM with multiple VMDKs, perform a restore for each VMDK.

  • For a VM restore, you can select an ESXi server as a restore target. However, for a VMDK restore, select an existing VM as the restore target.

  • Agentless VMware Backup does not currently support application-aware backup and recovery; however, it provides application consistent backups. Application-aware backup and recovery is accomplished through DPX Block Data Protection, which requires an agent in the VM that is backed up.

Restoring from the LATEST Snapshot

The most recent backup snapshot is identified in the restore tree as LATEST. This unique label enables you to define restore jobs that always restore from the most recent agentless snapshot. This is useful for maintaining disaster recovery environments and for backup verification.

LATEST snapshots are indicated for Instant VM Restore and Full VM Restore.

In the case of different backup jobs protecting the same VM, the LATEST snapshot is the most recent in the Catalog, regardless of the backup job that generated the snapshot.

Datastore Considerations

  • For Instant VM or VMDK restore, no datastore selection is required.

  • For full VM or VMDK restore, if you restore to Original Location, no datastore selection is required. However, if you restore to a new location, you must select a datastore.

  • A temporary VMFS datastore is automatically created during the restore to store the VM, VMDKs, or both. The size of the datastore is equal to the VM memory plus 10 percent of total size of VMDKs. The temporary VMFS datastore is deleted automatically when the job completes.

  • Both VMFS and NFS datastores are supported.

  • To remove fully restored VMs and VMDKs, use vSphere Client.

  • VMware Virtual Volume (VVol) datastores are not supported with Agentless VMware backup to DPX Open Storage Server.

VMDK Restore Considerations

  • The VMDK is attached to the VM as an RDM LUN.

  • You can restore VMDKs to a VM that is running; that is, there is no need to power off the VM. However, in such cases DPX may use the cloning method, and you are not able to use the VM until the cloning completes.

VMDK Post-Restore Considerations

  • DPX creates a unique disk name for the VMDK to be restored, restores the VMDK to the target datastore, and attaches it to the target VM.

  • For VMs running Windows, if the target machine is different than the source machine, the disk may appear as offline and you need to make it online. The offline condition does not appear if you restore to the original machine with Check this option to delete the virtual machine if it exists on the target host selected.

  • For VMs running older versions of Windows, drive letters may be automatically assigned to VMDK volumes if the Windows automount option is turned on. Otherwise, to access the volume data, manually assign a drive letter. To access data for multiple disk partitions, assign a drive letter to each partition.

  • For VMs running Linux, mount the VMDK via operating system partitioning tools.

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