Converting Temporary VM to Production VM by Using RRP
Rapid Return to Production (RRP) creates a full production VM from an existing VM created with Instant Virtualization from Block Backups or Instant VM Restore from Agentless Backups. RRP transfers data from a snapshot on secondary storage to primary storage attached to an ESX server. The new production VM is available for use within minutes while data transfer continues transparently in the background. RRP jobs are defined through the RRP Wizard. RRP jobs can be scheduled, but they are intended for single, not recurring use.
Take the following steps to convert a temporary VM to a production VM:
On the Function Tab Bar, click Restore, then click Block.
On the Task Panel, select RRP Wizard; the Welcome dialog appears.
Click Next; the Login dialog appears.
Log in to the host or vCenter Server for the new VM:
Enter IP Address / Name. This is a fully qualified network name or IP address of an ESX Server or vCenter Server.
Enter a valid user name and password.
Click Next; the Select Virtual Machine dialog appears.
Expand the datacenter to display VMs.
Click on a VM for RRP to bring into production. Only machines eligible for RRP will be displayed. The properties of the VM are displayed in the right pane.
Click Next; the Select Datastore dialog appears.
Select a datastore from which the VM disks will be provisioned. Note the following restrictions:
Free space must be available on the datastore to accommodate the new VM.
The datastore type is indicated in the Type column. RRP supports VMFS and NFS/CIFS datastores.
Click Next; the Specify Job Information dialog appears.
Identify the RRP job:
Name the job, specify a folder for the job, and optionally add a comment.
Optionally select Delete Job when Done. If checked, your job definition will be deleted once the job completes successfully. It will not be deleted if the job fails. In most cases, you should leave this check box unselected since you will usually want to re-run a job. If you select the check box, the values you entered for it will be lost after the job runs.
Optionally schedule the job to run later. If you click Schedule, the job scheduler opens. If the job is not scheduled, after you click Finish on the final screen of the wizard, you will be asked if you want to run the job immediately.
The Summary screen displays the information you have entered for the RRP job. To change an entry, click Back. To accept all selections, click Finish.
After you click Finish, if you have not scheduled the job, you will be asked if you want to run the job immediately. If the job is not scheduled and you don’t choose to run it immediately, you can run the job later from the Monitor Jobs window.
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