Job Options for Multiple VM Restore from Archive

This section describes all available options in the Options step of a Multiple VM Restore from Archive job.

The options available depend on the choice made in the Destination step. When Automatically restore to vCenter is enabled, the full set of options is shown.

When Automatically restore to vCenter is disabled, the archived data is staged on vStor and no VMs are recovered; the options marked (virtual machine recovery only) below are not shown.

Basic Job Options

Add prefix to the restored machines' names (virtual machine recovery only)

Toggle on	An additional input field is displayed for the user to specify the prefix that will be added to all restored machines’ names.
Toggle off	All machines are restored under their original names.

Power on virtual machines after restoring (virtual machine recovery only)

Toggle on	The newly restored virtual machines will be powered on when the restore is completed.
Toggle off	The VMs will be restored in the powered-off state.

Send e-mail notification

Toggle on	An e-mail notification is sent when the job completes. Additional entry fields appear for the message recipients and subject.
Toggle off	No e-mail notifications are sent for this job.

E-mail notification fields

To

The email address of the primary recipient of your message. Only one “To” address is permitted.

Cc

Carbon Copy. The email address(es) of the secondary recipient(s) of your message. Use a semicolon to delimit multiple email addresses.

Bcc

Blind Carbon Copy. The email address(es) of the secondary recipient(s) not identified to other recipients. Use a semicolon to delimit multiple email addresses.

Subject

The subject of your message. The subject line usually contains a combination of straight text and variable elements. Variables, which must begin with %, are replaced with actual corresponding values. If you enclose variables in double quotation marks, those variables are treated as literal values. You can embed the following variables:

• %JOBNAME
• %JOBID
• %JOBTYPE
• %RC

Use %RC to include the return code in the message for this run of the job, when applicable.

Note.

The following characters are invalid in all fields: < > ; and '.

Use original MAC addresses (virtual machine recovery only)

Toggle on	The restored virtual machines will keep their original MAC addresses.
Toggle off	New MAC addresses will be attributed to the VMs by the destination vCenter.

Set schedule

Toggle on	Define a schedule to run the job.
Toggle off	No schedule is defined for the job.

Source Options

The Source Options control how DPX reads the archived data from media.

Tape end-of-job usage

Determines the handling of tapes post-job:

Rewind tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and leaves it in the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot.
Unload tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and ejects it from the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot. For DiskDirectory, this option causes empty volsers to be used before new volsers.
Leave tapes	In the case of standalone tape drives, the tape remains wound to the point where the job ended and stays in the drive. However, for tape library drives, the tape is always attempted to be returned to its slot after the backup operation is completed. The next job attempts to use the tape in the drive instead of mounting a new tape. In the case of a standalone drive, if the currently mounted tape is unacceptable (for example, if the next backup requires a tape from a different media pool), the operator is prompted to mount another tape. In the case of a tape library, if the tape in the drive is rejected for any reason, it unloads the tape, returns it to its slot, and proceeds to select another tape.
Export tapes	Automates the export of tapes to an I/O port, eliminating manual processes and preparing tapes for their next destination. In environments with physical tape libraries, the availability of an empty I/O port is essential. The system will alert and will return an error code if no port is available, prompting user action. A rescan of ports is recommended to ensure availability.

Max. devices

Limits the number of storage devices valid for use with this job. Use this option if you want to stop DPX from using all the drives in the selected device cluster so that some drives will be available for other purposes.

Tape mount attempts

The maximum number to check a tape in a standalone tape device.

Mount interval (seconds)

The number of seconds to wait between checking the availability of a tape in a standalone tape device.

AWS Glacier expedited retrieval

You can select the archive retrieval option for Amazon S3 Glacier from either “Standard” or “Expedited”. Leave this option disabled for the Standard retrieval archive mode, or enable the Expedited retrieval archive mode.

See also.

For more information about the Amazon S3 Glacier archive retrieval options, see Amazon S3 Glacier Developer Guide: Retrieving S3 Glacier Archives.

Script Options

You can run a custom script before the job.

Pre-job script

Specifies a script to run before the job starts, with options to handle scenarios where the script fails:

• Run job / run post-job script
• Skip job / run post-job script
• Skip job / skip post-job script

See also.

For detailed information about pre- and post-job scripts, including all valid definitions, see Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts.