Performing a Live Mount for Azure Local

Perform a live mount to run a virtual machine directly from a stored backup.

Before You Begin

• Create a lifecycle policy that supports live mount operations.

• Run a backup of the VMs that you want to live mount.

• Verify that the VM owner or the user group that the VM owner is associated with meet the following criteria:

  • Has a role that includes the Browse and Live Browse permissions

  • Is associated with the lifecycle policy for live mounts.

Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.

   The Virtual machines page appears.

2. For the virtual machine that you want to live mount, click the action button , and then select Restore.

   The Select restore type page appears.

3. To choose a different Backup Gateway or source copy for the restore, do the following:

   1. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings.

      The Settings dialog box appears.

   2. For Backup Gateway, decide whether to have the Commvault Cloud software automatically select the Backup Gateway or to specify a Backup Gateway:

      • Automatic: By default, the Commvault Cloud software selects the Backup Gateway for the restore operation based on availability and environment.

      • To restore data using a specific Backup Gateway, from the list, select a Backup Gateway.

   3. For Source, decide whether to have the Commvault Cloud software automatically select the copy of backup data or to specify the copy:

      • Automatic: By default, the restore operation searches for the requested data in the primary copy and selects a different copy if the data is not found in the primary copy.

      • To restore from a specific copy of backup data, from the list, select a backup copy.

   4. Click Save.

4. Click Live mount.

   The Live mount dialog box appears.

5. Provide the following information:

   • Live mount policy: Select the policy to use for the live mount operation.

     If no live mount policy is defined, this option does not appear.

   • Virtual machine name: Enter a display name for the live mounted VM.

     By default, "VM" is appended to the end of the source VM name to create the display name for the live mounted VM.

   • Network: Select one of the following options:

     • No connection: Mount the VM without a network connection.

     • Original network: Mount the VM with the same network connection as the source VM.

     • Available networks: Select a network to use for the live mounted VM.

   • Copy precedence: Select the copy precedence to perform the live mount from.

6. Click Submit.