You can restore a full Proxmox VM out of place using a regular restore operation. You can initiate a restore operation for a specific VM from the Virtual machines page or from the VM groups page.
Prerequisites
- If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.
Start the Restore Wizard
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Overview page appears.
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Click the VM groups tab.
The VM group page appears.
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On the VM groups tab, for the VM that you want to restore, click the action button action button
and then select Restore.The Select restore type page appears.
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Click Full virtual machine.
The Full virtual machine page appears.
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To select a specific Backup Gateway and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click Change source.
By default, the Commvault Cloud software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:
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MediaAgent: The software uses the MediaAgent that performed the backup.
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Restore from copy: By default, the software searches for the requested data in the primary copy. If the data is not found in the primary copy, the software selects a secondary or auxiliary copy.
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Select the content to restore, and then click Restore.
The restore wizard appears.
Perform an Out of Place Restore
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For Type, select Out of place.
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For Restore as, Proxmox VE is selected by default.
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For Destination, select the client to restore the VMs to.
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For Access node, select Automatic, an access node, or an access node group.
If you are restoring multiple VMs, select Automatic to distribute the workload across the access nodes that are assigned for the destination hypervisor. First, the VMs are assigned to the access nodes that are in the same region. If no access nodes are available in the same region, the VMs are assigned to access nodes using the round-robin method.
If you select an access node group to restore VMs, the Commvault Cloud software distributes the workload across the access nodes that are available in the access node group.
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Click Next.
The Virtual Machines page appears.
Restore content for single or multiple VMs
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For Change display name to, you can enter another name for the restored VM.
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For advanced restore configuration options, select the VM to restore and click Configure restore options.
The Configure restore options page appears.
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Configure the following settings.
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For VM display name, if you are restoring a single VM, enter another name for the restored VM.
Note
If an existing VM with the same name exists on the destination host and you do not select Overwrite VMs if they already exist, the restore fails.
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For Node, select the Proxmox node to restore the VM to.
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For Storage, select a storage.
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Network settings: To use different source and destination networks, click Add:
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Source network: Select the source network, or select Any Network to map all network connections for the source VM to a different network for the restored VM.
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Destination network: Select a network connection for the restored VM and click Save.
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Click Save.
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Click Next.
The Restore Options page appears.
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Configure the following settings:
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Power on VMs after restore: Automatically start VMs after they are restored.
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Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists: Delete an existing VM with the same name and replace it with the restored VM.
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Reuse existing VM client: Redirect the restored VM client to the source VM. Enabling this option will map all information, such as Client Name, Host Name, and Client ID of the VM client to the source VM.
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Notify user on job completion: Receive an email notification that the restore is complete.
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Additional Options: Specify the following:
- Generate new GUID for VMs: Move the toggle key to the right to generate a new GUID for the restored VM.
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Click Next.
The Summary page appears.
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Review the summary, and then click Submit.