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Restore Virtual Machines to Alternative Locations

During the Restore VM (virtual machine) configuration process, you are required to select the option of where you want to restore the virtual machine to. The available selections are Restore to the Original Location and Restore to an Alternative Location.

If you want to restore the virtual machine to an alternative location, perform the following steps:

Follow these steps:

1. From the Restore Options dialog, after specifying the Resolve Conflicts and Post Recovery options, select Restore to an Alternative Location.

   Note: For more information about the Resolve Conflicts and Post Recovery options, see Recover Data to Virtual Machines.

   The Restore Options dialog expands to display additional restore to alternative options.

2. Specify the vCenter/ESX Server Information.
   • vCenter/ESX Server--Specify the host name or IP address for the destination vCenter or ESX server system.
   • Username--Specify the user name that has access privilege to log in to the virtual machine you are restoring.
   • Password--Specify the corresponding password for the User Name that is required to log in to the virtual machine you are restoring.
   • Protocol--Specify the protocol that you want to use for communication with the destination server. The available selections are HTTP and HTTPS.
   • Port Number--Specify the port that you want to use for data transfer between the source server and the destination. By default this port number is 44.
3. When the vCenter/ESX Server Information is specified, click the Connect to this vCenter/ESX Server button.

   If the alternative server access credential information is correct, the Other Information fields become enabled.

4. Specify the Other Information.
   • VM Name--Specify the host name of the virtual machine that you are restoring.
   • ESX Server--Specify the destination ESX server. The drop-down menu will contain a listing of all ESX servers that are associated with the specified virtual machine.
   • VM DataStore--Specify the destination VM DataStore.
5. When the Other Information are specified, click Next.

   The Restore Summary dialog opens.

6. Review the displayed information to verify that all the restore options and settings are correct.
   • If the summary information is not correct, click Previous and go back to the applicable dialog to change the incorrect setting.
   • If the summary information is correct, click Finish to launch the restore process.