Restores
Definition
A Restore is the workflow to bring back the backed up VMs from a TrilioVault Snapshot.
TrilioVault does offer 3 types of restores:
One Click restore
Selective restore
InPlace restore
One Click Restore
The One Click Restore will bring back all VMs from the Snapshot in the same state as they were backed up. They will:
be located in the same cluster in the same datacenter
use the same storage domain
connect to the same network
have the same flavor
The user can't change any Metadata.
The One Click Restore requires, that the original VM's that have been backed up are deleted or otherwise lost. If even one VM is still existing, will the One Click Restore fail.
The One Click Restore will automatically update the Workload to protect the restored VMs.
There are 2 possibilities to start a One Click Restore.
Possibility 1: From the Snapshot list
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click "One Click Restore" in the same line as the identified Snapshot
(Optional) Provide a name / description
Click "Create"
Possibility 2: From the Snapshot overview
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click the Snapshot Name
Navigate to the "Restores" tab
Click "One Click Restore"
(Optional) Provide a name / description
Click "Create"
Selective Restore
The Selective Restore is the most complex restore TrilioVault has to offer. It allows to adapt the restored VMs to the exact needs of the User.
With the selective restore the following things can be changed:
Which VMs are getting restored
Name of the restored VMs
Which networks to connect with
Which Storage domain to use
Which DataCenter / Cluster to restore into
Which flavor the restored VMs will use
The Selective Restore is always available and doesn't have any prerequirements.
There are 2 possibilities to start a Selective Restore.
Possibility 1: From the Snapshot list
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click on the small arrow next to "One Click Restore" in the same line as the identified Snapshot
Click on "Selective Restore"
Configure the Selective Restore as desired
Click "Restore"
Possibility 2: From the Snapshot overview
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click the Snapshot Name
Navigate to the "Restores" tab
Click "Selective Restore"
Configure the Selective Restore as desired
Click "Restore"
Inplace Restore
The Inplace Restore covers those use cases, where the VM and its Volumes are still available, but the data got corrupted or needs to a rollback for other reasons.
It allows the user to restore only the data of a selected Volume, which is part of a backup.
The Inplace Restore only works when the original VM and the original Volume are still available and connected. TrilioVault is checking this by the saved Object-ID.
The Inplace Restore will not create any new RHV resources. Please use one of the other restore options if new Volumes or VMs are required.
There are 2 possibilities to start an Inplace Restore.
Possibility 1: From the Snapshot list
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click on the small arrow next to "One Click Restore" in the same line as the identified Snapshot
Click on "Inplace Restore"
Configure the Inplace Restore as desired
Click "Restore"
Possibility 2: From the Snapshot overview
Login to the RHV-Manager
Navigate to the Backup Tab
Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to be restored
Click the workload name to enter the Workload overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab
Identify the Snapshot to be restored
Click the Snapshot Name
Navigate to the "Restores" tab
Click "Inplace Restore"
Configure the Inplace Restore as desired
Click "Restore"
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