Offline Backup; Types Of Restore - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Offline backup

The process used by the integration script for an offline backup is as follows:
1. If the virtual machine to be backed up is running, stop it.
2. Export the virtual machine to the temporary backup folder as an .xva file.
3. If the virtual machine was running before the backup, restart it.
After the script has finished, the contents of the temporary backup folder are backed
up to the backup device using standard Data Protector functionality.
NOTE:
The file type of the exported file for offline backup is the same as that for online backup,
but it is possible to differentiate between offline and online backups from the filename.
Refer to "Specifying a

Types of restore

The type of restore that can be performed is dependent on the type of backup that
was performed: Restore from online backup requires a different process to restore
from offline backup.
The following restore possibilities are available:
• Restore from online backup. In a similar way to online backup, this has two
options available:
• online. This mode allows a user to restore the disks of selected virtual machines
that were backed up in a session using backup mode online or allOnline.
• allOnline. This mode allows a user to restore the disks of all the virtual machines
backed up in a session using backup mode online or allOnline.
• Restore from offline backup. In a similar way to offline backup, this has two
options available:
• offline. This mode allows a user to restore selected virtual machines that were
backed up in a session using backup mode offline or allOffline.
• allOffline. This mode allows a user to restore all virtual machines that were
backed up in a session using backup mode offline or allOffline.
Integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase, Network Node Manager,
restore" on page 212
and Network Data Management Protocol Server 197