📝 Note
This feature is currently available under the Early Access program. To know more about the Early Access program and sign up for this feature, contact Support or your Account Executive.
Restore prerequisites and considerations for Proxmox virtual machines
Restored VM names must contain only alphanumeric characters and hyphens (no spaces or special symbols).
Currently, only Alternate Location Restore is supported (Overwriting the existing source VM directly is not an option; a new VM is created).
You can restore a VM to the original node, a different node within the same cluster, or a node in an entirely different cluster.
The Node dropdown menu clearly labels which cluster each node belongs to, making it easy to select the correct destination.
The restore destination supports only LVM-Thin and ZFS storage types
Only the Linux Bridge networking type is supported for restored virtual machines.
A Full VM Restore restores the entire VM with all its disks from a selected recovery point.
Procedure
Log in to the Management Console.
From the top menu bar, select your organization if organizations are enabled.
Click Protect > Proxmox.
The All Nodes page appears that lists all the registered nodes/clusters.Select the registered nodes from the Node list in the left navigation pane.
In the left navigation pane, click Configured VMs.
Select the virtual machine you want to restore.
Click Restore.
Select a recovery point.
Click Proceed to Restore.
In the Full VM Restore window, enter the following details for restore to an alternate location. In this case, a new VM is created on the selected node with the customized settings.
📝 Note
Druva automatically powers on the full virtual machine after it is restored to an alternate location.
Destination Node: From the dropdown list, select the node in a cluster where you want to restore the virtual machine.
Destination Cluster: Displays the destination cluster. This field is displayed for only nodes that are part of a cluster.
Backup Proxy: Lists the backup proxy deployed on the destination node in a cluster / standalone node.
Storage: Datastore with sufficient disk space are available for selection. Currently,
local_lvmandzfs_storageare supported.Network: Select a network setting available at the destination node.
Recovered VM Name (Optional):
Enter the name to be given to the recovered VM. If this field is left blank, or a folder with the recovered VM name already exists in the datastore, the recovered VM will be named
<Name of the original virtual machine>_<counter>.Only allowed characters are alphanumeric and hyphen.
The VM name must not exceed 63 characters
Review the restore details, and click Finish.