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Start-VBRRestoreVM

Short Description

Starts restore of the entire VMware VM.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

For Hyper-V, run Start-VBRHvRestoreVM.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

For restore to another location

Start-VBRRestoreVM [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [[-ResourcePool] <CViResourcePoolItem>] [[-Datastore]<CViDatastoreItem>] [-Folder <CViFolderItem>] [-StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy>] [-SourceNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-TargetNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-VMName <string>] [-DiskType <EDiskCreationMode> {Source | Thick | Thin | ThickEagerZeroed}] [-PowerUp <bool>] [-SkipTagsRestore] [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync][-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-Force] [-EnableAntivirusScan] [-EnableEntireVolumeScan] [-VirusDetectionAction <VBRVirusDetectionAction> {DisableNetwork | AbortRecovery}] [<CommonParameters>]

For restore to a new location, or to original location with different settings

Start-VBRRestoreVM [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [[-ResourcePool] <CViResourcePoolItem>] [[-Datastore]<CViDatastoreItem>] -EnableStagedRestore -StagingVirtualLab <CViSbVirtualLab> -StagingScript <string> -StagingCredentials <CInternalCredentials> [-Folder <CViFolderItem>] [-StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy>] [-SourceNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-TargetNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-VMName <string>] [-DiskType <EDiskCreationMode> {Source | Thick | Thin | ThickEagerZeroed}] [-PowerUp <bool>] [-SkipTagsRestore] [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-Force] [-EnableAntivirusScan] [-EnableEntireVolumeScan] [-VirusDetectionAction <VBRVirusDetectionAction> {DisableNetwork | AbortRecovery}] [-StagingApplicationGroup <CSbAppGroup>] [-StagingStartupOptions <VBRApplicationGroupStartupOptions>] [<CommonParameters>]

For restore to original location

Start-VBRRestoreVM [-RestorePoint] <COib> -ToOriginalLocation [-DiskType <EDiskCreationMode> {Source | Thick | Thin | ThickEagerZeroed}] [-PowerUp <bool>] [-SkipTagsRestore] [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-QuickRollback][-StoragePolicyAction <VBRStoragePolicyAction> {Current | Stored | Default}] [-Credentials <CCredentials>][-Force] [-EnableAntivirusScan] [-EnableEntireVolumeScan] [-VirusDetectionAction <VBRVirusDetectionAction> {DisableNetwork | AbortRecovery}] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts the entire VM restore. With this cmdlet, you can restore the VM with the following options:

Restore to original location
Restore to original location with different settings
Restore to another location
Staged restore
Secure restore

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
RestorePoint	Specifies the VM restore point to which you want to restore.	True	0	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Server	Specifies the ESXi host where you want to locate the restored VM. NOTE: The cmdlet will not run if you specify this parameter with the ToOriginalLocation parameter.	True	1	False	False
EnableStagedRestore	NOTE: This parameter is required for staged restore only. Enables the staged restore option.	True	Named	False	False
StagingCredentials	NOTE: This parameter is required for staged restore only. Specifies the VM guest credentials for the staged restore. Veeam Backup & Replication will use these credentials for authenticating with the VM and run the script. Accepts the CInternalCredentials type.	True	Named	False	False
StagingScript	NOTE: This parameter is required for staged restore only. Specifies the script location. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this script to prepare VMs before the restore.	True	Named	False	False
StagingVirtualLab	NOTE: This parameter is required for staged restore only. Specifies the virtual lab. The cmdlet will use this virtual lab to start VMs and run the script. Specifies the virtual lab that you will use for staged restore. Veeam Backup & Replication will move VMs into the isolated environment and will run the staging script	True	Named	False	False
ResourcePool	For restore to another location. Specifies the resource pool where you want to locate the restored VM.	False	2	False	False
Datastore	For restore to another location. Specifies the datastore to which you want to connect the restored VM.	False	3	False	False
StoragePolicy	Specifies the VMware storage policy profile that must be applied to the restored virtual disks. Accepts VBRViStoragePolicy type.	False	Named	False	False
Folder	For restore to another location. Specifies the folder where you want to locate the restored VM.	False	Named	False	False
VMName	Specifies the name you want to apply to the restored VM. By default, the original VM name is applied.	False	Named	False	False
DiskType	Specifies the disk type you want to apply to the restored VM: Thin Thick AsOriginal	False	Named	False	False
PowerUp	If set, the restored VM will be powered up immediately after the restore. Otherwise, you will have to power up the VM manually.	False	Named	False	False
Skip Tags Restore	If set, the VM will be restored without its VMware tag. Otherwise, the restored VM will keep its original tag.	False	Named	False	False
Reason	Specifies the reason for performing restore of the selected VM. The information you provide will be saved in the session history so that you can reference it later.	False	Named	False	False
RunAsync	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	False	Named	False	False
QuickRollback	For restore to original location. Indicates that the incremental restore must be performed.	False	Named	False	False
ToOriginal Location	Indicates that the VM must be restored with original ResourcePool, Datastore and Folder settings. NOTE: The cmdlet will not run if you specify this parameter with the Server parameter.	False	Named	False	False
StoragePolicyAction	Specifies the strategy for selecting storage policy profile in case the storage profile of the backed up VM differs from the profile of the original VM: Current: the restored VM will be subscribed to the same profile as in backup (if such profile still exists) or to the profile to which the original VM is subscribed (if profile as in backup was removed). Default: the restored VM will be subscribed to the profile that is set as default for the target datastore. Stored: the restored VM will be subscribed to the profile as in backup (if such profile still exists).	False	Named	False	False
Force	Indicates that the cmdlet will perform VM restore even if the geographical location of the repository where VM backups reside and the target host location do not match.	False	Named	False	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the VM.	False	Named	False	False
SourceNetwork	For restore to another location. Specifies the source site network. Veeam Backup & Replication will map it to the target network.	False	Named	False	False
TargetNetwork	For restore to another location. Specifies the target site network. Veeam Backup & Replication will map it with the source network.	False	Named	False	False
Staging Application Group	For staged restore. Specifies the application group that the cmdlet will use for staged restore.	False	Named	False	False
Staging Startup Options	For staged restore. Specifies startup settings of VMs that you want to restore. Veeam Backup & Replication will use these settings to start selected VMs after recovery. Accepts the VBRApplicationGroupStartupOptions type.	False	Named	False	False
Enable Antivirus Scan	Indicates that the cmdlet will perform secure restore. Veeam Backup & Replication will trigger the antivirus software to scan selected VMs before the restore.	False	Named	False	False
Enable Entire Volume Scan	For secure restore. Indicates that the antivirus will continue VMs scan after the first virus threat is found. Use this option if you want to get the report on all virus threats.	False	Named	False	False
Virus Detection Action	For secure restore. Specifies the secure restore action when the infection is detected. DisableNetwork - use this option if you want to restore VMs with disabled network adapters (NICs). AbortRecovery - use this option if you want to cancel the restore session.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example 1

This example shows how to restore of a VM to the original location.

Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get the array of the restore points for the selected VM. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Start-VBRRestoreVM with the $restorepoint variable. Set the Default value for the PowerUp parameter to subscribe the restored VM to the profile that is set as default for the target datastore.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint

Start-VBRRestoreVM -RestorePoint $restorepoint -Reason "Test restore" -ToOriginalLocation -StoragePolicyAction Default

Example 2

This example shows how to restore a VM to another location.

Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get an array of the restore points for the selected VM. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Get-VBRServer to specify the host where you want to locate the restored VM. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run Find-VBRViResourcePool to get the required resource pool. Save the result to the $rpool variable.
Run Find-VBRViDatastore to get the required datastore. Save the result to the $datastore variable.
Run Start-VBRRestoreVM with the variables obtained in the previous steps. Specify the PowerUp parameter to boot the VM after it is restored.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "north.support.local"

$rpool = Find-VBRViResourcePool -Server $server

$datastore = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server $server

Start-VBRRestoreVM –RestorePoint $restorepoint[1] –Server $server –ResourcePool $rpool –Datastore $datastore –PowerUp $true

Example 3

The example shows how perform staged restore of the selected VM.

Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get an array of the restore points for the selected VM. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Get-VBRServer to specify the host where you want to locate the restored VM. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run Get-VSBVirtualLab to specify the virtual lab for staged restore. Save the result to the $lab variable.
Run Get-VBRCredentials to specify the credentials for the account that has administrator privileges on the VM that you want to restore. Save the result to the $creds variable.
Run Start-VBRRestoreVM with the variables obtained in the previous steps. Use the following parameters to specify additional settings:

Use the StagingScript parameter to specify the script location
Use the EnableStagedRestore parameter to enable staged restore

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "north.support.local"

$lab = Get-VSBVirtualLab -Name "VirtualLab"

$creds = Get-VBRCredentials -Name "Administrator"

Start-VBRRestoreVM -RestorePoint $restorepoint[0] -Server $server -StagingVirtualLab $lab -StagingScript "c:/script.cmd" -EnableStagedRestore -StagingCredentials $creds

Related Commands

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Get-VBRServer

Find-VBRViResourcePool

Find-VBRViDatastore

Find-VBRViStoragePolicy

Find-VBRViFolder

Get-VBRLocation