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Start-VBRInstantRecovery

Short Description

Starts VMware Instant VM Recovery.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Start-VBRInstantRecovery [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [[-ResourcePool] <CViResourcePoolItem>] [-VMName<string>] [-Datastore <CViDatastoreItem>] [-StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy>] [-Folder <CViFolderItem>][-PowerUp] [-NICsEnabled] [-Reason <string>] [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-RunAsync] [-Force] [-SourceNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-TargetNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-EnableTagRestore] [-EnableAntivirusScan][-EnableEntireVolumeScan] [-VirusDetectionAction <VBRVirusDetectionAction> {DisableNetwork | AbortRecovery}] [-GenerateNewSystemUUID <SwitchParameter>][<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts VM instant recovery. With this cmdlet, you can perform the following recover scenarios:

Restore to original location
Restore to original location with different settings

Restore to another location
Secure restore

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
RestorePoint	Specifies the restore point to which you want to recover the VM.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
VMName	Specifies a name you want to apply to the restored VM. By default, the original VM name is applied.	False	Named	False	False
Server	For restore to another location. Specifies the target ESXi host where you want to locate the restored VM. Note: You must not specify a vCenter Server in this parameter.	True	2	False	False
ResourcePool	For restore to another location. Specifies the resource pool where you want to locate the restored VM.	False	3	False	False
Datastore	For restore to another location. Specifies the datastore to which you want to store the changes made to the VM during the Instant Recovery. Veeam Backup & Replication will redirect the redo logs to the selected datastore.	False	Named	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
PowerUp	If set to True, 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
NICsEnabled	If set to True, the restored VM will be connected to the network. Otherwise the VM will have no network connections.	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
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 does not match.	False	Named	False	False
EnableAntivirusScan	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
EnableEntireVolumeScan	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
VirusDetectionAction	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
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the VM.	False	Named	False	False
EnableTagRestore	Indicates that Veeam Backup & Replication will restore VMware tags.	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
GenerateNewSystemUUID	Defines that the cmdlet will generate a new system UUID for the restored machine. Note: Currently this parameter supports only the $false value: GenerateNewSystemUUID:$false.	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 a VM to its original location and to the latest restore point.

You will need to perform the following steps:

Run Get-VBRBackup to get the backup containing this VM. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Get the most recent VM restore point:

Run Get-VBRRestorePoint with the $backup variable to get VM restore points.
Use the Sort-Object method to filter restore points by the CreationTime property.
Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run Get-VBRServer to get the ESXi host where the original VM is registered. Save the result to the $server variable.

Start-VBRInstantRecovery Note:

If you don't know the name of the source ESXi host, you can get it from the properties of the VM restore point. To do that, run the $restorepoint.AuxData.EsxName command. PowerShell will return the name of the source ESXi host.

Run Start-VBRInstantRecovery with the $restorepoint and $server variables.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Support Backup"

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $backup | Sort-Object –Property CreationTime –Descending | Select -First 1

$server = Get-VBRServer -Type ESXi -Name esx02.support.local

Start-VBRInstantRecovery -RestorePoint $restorepoint -Server $server

Example 2

This example shows how to restore the VM to another location with different settings. The job will run with the following settings:

The VM is restored with name "MSExchange_Restored".
The PowerUp parameter is used to enable the auto power up of the restored VM.
The NICsEnabled parameter is used to connect the restored VM to the host network.
The restore reason is "Data recovery".
The RunAsync parameter is set to bring the process to the background.

You will need to preform the following steps:

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 target ESXi host. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run Find-VBRViResourcePool to specify the resource pool. Save the result to the $pool variable.
Run Find-VBRViDatastore to specify the datastore. Save the result to the $store variable.
Run Find-VBRViFolder to specify the folder to locate the restored VM. Save the result to the $folder variable.
Run Start-VBRInstantRecovery with the variables obtained in the previous steps.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint

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

$pool = Find-VBRViResourcePool -Name "ResourcePool_9"

$store = Find-VBRViDatastore -Name "Datastore_5"

$folder = Find-VBRViFolder -Name "VM_recovery"

Start-VBRInstantRecovery -RestorePoint $restorepoint -VMName "MSExchange_Restored" -Server $server -ResourcePool $pool -Datastore $store -Folder $folder -PowerUp:$true -NICsEnabled:$true -Reason "Data recovery" -RunAsync

Example 3

The example shows how to perform secure restore of the selected VM. The restore session will run with the following settings:

The antivirus will continue VM scan after the first virus threat is found
In case the threat is detected, Veeam Backup & Replication will cancel the restore session
The RunAsync parameter is set to bring the process to the background

You must perform the following steps:

Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get an array of the restore points for the selected VM. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Start-VBRInstantRecovery with the $restorepoint variable. Set the AbortRecovery value of the VirusDetectionAction parameter to disable the recovery of the infected restore point.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint

Start-VBRInstantRecovery -RestorePoint $restorepoint[1] -RunAsync -EnableAntivirusScan -EnableEntireVolumeScan -VirusDetectionAction AbortRecovery

Related Commands

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Get-VBRServer

Find-VBRViResourcePool

Find-VBRViDatastore

Find-VBRViFolder

Get-VBRLocation