VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Restore vCenter Server from a File-Based Backup

Restore the management domain vCenter Server from a file-based backup on the appliance you deployed from an OVA file.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the appliance management interface (VAMI) of the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>:5480
     as
    root
    .
  2. Navigate to the default cluster of the management domain.
  3. Select the
    Restore
    .
  4. Provide the backup server address, protocol and the path to the backup file, and click
    Next
    .
  5. Provide the SSO administrator user name and password, and click
    Next
    .
  6. On the Ready to complete page, review the details and click
    Finish
    .

PowerShell Procedure

  1. Start PowerShell.
  2. Replace the values in the sample code with your values and run the commands in the PowerShell console.
    $tempvCenterFqdn = "sfo-m01-vc02.sfo.rainpole.io"
$tempvCenterAdmin = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$tempvCenterAdminPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$extractedSDDCDataFile = ".\extracted-sddc-data.json"
$workloadDomain ="sfo-m01"
$vCenterBackupPath = "10.221.78.133/F$/backup/vCenter/sn_sfo-m01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io/M_8.0.1.00100_20231121-104120_"
$locationtype ="SMB"
$locationUser ="Administrator"
$locationPassword ="VMw@re123!"
  3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.
    Invoke-vCenterRestore -vCenterFqdn $tempvCenterFqdn -vCenterAdmin $tempvCenterAdmin -vCenterAdminPassword $tempvCenterAdminPassword -extractedSDDCDataFile $extractedSDDCDataFile -workloadDomain $workloadDomain -vCenterBackupPath $vCenterBackupPath -locationtype $locationtype -locationUser $locationUser -locationPassword $locationPassword

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