Restore the vCenter
Server Appliance Using the API
You can use the
Management API
of the
to restore the Appliance from a backup image containing
the
database and key operational elements of the Appliance.
- The old , from which the backup image came, must be powered off before you start the restore operation.
- A new must be deployed in an unconfigured state, except that it must have a fully qualified domain name or IP address that matches the old one.
- The new must have the same build number as the one in the backup image.
- The new must have a size equal to or greater than the old one. If the old was customized to exceed the largest template size, the new one must be customized to the same size.
- If the old was deployed with an external , the new one must be also. If the old one was deployed in an embedded configuration, the new one must be also.
- No other backup or restore job may be running concurrently.
- The destination storage location must be accessible to the Appliance restore process.
This procedure explains the
sequence of operations you use to restore the
instance from a backup image.
- Create a restore request object to describe the restore operation.
- Issue a request to start the restore operation.
- Monitor progress of the job until it is complete.
- Report job completion.
After the
is fully configured by the restore operation, you can
resume using the
vSphere
Automation
API endpoint for subsequent operations.