Acronis Backup for VMware 9 - User Guide - Manual (Page 83)

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To complete the New ESXi Backup Task wizard, you should name the task. Note that [ ] { } ; , .
symbols are not allowed for the task name. The default task name is “Backup of ESXi configuration
[date/time]”.
When you click on the Save button, all the parameters of your New ESXi Backup Task will be saved
and you will see the created task in the Tasks view. Clicking on the Save & Run button will save the
task and run it right away.
13.2 ESXi host configuration recovery
ESXi host configuration recovery (BMR restore) can be used to quickly recover the ESXi server when,
for example, it crashes and cannot be booted. ESXi Host Restore wizard allows you to configure the
recovery of the previous configuration of the ESXi host stored in a previously created backup.
Through the wizard you can check and reconfigure local datastores (datastores created on local
disks) and remap vSwitches that were previously mapped to physical NICs. Also, you can define
which backup locations should be used for the recovery of the missing VMs after the ESXi host is
restored and boots up.
ESXi Host Restore wizard is available from Acronis Bootable Media interface only. The media can be
created by Acronis Bootable Media Builder. It is a separate installation package. This functionality
cannot be run from the Acronis Backup for VMware Agent Web Interface.
In the first step select the Archive and the Recovery Point that will be restored. Open the pop-up and
select the location where the ESXi host configuration backup archive is stored. Then, select the
Archive with the ESXi Host Backup. When the archive is selected, the latest recovery point is chosen
by default. However you can change the default selection.
The second step is to Select Backup for VMware Backup Locations. Select the check box for the
backup location and enter its credentials in the pop-up window. The locations are listed. The selected
locations are colored grey and the locations that are not selected are colored yellow.
Locations are listed according to the contents of the ESXi host configuration backup archive, where
the information about VMs backup locations is stored (Recent Locations paths). You can add new
locations in this step. All these locations will be used to restore VMs backups after the ESXi host is up
and running. Moreover, the locations can be password protected and the credentials will be required
to access data after the ESXi server is recovered and Acronis Backup for VMware starts to recover the
missing VMs. Only the following locations can be selected in this step:
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Network folders.
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FTP servers.
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SFTP servers.