Release Notes

38 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
points of the virtual environment to a traditional backup schedule in case data needs to be restored. By utilizing the
snapshots in addition to the traditional backup schemes, administrators gain a shorter recovery time objective. The act
of deploying a new virtual machine, patching it, installing the applications, backing up the agent, and then recovering
data results in the loss of hours or even days of work. Instead, snapshots can be utilized to rapidly roll a virtual machine
back to a good point in time and work can continue with minimal disruption.
VSM has two different ways to start the process of recovery: From the Data Recovery option in the main VSM menu or
from the object itself.
6.5.1 Data Recovery menu
The Data Recovery option is useful for viewing all of the available snapshots or replicas in one place. This screen also
provides the ability to search for an object that may not exist in the environment but exists in a snapshot.
1. From the main VSM menu, click Data Recovery.
2. In the main pane, search for an object or search for all of a certain type of object.
3. Click Search to find the object to recover.
It does not matter if the object has a single snapshot or dozens, a single object is displayed.
4. Double click an object to open a new tab in the Data Recovery pane.
This will list all of the snapshots for that particular object.
5. Select each snapshot in the lower pane to list all of the virtual machines, volumes, and groups that are part of
the snapshot.