Release Notes

62 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
1. Initialize a clone vVol VM from snapshot recovery from the Dell VSM button under a virtual machine Manage
tab, and then select Snapshots. From the VSM Actions drop-down ( ), select Clone VVOL VM from
Snapshot.
2. Provide a Name Suffix for the clone. By default, VSM will append –clone-<created time_stamp>. Click OK to
begin the task.
Once the clone vVol VM from snapshot task is completed, the recovery of the data can be performed.
3. Select the virtual machine and edit the setting that will add in the virtual disk from the recovered clone.
4. Once the virtual disk is mounted, a file-level copy can be performed at the guest OS level.
5. When the recovery is complete, remove the virtual disk and delete the clone.
If the guest OS does not support hot adding and removing virtual disks, it will be necessary to power off the
virtual machine. This is covered in detail in section 6.7, “Advanced cloning in selective data recovery.”
Note: The cloned virtual machine will be identical to its snapshot source. Therefore, additional steps should be taken
prior to powering on the virtual machine to prevent network conflicts.