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An out-of-place restore—you choose a backup image and create a new vApp out of that image. You can
create the new vApp in the same data center used by the original vApp or in a different virtual data
center.
NOTE Performing an out-of-pace restore, does not restore the following items for a vApp:
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vApp configuration data
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Virtual machine configuration data
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Virtual machine networking configuration
If a vApp contains more than one virtual machine, you can select which virtual machines to restore from
that vApp.
NOTE When performing an out-of-place restore, you must create the new vApp in the same cloud service
(Dedicated Cloud service or Virtual Private Cloud service ) where you are currently subscribed to the Data
Protection Service. You cannot create the vApp in another cloud service; for example, if you have subscribed
to the Data Protection Service for your Dedicated Cloud service, and you have also subscribed to a
Virtual Private Cloud service, you cannot create the vApp in your Virtual Private Cloud .
If you delete a vApp by mistake, you can use the out-of-place restore option to restore that vApp. You must
have virtual administrator privileges in vCloud Air to restore deleted vApps.
To restore a virtual machine from a backup, see “Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup,” on page 45.
To restore a virtual machine from a deleted vApp, see “Restore a Deleted vApp,” on page 45.
Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
Enabling data protection for a virtual data center automatically backs up the virtual machines added to that
virtual data center based on the data protection policy applied to the virtual data center.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have a subscription to the Data Protection Service.
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You must have virtual administrator privileges in vCloud Air to enable data protection for a virtual
data center. (End users do not have the privileges to enable data protection for a virtual data center.)
Procedure
1 On the Data Protection tab, click VDCs protected.
A list of your virtual data centers appears that shows the status of data protection per virtual data
center.
2 Select the virtual data center for which you want to enable data protection.
The details about data protection for that virtual data center appear.
3 From the Actions menu, choose Enable Data Protection.
A dialog box appears confirming the virtual data center for which you are enabling data protection.
4 Click Enable Data Protection.
The Data Protection tab refreshes and a notification message appears indicating that the data protection
policy for that virtual data center updated successfully.
By default, the Data Protection Service creates a data protection policy that automatically backs up daily the
virtual machines and vApps in that virtual data center.
To customize the data protection policy for a virtual data center, see “Update the Data Protection Policy for
a Virtual Data Center,” on page 43 in this guide.
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