How-to Restore a Volume to a Windows Virtual Machine

Introduction

The Instant Volume Mount operation restores an entire volume to a Windows VM and is the best way to restore data when a large data set must be recovered. This restoration method mounts the restored VMDK to a Windows VM allowing you to copy the required data from the drive.

Procedure

1. Login to the respective Cloud Data Protection system
2. From the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the Data Protection → Recoveries tab
   
   
3. Select the Recover button and then Instant Volume Mount
    
    
4. Utilize the search bar to locate the server from which volumes are to be restored
5. Click the desired VM name or use the context menu to move to the Recovery Options page
    
   

6. Set the recovery options

1. Task Name:      Select a meaningful name for the recovery task
2. Source:             Confirm the VM listed is the VM you have selected
3. Mounting:        Select the volume(s) from the server to restore
4. Recover Point: Select the snapshot you wish to restore
5. Target:              Select the VM to mount the Volume on
6. Disk Online:     Do not select to bring the disk online automatically
7. Interface:         If restoring to EEC choose Select from Interface/VLANs and select bond0.1930 (bond0.1940 will alternatively be selected on DUB-COHESITY), if restoring to private infrastructure chose Select from Interface/VLANs and select the appropriate bond0.* interface

7. Select Create Task

 

8. You will be redirected to the Recovery Overview screen to monitor the status of the restore
9. Upon success the VMDK of the volume will be attached to the target VM
10. Mount the VMDK within Windows on the target VM 
    1. Login to the Target VM
    2. Launch the Disk Management utility 
    3. Locate the restored disk
    4. Right Click the disk and select Online
    5. The disk will now mount to the OS
11. Copy any required data from the newly mounted drive from within Windows
12. Unmount the VMDK within Windows on the target VM 
    1. Login to the Target VM
    2. Launch the Disk Management utility 
    3. Locate the restored disk
    4. Right Click the disk and select Offline
    5. The disk will now unmount from the OS
13. Select the Protection → Recovery tab and select the Task Name of the restore you initiated
14. Select Tear Down to remove the disk from the VM and clean up all Cohesity configurations
    
15. Select Yes, Tear Down to confirm the operation