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Performing A Rollback For A Windows Machine

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Text Box Password VM Machine Location Description Enter the password for the user account with administrative privileges on the workstation with Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine. Enter the path for the virtual machine. For example, D:\export. It is used to identify the location of the virtual machine. NOTE: Specify the virtual machine location for both local and remote Hyper-V servers. The path must be a valid local path for the Hyper-V server. Non-existent directories are automatically created. Do not attempt to create them manually. Export to shared folders, for example, \\data\share is not permitted. 5. In the Export Volumes tab, select which volumes to export. For example, C:\. 6. Select the Options tab and then enter the name for the virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Name text box. The name you enter is displayed in the list of virtual machines in the Hyper-V Manager console. 7. Do one of the following: - Click Use the same amount of RAM as the source machine to identify that the RAM use is identical between the virtual and source machines. - Click Use a specific amount of RAM to specify how much memory the virtual machine has after the export. For example, 4096 MB. 8. Click Perform initial ad-hoc export to test the export of the data. 9. Click Save. Performing A Rollback For A Windows Machine In AppAssure 5, a rollback is the process of restoring the volumes on a machine from recovery points. NOTE: Rollback functionality is also supported for your protected Linux machines using the commandlineaamount utility. For more information, see Performing A Rollback For A Linux Machine. To perform a rollback for a Windows machine: 1. In the AppAssure 5 Core Console, click the Machines tab. 2. In the list of protected machines, select the check box next to the machine you want to export. 3. In the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Rollback. The Rollback Select Recovery Point dialog box is displayed. 4. In the Rollback Select Recovery Point dialog box, do one of the following: - Select a recovery point to export and click Next. - Or, in the left navigation area of the AppAssure 5 Core Console, select the machine you want to roll back, which launches the Summary tab for that machine. On the Recovery Points tab, select a recovery point in the list. In the expanded details for that recovery point, next to Operations, click Rollback. The Rollback dialog box is displayed. 5. Edit the rollback options as described in the following table. Text Box Source Machine Description Specify the original agent machine as the destination for the rollback. Original agent refers to the recovery point that is used for the rollback created from that agent. 116

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Text Box
Description
Password
Enter the password for the user account with administrative privileges on the workstation
with Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine.
VM Machine
Location
Enter the path for the virtual machine. For example,
D:\export
. It is used to identify the
location of the virtual machine.
NOTE:
Specify the virtual machine location for both local and remote Hyper-V
servers. The path must be a valid local path for the Hyper-V server. Non-existent
directories are automatically created. Do not attempt to create them manually. Export
to shared folders, for example,
\\data\share
is not permitted.
5.
In the
Export Volumes
tab, select which volumes to export. For example,
C:\
.
6.
Select the
Options
tab and then enter the name for the virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Name text box.
The name you enter is displayed in the list of virtual machines in the Hyper-V Manager console.
7.
Do one of the following:
Click
Use the same amount of RAM
as the source machine to identify that the RAM use is identical
between the virtual and source machines.
Click
Use a specific amount of RAM
to specify how much memory the virtual machine has after the export.
For example, 4096 MB.
8.
Click
Perform initial ad-hoc export
to test the export of the data.
9.
Click
Save
.
Performing A Rollback For A Windows Machine
In AppAssure 5, a rollback is the process of restoring the volumes on a machine from recovery points.
NOTE:
Rollback functionality is also supported for your protected Linux machines using the command-
line
aamount
utility. For more information, see
Performing A Rollback For A Linux Machine
.
To perform a rollback for a Windows machine:
1.
In the AppAssure 5 Core Console, click the
Machines
tab.
2.
In the list of protected machines, select the check box next to the machine you want to export.
3.
In the
Actions
drop-down menu for that machine, click
Rollback
.
The
Rollback Select Recovery Point
dialog box is displayed.
4.
In the
Rollback Select Recovery Point
dialog box, do one of the following:
Select a recovery point to export and click
Next
.
Or, in the left navigation area of the AppAssure 5 Core Console, select the machine you want to roll back,
which launches the
Summary
tab for that machine. On the
Recovery Points
tab, select a recovery point in
the list. In the expanded details for that recovery point, next to
Operations
, click
Rollback.
The
Rollback
dialog box is displayed.
5.
Edit the rollback options as described in the following table.
Text Box
Description
Source Machine
Specify the original agent machine as the destination for the rollback. Original agent
refers to the recovery point that is used for the rollback created from that agent.
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