We've found that it is a 2 step process to restore a vm instance. But
then again, you are doing to steps to back it up ;-)

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:25 AM, mark wragge <mark_t_wragge AT yahoo DOT ie> 
wrote:
> Thanks for the quick responses to these questions. I now have this VCB backup 
> working successfully.
>
>   What is the quickest way to restore a full VM? I have successfully restored 
> a full VM by restoring the fullVM backup to the backup server and then used 
> VMware Converter to import the VM into the ESX server.
>
>   It would be quicker if I could restore the fullVM directly to the ESX 
> server rather than the 2 step process of restore to backup server followed by 
> Vmware converter.
>
>
>
>  David Dulek <ddulek AT fastenal DOT com> wrote:
>   If you use 7.4.1+ you can in the client definition define a VCB proxy that
>  will snap, mount, and backup the client for you with a saveset definition
>  of "*FULL*".
>
>  On Thursday 24 April 2008, mark wragge wrote:
>  > I have been able use Vmware Consolidated Backup to create a full copy of a
>  > VM using the vcbMounter command. When i do this the VM is copied to a
>  > folder on my backup server and I can then back this VM up.
>  >
>  > I know that I can use the savepnpc command to call a script but how do i
>  > integrate this process into a script? Which VCB commands do I need to use
>  > in the script?
>  >
>  > Should I be using the vcbMounter command or should i be using the
>  > vcbSnapshot command?
>  >
>  > Which command should i use to cleanup the copy of the VM once the backup
>  > has completed?
>  >
>  > If possible could someone send me a copy of the contents of a script that
>  > they use when VCB backups are implemented for full VM backups?
>  >
>  > Thanks, Mark
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