prestore

The prestore utility is run on the Backup Server. It uses the virtual machine backups stored on the Backup Server to restore them to their original servers.

Syntax

prestore [ restoration_options ] server [...] [ vm_options ]

You can specify any number of servers (their names or IP addresses) whose virtual machines were at one time backed up and now need to be restored.

Restoration Options

Name	Description
-l	Do not restore any virtual machines. Show the information on the virtual machines available for restoring.
-n `<backup_server>`	The Backup Server where to look for existing backups. If this option is omitted, `prestore` searches for the backups on the server from which they were originally backed up. The format for the Backup Server is as follows: [ `user` `[:` `password` `]@]` `<server_IP_address_or_hostname>` `[:` `port` `]`
-r `<backup_ID>`	Remove the backup with the specified ID.
-c `<path>`	Use an alternative configuration file.

Virtual Machine Options

Name	Description
-e `<vm_ID\|vm_name>` `[...]`	The virtual machines to restore on the server. Virtual machines can be specified using both their IDs and their names.
-x `<vm_ID\|vm_name>` `[...]`	The virtual machines that need not be restored (virtual machines to exclude). Virtual machines can be specified using both their IDs and their names.

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