NVP vProxy: How to get the exact command syntax for running a VM recovery from CLI with debug

nsrvproxy_recover commands require several switches and VMware Managed Object Reference (MoRef) values. This can be tricky to determine sometimes. This KB provides a process which allows you to generate the recover command needed by first creating an "NSR Recover" resource.

1. From the NetWorker Management Console (NMC), go to the Recover tab and select Recover->New Recover.

2. Choose The Virtual Machine Recovery type, then select the vCenter server the VM was backed up from:

3. Search for the VM and select it. Once selected it, appear in the Source virtual machine window:

4. Choose the save set date from the list of Available backups:

5. Choose the VM image recovery (In this example Virtual Machine Recovery):

6. Configure the Recovery options:

• Choose a target vCenter and location.
• Specify a name for the new VM.
• Select datastore locations for the VM files and disks.
• (Optional) Select if you would like for the VM to be powered on (default is no.)
• (Optional) Select if you would like for the VM to be connected to the network. This option is only available if you have also chosen to power on the VM.
• (Optional) Specify a vProxy appliance if you would like the restore to use a specific vProxy.

7. Choose the volume that you want to restore from:

8. Provide a Recover Name and select the option to Schedule recovery start at. Set the date a few days after the current date.

9. Click Schedule Recovery.
10. You should see the scheduled recovery job on NMC now:

11. On the NetWorker server, open an Administrator command prompt or root shell.
12. Run the nsradmin command to enter the nsradmin prompt.

A. From the nsradmin prompt, enter: show recover command; recover options
B. From the nsradmin prompt, use the print command to display the recovery resource created from the NMC.

print type: nsr recover; name: RECOVER_NAME_FROM_STEP_8

Example:

[root@nsr ~]# nsradmin
NetWorker administration program.
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.
nsradmin> show recover command; recover options
nsradmin> print type: nsr recover; name: CLI_Recover_Syntax
             recover command: nsrvproxy_recover;
             recover options: \
" -m I  -c vcsa.amer.lan -M vm-17020 -V 'win-client01.amer.lan_1' -A datacente\
r-3 -L domain-c8 -F 'group-v4' -o P -o N -d 'Hard disk 1/2000/datastore-12' -E\
 datastore-12 -p nsr-vproxy01.amer.lan  -S 2801297820";

13. Run the recover command and recover options shown in the NSR Recover resource:

nsrvproxy_recover -vvv -D9 -m I  -c vcsa.amer.lan -M vm-17020 -V 'win-client01.amer.lan_1' -A datacenter-3 -L domain-c8 -F 'group-v4' -o P -o N -d 'Hard disk 1/2000/datastore-12' -E datastore-12 -p nsr-vproxy01.amer.lan  -S 2801297820

The output can be redirected to a file by appending: > nsrvproxy_recover.out 2<&1

14. Monitor the output or collect the output file for further analysis.
15. Return to the NMC and Delete the scheduled restore so that it is not automatically started at the scheduled date and time.

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