PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Virtual Machine User Guide

View available backup copies for restore

When a protection policy is successfully backed up, PowerProtect Data Manager displays details such as the name of the storage system containing the asset backup, location, the creation and expiry date, and the size. To view a backup summary:

1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Restore > Assets.
2. Select the tab that corresponds to the type of assets that you want to view. For example, for vCenter virtual machine assets, click Virtual Machine.
   Assets that are associated with protection copies of this type are listed. By default, only assets with Available or Not Detected status display. You can also search for assets by name.

   For virtual machines, you can also click the File Search button to search on specific criteria.
   

   NOTE:In the Restore > Assets window, only tabs for asset types supported for restore within PowerProtect Data Manager display. Supported asset types include the following:

   • Virtual Machine
   • File System
   • Kubernetes
   • Network Attached Storage (NAS)
   • Oracle
   • SQL
   • Block Volumes
3. To view more details, select an asset and click View copies.
   The copy map consists of the root node and its child nodes. The root node in the left pane represents an asset, and information about copy locations appears in the right pane. The child nodes represent storage systems.

   When you click a child node, the right pane displays the following information:
   

   • Storage system where the copy is stored.
   • The number of copies
   • Details of each copy, including the time that each copy was created, the consistency level, the size of the copy, the backup type, the copy status, and the retention time.
   • The indexing status of each copy at the time of copy creation:
     • Success indicates that all files or disks are successfully indexed.
     • Partial Success indicates that only some disks or files are indexed and might return partial results on file search.
     • Failed indicates that all files or disks are not indexed.
     • In Progress indicates that the indexing job is in progress.

     If indexing has not been configured for a backup copy, or if global expiration has been configured and indexed disks or files have been deleted before the backup copy expiration date, the File Indexing column displays N/A.
       

     The indexing status updates periodically which enables you to view the latest status.
       

   • For virtual machine backups, a Disk Excluded column enables you to view any virtual disks (VMDKs) that were excluded from the backup.