Data protection extension

You can use the data protection extension to restore virtual machines.

Overview

This component is a vSphere Web Client extension that connects to a Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI (web GUI) to restore virtual machines. The extension provides the basic virtual machine restore functionality that is available in the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI. For example, you can restore virtual machines from Tivoli® Storage Manager server storage to their original (or alternate) location. When Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware is available, you can restore your virtual machines from local disk storage.

Requirement

To use the data protection extension function, during the installation process, you must click Register the vSphere Web Client extension option.

Accessing the data protection extension

You can access the extension from the vSphere Web Client.