ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise. User Guide Restore of virtual machines for temporary

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ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise

User Guide – Restore of virtual machines for temporary

use on Windows 8.x Hyper-V

First Edition - July 7, 2014

 Replication or reproduction is prohibited unless otherwise permitted.

 The ownership and copyright of this software and its accompanying documents belong to NetJapan, Inc.

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Overview

This guidebook provides information on the following operations on virtual machine recover for temporary use on Windows 8.x Hyper-V using ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise.

 Installation

 Individual Restoration of Virtual Machine

This guidebook is intended to provide information only. NetJapan Inc. shall not be held responsible for any information provided, expressly or implicitly, in this guidebook.

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1. Installation of ActiveImage Protector ReZoom

1.1. Installation of ActiveImage Protector ReZoom

[ActiveImage Protector ReZoom] can be installed on Windows 8.x with Hyper-V feature activated. How to Install

1. Make sure that Hyper-V feature is activated on the computer on which virutal machine will be temporarily used.

[ActiveImage Protector ReZoom] can not be installed when Hyper-V feature is not activated.

2. Installer as described below appears. Follow the instructions on wizard to proceed with installation.

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In this instance, we assume [Standard] has been chosen for Setup Type. 3. Restart the system once installation has been completed.

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2. Restore Virtual Machines Individually from Backup Image File(s)

Virtual machines can be individually restored from backup image file(s)

 In order to restore a virtual machine which was in operation when backup were being created, restoration needs to be run after "ActiveImage Protector 3.5 SP4 Update Patch" is applied.

2.1. Restore Virtual Machine in Executable State (Seamless Hot Restore)

Virtual machines can be restored in executable state from backup image file(s) Through this procedure, only one virtual machine can be restored.

Procedures

1. Run [ActiveImage Protector ReZoom] from Start Menu.

2. [ActiveImage ReZoom Wizard] appears.

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6 3. Select an image file.

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7 4. Select a virtual machine to restore.

Post-restoration notification and its target folder can be specified here. In this instance, we will proceed with default settings.

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Check the contents, and press [Finish] if there is nothing to change. 6. [ActiveImage ReZoom] appears.

7. When the excutable virtual machine (Seamless Virtual Machine) is ready, a dialog box shown below appears.

Click on [Start Hyper-V Manager], and check the console displays as below.

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configuration error is detected on [Configured network adapter.] or the size is beyond what can be processed at the target computer, the seamless execution fails.

Check all items after settings have been confirmed, and seamless execution becomes possible.

8. When [OK] is pressed, dialog box shown below appears.

Even if seamless execution is not done at this point, execution can be done anytime from Hyper-V Manager.

9. When seamless execution is done, Hyper-V Manager's status turns as shown below.

Choose [Connect...] in order to connect to Seamless Virtual Machine.

10. Restoration procedures continue to run at background even after seamless execution has been conducted.

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be adjusted in [ReZoom I/O Throttle] according to processing status.

Move slider to left: to prioritize I/O to Seamless Virtual Machine. This setting is suitable when experiencing slow start up or low performance.

Move slider to right: to finish restoration process quickly after seamless execution.

11. Transition procedures begin after restoration procedures are complete. Since notification option to notify when restoration is complete was on in this instance, the dialog box show below appears.

By pressing [OK], transition process starts. When transition process is complete, machine is automatically restarted with restored virtual machine. Until [OK] is pressed, Seamless Virtual Machine can be continually used.

Usually there is access disruption of about a few dozens of seconds to one minute at transition. It is therefore recommended that this procedure be conducted when a maintenance down time is set and with low access from outside.

12. When transition process is complete, machine is automatically restarted with restored virtual machine.

In restored virtual machine, a snapshot called [ReZoom SnapShot] is created. By applying this, virtual machine can be launched from the state before seamless launch was executed.

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2.2. Restoration of Virtual Machine

Virtual machines can be restored from backup image file(s) In this procedure, the machine can not be started from virtual machine being restored. However, multiple virtual machines can be

simultaneously restored. Procedures

1. Run [ActiveImage Protector ReZoom] from Start Menu.

2. [ActiveImage ReZoom Wizard] appears.

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13 4. Select a virtual machine to restore.

Post-restoration launch and its target folder can be specified here. In this instance, we will proceed with default settings.

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Check the contents, and press [Finish] if there is nothing to change. When [Finish] is pressed, dialog box shown below appears.

It is recommended that [Yes] be pressed here, and start the procedures. 6. [ActiveImage ReZoom] appears.

I/O allotment for restoration can be adjusted by [ReZoom I/O Throttle] procedures. Move slider to left to prioritize I/O allotment to host while processing.

7. Check the status from Hyper-V Manager when the procedure is complete. Restored virtual machine is automatically registered, and is now executable.

ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise. User Guide Restore of virtual machines for temporary