Cloning VMs or datastores from RMC-V Copies

Procedure
  1. Navigate to the VMware resource.
  2. Right-click the VMware resource and then click HPE RMC-V Actions > Clone. Alternatively, you can also click Configure > HPE RMC-V Copies > Clone.
  3. Do one of the following:

    • Select a Copy from the displayed Copies.

    • Click Select From Date and then select a Copy from the list of available Copies for the selected date. Click SELECT COPY.

  4. Select one of the following options and perform the corresponding steps based on your selection:
    Clone on Primary Storage Clone on Secondary Storage

    Creates a READ-WRITE Copy (virtual Clone) of an existing backup in the primary device or recreates new VMs (Clone) from a Copy.

    1. Select one of the options—Create Snapshot or Create New Storage Volumes and click NEXT.

    2. Review the Host and VM details. For datastore-level Copies, select the VMs that you want to register.

    3. If required, edit the VM Name.

    4. Turn on the Power toggle to power on the recreated VM.

    5. (For Create New Storage Volumes) Review the Volume details. Select a Volume.

    You can access Copies as READ-Only (instant Clone) entities from HPE StoreOnce, without repopulating the primary disk array volumes. Use this option to quickly recover data from the backup copies.

    1. Review the Host and VM details. For datastore-level Copies, select the VMs that you want to register.

    2. If required, edit the VM Name.

    3. Turn on the Power toggle to power on the recreated VM.

    4. Turn on the IO Redirect toggle to redirect I/O to another datastore. Then select a datastore.

  5. Click NEXT.
  6. Click CLONE