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To perform restore operations for VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must follow the prescribed sequence of REST API calls.

REST API workflow to restore VMDKs

To perform restore operations for VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must follow the prescribed sequence of REST API calls.

For each REST API, add https://<server>:<port>; at the front of the REST API to form a complete endpoint.

Step REST API Comments

1

Go to http://<vCenter-IP>/mob

Find the VM moref from the VMware Managed Objects URL.
Note the moref for the VM in which the VMDK is located.

2

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups

Get VM Backups gets a list of backups for the specified VM.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the backupId of the backup you want to restore.

3

/4.1/vm/backups/{backupId}/
snapshotlocations

Get snapshot locations gets the location of the Snapshot copy for the specified backup.
Pass the backupId from Step 2.
Note the snapshotLocationsList information.

4

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
vmdklocations

Get Vmdk Locations gets a list of VMDKs
for the specified VM.
Note the vmdkLocationsList information.

5

/4.1/vm/{ moref}/backups/
{backupId}/
availabledatastores

Get Available Datastores gets a list of datastores that are available for the restore operation.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Pass the backupId from Step 2.
Note the DatastoreNameList information.

6

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
availableesxhosts

Get available ESX Hosts gets the information for the host on which the backup is stored.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the availableEsxHostsList information.

7

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
{backupId}/restorevmdks

Restore a VMDK from a backup restores the specified VMDK from the specified backup.
In the esxHost attribute, pass the information from availableEsxHostsList in Step 6.
Pass the information from Steps 3 through 5 to the vmdkRestoreLocations attribute:

  • In the restoreFromLocation attribute, pass the information from snapshotLocationsList in Step 3.

  • In the vmdkToRestore attribute, pass the information from vmdkLocationsList in Step 4.

  • In the restoreToDatastore attribute, pass the information from DatastoreNameList in Step 5.