Use the viocli restore command to restore a deployment from a backup file previously created by using the viocli backup command. You can restore a backup of either management server data or of the OpenStack database.
The viocli restore command uses the following syntax.
viocli restore {mgmt_server | openstack_db} [-d NAME] DIR-NAME NFS-VOLUME [--verbose]
| Parameter | Mandatory or Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -d NAME or --deployment NAME |
Optional |
Name of the deployment to use. If you do not enter a value, the default deployment is used. |
| DIR-NAME |
Mandatory |
Directory containing the backup file. |
| NFS-VOLUME |
Mandatory |
Name or IP address of the target NFS volume and directory in the format remote-host:remote-dir. For example: |
| --verbose |
Optional |
Displays output in verbose mode. |
You can also run viocli restore -h or viocli restore --help to display the parameters for the command.
The backup file of the VMware Integrated OpenStack management server is labeled with a timestamp in vio_ms_yyyymmddhhmmss format. The backup file of the VMware Integrated OpenStack database is labeled with a timestamp in vio_os_db_yyyymmddhhmmss format.
