When you restore a backup, you are restoring the state of the NSX Intelligence configuration files at the time the backup was made. You restore a backup using the NSX Manager user interface.

You must restore a backup on an installation of the NSX Intelligence appliance that is the same version as the backup you are restoring.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that the NSX Intelligence appliance on which you plan to restore the backup is the same version as the appliance from which the backup was created.
  • Ensure the NSX Intelligence appliance is associated to the same NSX Manager cluster used when the backup was generated.
  • Verify that you have the host info and admin login credentials for the backup file server.
  • Ensure that you have the passphrase assigned to the backup file.
  • Identify which backup you want to restore.

Procedure

  1. From your browser, log in with enterprise administrator privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
  2. Select System > Backup & Restore.
  3. Navigate to the NSX Intelligence Configuration pane.
  4. In the Backup History table, select the row for the backup file that you want to restore.
  5. Click Restore on the top-right corner of the Backup History table.
    When the restore process is successful, the message Restore process finished successfully is displayed. If there are errors encountered, consult the Troubleshooting NSX Intelligence Usage Issues. Afterwards, if given the option, you can click Retry to try to restore the same backup file again. If there are other backup files available, you can select another one to restore.