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A restore of a VM can be done by simply copying back all archived files to the original location on the ESXi host. It is also possible to copy the files to a different directory (or to another ESXi server) and add the vmx file to the inventory.
A restore of a VM can be done by simply copying back all archived files to the original location on the ESXi host. It is also possible to copy the files to a different directory (or to another ESXi server) and add the vmx file to the inventory.
{{Note box|This document is applicable to ESX3i with an USB boot device. It will most likely not work with other type boot devices}}
{{Note box|This document is applicable to ESX3i with an USB boot device. It will most likely not work with other type of boot devices}}
{{Warning box|As Affa Version 2 is in a BETA state, errors in design and/or implementation cannot be completely eliminated. Therefore take precautions to avoid negative impacts to your system. In particular do not use it on production systems.}}
{{Warning box|As Affa Version 2 is in a BETA state, errors in design and/or implementation cannot be completely eliminated. Therefore take precautions to avoid negative impacts to your system. In particular do not use it on production systems.}}
A script is provided that does this:
A script is provided that does this:
* enable SSH service by configuring inetd.conf and restarting the inetd service
* enable SSH service by configuring inetd.conf and restarting the inetd service
* install rsync (statically linked binary)
* install rsync (statically linked binary)
[[Image:Affa_esxi_service_console.gif]]
[[Image:Affa_esxi_service_console.gif]]
Download the tarball. The tarball contains all binaries and the script.
Download the tarball. The tarball contains the rsync binary and the script.
cd /bootbank
cd /bootbank
wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/michaelw/sme7/Affa2/affa-esxi-setup-02.tgz
wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/michaelw/sme7/Affa2/affa-esxi-setup-02.tgz
