6.19.2.1 Recovering a KVM Host and the Locally Hosted Guests from Backup

This procedure recovers the KVM host and all its guests from a backup of the KVM host and guests stored in the storage repository (/EXAVMIMAGES) on the KVM host.

A KVM host can be recovered from a snapshot-based backup using the steps below when severe disaster conditions damage the management domain, or when the server hardware is replaced to such an extent that it amounts to new hardware.

Prepare an NFS server to host the backup archives created in Backing up the KVM host Using Snapshot-Based Backup

The NFS server must be accessible by IP address. For example, on an NFS server with the IP address nfs_ip, where the directory /Backup contains the backup archives.

• Recover the KVM Host on Exadata X10M and X11M
  This procedure describes how to recover the KVM host on Oracle Exadata X10M and X11M.
• Recover the KVM Host on Exadata X9M-2
  This procedure describes how to recover the KVM host on an Oracle Exadata X9M-2 database server.
• Recover the KVM Host on Exadata X8M-2
  This procedure describes how to recover the KVM host on an Oracle Exadata X8M-2 database server.
• Reboot the KVM Host
  Start the KVM host, and continue administrator operations.
• Recover and Restart the KVM Guests Stored in the KVM host
  From the KVM host recover all of the KVM guests.