Introduction
The Overview subtab shows the list of VM and DR Image clients that can be booted as a VM running on the Cloud Failover Appliance (CFA) or in the cloud, grouped in categories.
Information
Information on the Overview subtab is presented in the table format with the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Client Name | Name of the client |
| Recovery Points | Number of valid recovery points you can choose from to boot the VM |
| VM Size | Total size of the client |
| GUID | Unique identifier of the client |
| Boot Group | Name of the boot group the client belongs to |
Actions
All actions on the Overview subtab are available
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on the toolbar
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in the context menu of a client
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Boot | Boot the selected client from one of the available recovery points |
| Boot Entire Group | Boot all clients in the group from the latest recovery points |
Filtering
You can refine the list of clients using filters.
To show all filters available on the Overview subtab, click Filters on the toolbar.
Boot single client
To boot a single VM or DR Image client
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Click Boot on the toolbar or in the context menu of a client.
The Boot Wizard starts.
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Select a recovery point from the list of available points.
This step shows only if the client has multiple recovery points.
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Set the boot settings, if needed.
See details about the boot settings for DR image and VM backups.
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Click Boot to boot the client.
The client will boot only if it does not exceed the number of simultaneously booted VMs.
Boot group of clients
To boot a group of clients, click Boot Entire Group on the toolbar or in the context menu of a client, and then confirm booting.
If the number of VMs in the booted group exceeds the number of simultaneously booted VMs, none of them will boot.
If the name of a VM in the booted group is identical to the name of an already booted VM, the new VM will have an incremental number added to its name.