Restore backup

NOTE:

  • The restore takes between 1 to 4 hours, depending on the size of the managed environment.

  • An HPE Synergy Composer2 appliance has a CNSA-strength certificate for its operation. The default certificate on Composer2 appliance is a self-signed CNSA-strength certificate. Even after restoring backup, Composer2 appliance contains the CNSA-strength self-signed certificate as appliance certificate is not a part of the backup.

    If the HPE Synergy Composer (1st gen) appliance had a CA-signed certificate, regenerate a new CNSA-strength CA-signed certificate and import it to the Composer2 appliance before or after the restore process.

The following procedure is to restore using the HPE OneView GUI:

Procedure
  1. Connect to HPE OneView through HTTPS at the IP address that was configured from the maintenance console.
  2. Acknowledge the license agreement and the support options.
  3. Log in to HPE OneView with the following credentials:

    User: Administrator

    Password: admin

  4. Change the Administrator password when prompted.
  5. Finish configuring the appliance networking settings that were recorded during the preparation of migration activity.

    A message stating that the hardware has not yet been discovered is displayed.

  6. Click Close.
  7. Navigate to the Settings > Backup screen, and click Restore from backup to upload the saved backup file.

    If secure data-at-rest is enabled, you will be prompted to enter the encryption key saved while creating a backup.

  8. View the alerts on the HPE OneView Settings > Activity pane and follow the instructions given in the resolution section on the Activity pane to complete the remaining migration steps.
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