Restore VMDK as a file
Hello Is there a way to restore VMDK backups as flat files to an alternate location? Without restoring the VM itself? This question came up because we had an issue with our vCenter a few weeks ...
Unfortunately you can't restore the VMDK file as a flat file.
VMware data can only be restored to VMware environment.
If vCenter is down, you can restore to an ESX server. First you need to remove the ESX server from vCenter management.
http://www.running-system.com/disassociate-esxi-host-vcenter-vcenter-not-available/
Or you can build an ESX server just for vCenter recovery that is never managed by the vCenter.
