When the restore for Forge 11 appliance version 3 is complete, you can confirm the appliance data and resume workload protection. Use these steps to confirm:
From any Windows machine that can connect to the appliance, use the vSphere Client to log in to the ESXi 5.5 server, then compare the details of the VMs registered on the server:
Launch the vSphere Client and connect to the Forge Appliance.
Click on the root of the inventory in the left pane, which represents the ESX host
Select the Virtual Machines tab, then open the VM-list.csv file that you saved when preparing for the backup.
Compare the number of VMs in the vSphere client with the VMs listed at time of backup, as detailed in VM-list.csv. The number should match.
Launch the Forge Web Client and complete the following:
Ensure all workloads are listed
(Conditional) If workload schedules are still paused, resume contract replication.
In the Forge Web Client, click Settings > Containers, then ensure that this new appliance is listed correctly as a VMware ESXi Server version 5.5.