Restore

Restore your VM or files from virtual disk to the original Hyper-V host or different (standby) Hyper-V host.

Key:

Field Description
Select what to restore For VM, one option is available, ie. Choose from files as of job'.
Restore raw file Save the VHD or XML files on your hard disk.
Restore virtual machines to There are two options: 'Original location' and 'Alternate location'.
Run Direct This option will be shown when you restore Hyper-V backup. This feature will allow the user to restore virtual machine by mounting the backup destination, where the VM will be run backup directly from the backup data. The Run Direct check box is enabled by default.
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With the Run Direct option enabled while the VM is running, the %edition_name% application interface is required to turn on.

Auto migrate after Run Direct is running With the Run Direct option enabled, there is a process to mount the backup image on a Hyper-V. The VM will then be run directly from the backup data until it is moved to its target restore destination.
Verify checksum of in-file delta files during restore When this option is checked, the checksum of in-file delta files will be verified during the restore process. This will check the data for errors during the restore process and create a data summary of the in-file delta files which will be included in the report.

To perform a Normal Restore of Hyper-V backup set:

Restore to Original Hyper-V Host

  1. Click on the destination that you want to restore the backup from.
  2. Select the backup snapshot from 'Select what to restore' by selecting the date and time of the backup from the drop down box.
  3. Select the VM that you want to restore from the file tree.
  4. Select 'Restore virtual machines to' to choose restore location.

    For Original location:

    For Alternate location:

  5. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.
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Stop Run Direct Virtual Machines

  1. When the Auto Migrate option is selected, there will be no Stop Run Direct option available. As once the auto migration is completed, the guest VM will have been fully restored to the VMware Host and will be running and managed under the VMware Host environment. Therefore, the Run Direct VM instance will no longer exist as a result.
  2. The "Stop Run Direct" link only present if you run a Run Direct restore without auto migrate selected.
  3. When a guest VM started in a Run Direct instance is stopped, any changes made within the guest environment will be lost, if the guest VM is not migrated to the Hyper-V Server using the “Auto migrate after Run Direct is running” option.

Restore to Different (Standby) Hyper-V Host

  1. On the machine where you wish to restore the VM, launch %edition_name% and click Restore icon on the main interface.
  2. Select the backup set that you would like to restore the guest virtual machine from.
  3. Select Restore virtual machines as the restore mode if the backup set is created with Run Direct feature or Granular Restore feature enabled.
  4. Option: Change the temporary directory for storing restore files.
  5. Click on the destination that you want to restore the backup from.
  6. Select the backup snapshot from 'Select what to restore' by selecting the date and time of the backup from the drop down box.
  7. Select the VM that you want to restore from the file tree.
  8. Select 'Restore files to' to choose restore location.

    For Original location:

    For Alternate location:

  9. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.
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Stop Run Direct Virtual Machines

  1. When the Auto Migrate option is selected, there will be no Migrate Virtual Machine link available. As once the auto migration is completed, the guest VM will have been fully restored to the VMware Host and will be running and managed under the VMware Host environment. Therefore, the Run Direct VM instance will no longer exist as a result.
  2. The "Migrate Virtual Machine" link is only present if you run a Run Direct restore without auto migrate selected.
  3. When a guest VM started in a Run Direct instance is stopped, any changes made within the guest environment will be lost, if the guest VM is not migrated to the Hyper-V Server using the “Auto migrate after Run Direct is running” option.

Restore Individual Virtual Disk

  1. Select the backup set that you would like to restore the guest virtual machine from.
  2. Select Restore virtual machines as the restore mode if the backup set is created with Run Direct feature or Granular Restore feature enabled.
  3. Option: Change the temporary directory for storing restore files.
  4. Click on the destination that you want to restore the backup from.
  5. Select the backup snapshot from 'Select what to restore' by selecting the date and time of the backup from the drop down box.
  6. Select Restore raw file option and under the Virtual Hard Disks folder select the virtual disk you would like to restore.
  7. Click on [Browse] to change the location to restore VM to.
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    For Alternate location (Raw File) option will require modification of Hyper-V guest configuration files, and this only should be done if you have in-depth knowledge and understanding of Hyper-V, otherwise the guest virtual machine may not startup properly.

  9. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.

To perform a RunDirect Restore

Restore to Original Hyper-V Host

  1. Select the backup set that you would like to restore the guest virtual machine from.
  2. Select Restore virtual machines as the restore mode.
  3. Option: Change the temporary directory for storing restore files.
  4. Select the destination that you want to restore the backup from.
  5. Select the backup snapshot from 'Select what to restore' by selecting the date and time of the backup from the drop down box.
  6. Select the VM that you want to restore from the file tree.
  7. For Original location:

    For Alternate location:

  8. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.

To migrate virtual machine back to the Hyper-V (only applicable if "Auto migrate after Run Direct is running" is unselected):

  1. When the Run Direct is enabled after the VM is powered on, you can click "Migrate Virtual Machine" link from the bottom left corner.
  2. Select virtual machine from the dropdown box.
  3. Click on [Migrate Virtual Machine] to permanently restore VM to Hyper-V host.

Restore to Different (Standby) Hyper-V Host

  1. On the machine where you wish to restore the VM, launch %edition_name% and click Restore icon on the main interface.
  2. Select the backup set that you would like to restore the guest virtual machine from.
  3. Select Restore virtual machines as the restore mode.
  4. Option: Change the temporary directory for storing restore files.
  5. Click on the destination that you want to restore the backup from.
  6. Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job', you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
  7. Select the VM that you want to restore from the file tree.
  8. Select 'Restore virtual machines to' to choose restore location.

    For Original location:

    For Alternate location:

  9. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.

To migrate virtual machine back to the Hyper-V (only applicable if "Auto migrate after Run Direct is running" is unselected):

  1. When the Run Direct is enabled after the VM is powered on, you can click "Manage all Run Direct virtual machines" from the bottom left corner.
  2. Select the VM that you need to manage.
  3. Click on [Migrate Virtual Machine] to permanently restore VM to Hyper-V host.


To perform a granular restore

  1. You will be prompted to install drivers if you perform Granular restore for this backup set on this machine for the first time. Make sure you click [Yes] to proceed.
  2. Select the drive where you wish the mounted image to be mapped on your machine then click [OK] to proceed.
  3. Select the files to be restored.
  4. Select the path where the restored files will be saved by clicking the [Browse] button. Click [Restore] to start the restoration process.
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As a result of the limitation of the virtual file system library, the mapped drive will only be unmounted from your machine when you exit %edition_name%. In other words, each granular restore session on %edition_name% can only mount and unmount once.

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Please note that the add network drive feature is not supported in the 'Restore raw file' option. This option can only select network drives which have already been setup in Windows.