Restore full VMs, guest files and folders, or virtual disk files from Hyper-V backups.
Before you begin
If the source VM uses Hyper-V Replica, disable replication before performing an in-place restore, and then re-enable replication after the restore completes.
Restore full VM in-place
Restore a complete VM to its original location.
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Navigate to Protect > Virtualization > VM groups tab.
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Select the VM and click the action button.
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Click Restore.
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Click Full virtual machine.
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Optionally specify the MediaAgent and source copy.
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Select the VMs to restore and click Restore.
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On the Restore options page:
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For Restore type, select In place.
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Select automatic or a specific access node.
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Configure restore options:
Power on VMs after restore: Start VMs automatically after restore completes.
Unconditionally overwrite: Replace existing VMs without prompting.
Register VMs with failover cluster: Register restored VMs with the cluster.
Restore virtual machine using live recovery: Start the VM before full restore completes.
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Click Submit.
Restore full VM out-of-place
Restore a complete VM to a different location, hypervisor, or platform.
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Navigate to Protect > Virtualization > VM groups tab.
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Select the VM and click the action button.
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Click Restore.
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Click Full virtual machine.
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Optionally specify the MediaAgent and source copy.
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Select the VMs to restore and click Restore.
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On the Restore options page:
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For Restore type, select Out of place.
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For Destination, select the destination platform:
Hyper-V: Restore to same or different Hyper-V infrastructure.
VMware: Restore to VMware vSphere.
AWS: Restore to AWS EC2.
Azure: Restore to Microsoft Azure.
Azure Stack: Restore to Azure Stack.
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Select the destination hypervisor or client.
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Select automatic or a specific access node.
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Configure VM details:
Enter a display name for the restored VM.
Select the destination host, folder, and network adapter.
Optionally customize IP settings (static IP or DHCP).
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Configure restore options as needed (power on, overwrite, register with cluster, live recovery, disk provisioning).
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Click Submit.
Restore guest files and folders
Restore individual files and folders from VM backups.
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Navigate to Protect > Virtualization > VM groups tab.
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Select the VM group and click the action button.
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Click Restore.
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Select Guest files.
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Optionally change the source (live browse, MediaAgent, copy).
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Browse the backup and select files or folders to restore.
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Click Restore.
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Choose the restore destination:
Source VM: Restore to the original VM.
Another VM: Restore to a different VM (provide VM credentials).
Guest agent: Restore to a file system agent location.
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Specify the destination path.
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Choose whether to overwrite existing files.
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Click Submit.
Requirements for restoring to another VM
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Destination VM must be Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1 or later
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Latest Hyper-V Integration Services must be installed on destination VM
Restore virtual disk files
Restore VHD, VHDX, or VHDS virtual disk files.
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Navigate to Protect > Virtualization > VM groups tab.
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Select the VM and click the action button.
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Click Restore.
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Click Disk files.
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Select the disk files to restore.
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Specify the destination path.
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Click Submit.