Perform a live mount to run a virtual machine directly from a stored backup.
If you initiate a live mount operation from the properties page for a VM, you can select a specific recovery point. For more information, see Viewing Virtual Machine Information.
Requirements
-
Live mount for Azure supports Hyper-V 2016 to Hyper-V 2022 server.
-
The destination Hyper-V should be in an Azure environment.
-
For best results, the host computer should have at least 8 CPU cores and 32 GB RAM.
-
The destination Hyper-V host where the live mount is being performed should have sufficient amount of disk space.
-
The destination Hyper-V host must have the MediaAgent package installed.
Before You Begin
-
Create a recovery target. For more information, see Create a Recovery Target.
-
Run a backup of the VMs that you want to live mount.
-
Verify that the VM owner or the user group that the VM owner is associated with meet the following criteria:
-
Has a role that includes the Browse and Live Browse permissions
-
Is associated with the recovery targets for live mounts.
-
-
If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.
Procedure
-
From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Virtual machines page appears.
-
For the virtual machine that you want to live mount, click the action button
, and then select Restore. The Select restore type page appears.
-
Click Live mount.
The Live mount dialog box appears.
-
Provide the following information:
-
Recovery target: Select the recovery target.
-
Virtual machine name: Enter a display name for the live mounted VM.
By default, the prefix/suffix set in the recovery target is added to the source VM name to create a display name for live mounted VM.
-
Network: Select one of the following options:
-
No network: Mount the VM without a network connection.
-
Available networks: Select a network to use for the live mounted VM.
-
-
Copy precedence: Select the copy precedence to perform the live mount from.
-
-
Click Submit.