# Performing a Live Mount for Hyper-V

Perform a live mount to run a virtual machine directly from a stored backup.

## Prerequisites

- Create a provisioning target. For more information, see Create a Provisioning 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

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.

   The Overview page appears.

2. For the virtual machine that you want to live mount, click the action button , and then select Restore.

   The Select restore type page appears.

3. To select a specific MediaAgent and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click the Settings button .

   By default, the Commvault software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:

   - MediaAgent: The software uses the MediaAgent that performed the backup.

   - Source: By default, the software searches for the requested data in the primary copy. If the data is not found in the primary copy, the software selects a secondary or auxiliary copy.

   For more information, see MediaAgent and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.

4. Click Live mount.

   The Live mount dialog box appears.

5. Specify the following:

   - Target: Select the provisioning target to use for the live mount operation.

     This option appears only when a provisioning target is configured.

   - Virtual machine name: Enter a display name for the live mounted VM.

     By default, "VM" is appended to the end of the source VM name to create the display name for the live mounted VM.

   - Network: Select one of the following options:

     - Available networks: Select a network to use for the live mounted VM.

     - No connection: Mount the VM without a network connection.

     - Original network: Mount the VM with the same network connection as the source VM.

   - Copy precedence: Select the copy to perform the live mount.

6. Click Submit.

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