Instant Restore to Hyper-V in Management Console (BETA)

Managed Backup allows you to perform an instant restore of image-based backups directly to a Hyper-V virtual machine.

During an instant restore, the virtual machine is created and started before all backup data has been fully restored. This allows you to access and use the VM almost immediately, minimizing downtime.

The remaining data is retrieved from the backup storage on demand while the VM is running. Frequently accessed data is loaded first, and the rest is transferred in the background according to the virtualization environment's caching and I/O mechanisms. This enables the VM to remain operational throughout the restore process until all data has been fully restored.

Before You Begin

This functionality requires the private beta installation package installed. Click Request beta functionality to receive Backup Agent 8.7.5 for Windows private beta installation package for temporary testing. When the beta installation package becomes available, it will appear on the appropriate Downloads tab.

To create a new restore plan, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. Open the Backup > Computers page in the main menu.

3. Locate the required computer which backup dataset you want to restore, then click the Configure icon in the Backup Plan Status column.

4. Switch to the Restore Plans tab of the side panel, and then click +Add New Plan

5. Select Image-based restore plan.

6. The first step when making a Restore Plan is to select if it should run only once, or if it should be saved for future or scheduled use. The latter will allow you to name the plan.

7. Next you will need to select the restore source. Select the backup destination that contains the required backup from the list.

8. Next you will need to select the computer to be restored. This restore wizard step appears only if the specified backup destination contains several backups from different computers.

9. Next you will need to select the backup plan which contains the desired restore point. Select the backup to restore from the list of available backups.

10. The next step is to select the desired point in time to restore to. For backups made in the new backup format, select the latest version or the specific restore point from the list below.
    • Latest version: Automatically restores the newest version of each file in the source regardless of which restore point it belongs to.
    • Select the Restore Point: Restores the image as it existed at the specified restore point

11. Select the Instant restore to Hyper-V to perform an instant Restore of image-based backups directly to a Hyper-V virtual machine.

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Manage Plan

Refer to Manage Plans for details on how to run, edit, clone, or delete the plan.

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