Proxmox VM Restore in Management Console

Backup for Windows offers restores of Proxmox virtual machine backups to Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE). This functionality is now available in beta.

Beta version limitations for restore:

• High memory consumption is possible during the item-level restore process.
• Only one Proxmox backup or restore job can run at a time; concurrent execution is not supported.
• In the beta version, restore is only supported to a Proxmox server. Restore as a virtual disk is not currently available.

Create a New Restore Plan

To create a new restore plan, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Backup > Computers page in the main menu.
2. Find the required computer, then click the Configure icon in the Backup Plan Status column.
3. On the side panel, expand +Add new plan to select Proxmox restore plan. The restore plan wizard starts.

Select Backup Storage (optional)

This step is skipped if you use the backup storage browser to create the plan.

Select a backup storage account that contains the dataset to restore.

Select Computer to Restore (optional)

This step is skipped if you use the backup storage browser to create the plan.

If you have multiple computers stored in the backup storage, you will be prompted to select a computer (backup prefix) associated with the stored Proxmox backup.

Select a backup plan that contains the dataset to restore. Entries are named after backup plans previously created and executed successfully.

Click Next.

Select Backup Plan to Restore (optional)

This step is skipped if you use the backup storage browser to create the plan.

Select a backup plan that contains the dataset to restore. Entries are named after backup plans previously created and executed successfully.

Click Next.

Select Restore Point

Select the required restore point for the plan. You can select the latest available restore point or select the required one manually from the list.

Click Next.

Restore Source

Select the virtual machines and containers to restore from the list.

Restore Type

This step displays all possible restore types that are available for backups currently stored in backup storage. Select Restore to Proxmox server to restore VMs and containers.

Click Next.

Select Proxmox Host Server

Select the Proxmox host server where you want to restore the selected virtual machine. Enter the Proxmox host server access information in the format that is most convenient for you.

You may be prompted to enter the Proxmox host.

Click Next.

Restore Options

Select the target datastore for the restored VMs from the list of available datastores, then configure the restore options.

The following restore options are available:

• Configure the action for running virtual machines. You can power the VMs off and then restore or skip the restore if a virtual machine is up and running.
• To run the restored virtual machines after the restore plan completes, select the Power on virtual machines after successful restore check box.

By default, a new machine will be created. Specify the names for the restored VMs if required. The name should meet the DNS naming standards.

To overwrite the existing virtual machines on the target datastore, select the appropriate checkbox.

Click Next.

Schedule Options

Specify the schedule for the restore plan.

The following options are available:

• No schedule (run manually). Select this option to run the restore plan manually, only when it is required.
• Specific date. Select this option to specify the date and time the restore plan is to be executed.
• Recurring. Select this option to run the restore plan on a periodic basis, then configure the schedule.

• Stop the plan if it runs for. Select this option if you want to stop the restore plan if it runs longer than the time you specified. Use this option with care, since it is sometimes hard to predict the restore time due to many factors.
• Mark plan as Overdue after. Select this option to monitor the plan execution. If the restore plan fails or finishes with warnings for the specified period of time, it will be assigned the Overdue status that will appear on the Monitoring/History page.
• Run missed scheduled plan immediately when computer starts up. Select this option if you want the restore plan to run when the computer boots in case it was down at the time of the scheduled run.

Click Next.

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Pre / Post Actions

Specify the actions before and/or after the restore plan. Usually, these are scripts that perform particular jobs before or after the plan is executed. The following settings are available:

• To specify the action that must be performed before the restore plan starts, select the Pre-restore action checkbox.
• Specify the path to the script to run before the restore plan.
• Specify the conditions for pre-action execution:
  • Select the Do not run the restore plan if the pre-restore action fails option to suspend the restore plan execution in case the pre-action fails.
  • Select the Run the restore plan if the pre-restore action fails option if you want the restore plan to run regardless of the pre-action execution result.
• To specify the action that will be performed after the restore plan completes, select the Post-restore action checkbox.
  • Select the Execute the post-restore action only if the restore plan completes successfully option if you want to run it only if the restore plan was executed without any errors or warnings.
  • Select the Execute post-restore action regardless of the restore plan result option if you want the post-action to be executed regardless of the restore plan result.

Click Next.

Notifications

Specify notification settings for restore plan results. You can use the company notification settings or customize them as needed: specify the required recipients and customize the notifications for different restore plan results:

• Success
• Failed
• Warning

Select the I want to receive a notification email checkbox to enable notifications.

• Select the When the restore plan fails or finished with warnings option if you want to receive the notification message in case the restore plan terminates with errors or warnings.
• Select the In all cases option if you want the notification to be delivered in all cases.

If you want the restore plan results to be added to Windows Event Log, select the Add entry to Windows Event Log checkbox.

• Select the When the restore plan fails or finished with warnings option if you want to receive the notification message in case the restore plan terminates with errors or warnings.
• Select the In all cases option if you want the entry to be put in Windows Event Log in any case.

Click Next.

Complete Restore Plan Creation

Proceed with the restore wizard.Once you have reviewed your selections on the Summary step, click Next to create the restore plan.

The final step in the wizard will confirm that the Restore Plan has been created successfully. If the plan was scheduled, you can opt to run it immediately by checking the Run restore now checkbox and clicking Finish.Otherwise, the plan will be set to run at the next scheduled time.