Restore To Another Computer

In some disaster recovery or data migration scenarios, you may need to restore your backups to other computers. This chapter explains how to prepare another computer for restore, in case of restore using original computer is not available. This procedure contains the following steps:

1. Download and install Backup Agent on another computer
2. Authorize the target computer with the user that was used on the original computer
3. Switch backup prefix to the prefix used on original computer
4. Synchronize data
5. Create a restore plan on target computer

Download Backup Agent To The Target Computer

Backup Agent should be installed on another computer that will be used as a restore target. Download and install this software if it is not already inslalled. If the obsolete version of the Backup Agent is installed, update it to the latest version.

1. Open the Management Console.
2. Click Downloads.
3. Find the Backup for Windows or Backup VM Edition and click 'Copy link' or 'Copy PowerShell installation script'.

4. Send it to the user on the target machine or install the Backup Agent yourself manually using the link or the PowerShell script.

Authorize Computer

As the computer appears in Management Console with Pending status, authorize it with the user credentials that were used to create a backup that is subject to restore.

1. On the Computers grid find the computer. This computer has Pending status.

2. Click Authorization required.

3. Select company containing the user from the original computer, then select the user that was used on the original computer.
4. Click Save.

Switch Prefix

Change the backup prefix to the prefix that was used on the source computer. To change the backup prefix, proceed as follows:

1. In the Backup, select Computers.
2. Find the required computer.
3. Expand actions, select Edit, and then select Edit Account.

4. In the Edit Account property box, find the required storage account, check whether the user account that were used to create a backup is selected, and in the Prefix column, specify the backup prefix name where the original backup is located (by default, this is the name of the computer the original backup was made from)

5. Click Save.

Synchronize Data

Synchronize Data Using Management Console

As the correct backup prefix is set, backup data needs to be synchronized.

1. In the Backup, select Computers.
2. Find the required computer, and expand the actions.
3. Select Edit, then select Edit Options.

4. Open the Repository tab.
5. Click Synchronize repository, then select the required storage account, then click Synchronize now

Now you are ready to create a restore plan.

Synchronize Data Using Backup Agent

As the Backup Agent is installed on the target computer, run it and authenticate with the user credentials that were used to create a backup that is subject to restore.

1. Add the backup storage account the backup is located, if this storage account is not already added.
2. Change the backup prefix in the storage account the backup is located: open Backup Storage tab, select the required storage account, then click Edit, then click Advanced Settings. In the Advanced Settings property box, specify the required backup prefix.

2. As the correct backup prefix is set, backup data needs to be synchronized. To do this, in Tools click Options, switch to the Repository tab, click Synchronize repository, then select the required storage account to do it. Note that with a large amount of backup data, synchronization may take a significant time.

Now you are ready to create a restore plan.

Create Restore Plan

Once the repository is synchronized with the correct backup prefix, create a restore plan.