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 perform it in an easy way.

Download Backup Agent To The Target Computer

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

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

Synchronize Data

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. Change the backup prefix in the storage account the backup is located: in the application menu, select Edit Storage Accounts, select the required storage account, then click Edit, then click Advanced Settings. In the Advanced Settings property box, specify the required backup prefix.

Also, you can do it straight from the Management Console. To change the backup prefix, proceed as follows:

  1. In the Computers, select Remote Management.
  2. Find the required computer, and click the gear icon.
  3. Select Edit, then select Edit Account.
  4. In the Edit Account property box, find the required storage account, 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.
  1. As the correct backup prefix is set, backup data needs to be synchronized. To do this, in Tools click Option, 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.

If the backup data is encrypted, you will be prompted to specify the decryption password

Also, you can do it straight from the Management Console. To synchronize the repository, proceed as follows:

  1. In the Computers, select Remote Management.
  2. Find the required computer, and click the gear icon.
  3. Select Edit, then select Edit Options.
  4. Expand the Repository section.
  5. Click Synchronize repository, then select the required storage account, then click Snychronize now.

Create Restore Plan

Once the repository is synchronized, create a restore plan. Switch to the Restore Plans tab, then click Restore. Follow the restore wizard, complete it and run the restore.