Article ID: m0690Last Modified: 06-Jan-2025

VMware VM Restore in Management Console

Managed Backup supports restoring virtual machines as a virtual disk for further use or to an ESXi server as part of the VMware vSphere product.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Create New Restore Plan

To create a new restore plan, proceed as follows:

Open the Management Console.
Open Backup > Computers page in the new main menu.
Find the required computer, then click the Configure icon in the Backup Plan Status column.
On the side panel, click + or +Add New Plan,
In the Restore group, select VMware Restore Plan.

Restore Wizard Steps

Plan Name

Select the restore plan mode:

Select the Run restore once option to perform a restore plan backup only once
Select the Save Restore Plan option to save the plan configuration for future use. Specify the name of the plan

Click Next.

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Select Backup Storage

Select the backup destination that contains the required backup from the list.

Consider, item-level restore from long-term (cold) backup storages is not currently supported

Click Next.

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Select Computer to Restore (optional)

This restore wizard step appears only if the specified backup destination contains several backups from different computers.

Select the required computer.

Click Next.

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Select Backup

Select the backup to restore from the list of available backups.

Click Next.

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Select Restore Point

Select the version to restore.

For backups made in the new backup format, select the latest version or the specific restore point from the list below.

For backup made in the legacy backup format, select one of the available options:

Select the Latest Version option to restore the latest image version of the selected backup
Select the Point in Time option to restore the image version for the specified date and time
Select the Modified Period option to restore the image version based on the modification period, then specify the period
Select the Backup Period option to restore the image version based on the backup period, then specify the period
Select the Manually option to proceed to manual image version selection

Note that the time must be specified in the provider time zone. Point the mouse to the hint icon to see the provider time zone

Click Next.

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Encryption Options (optional)

Enter the encryption password if your backup is encrypted.

Click Next.

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Select Restore Source

Select backed-up object to restore.

Click Next.

Type of Data

Select the type of the VM restore:

To restore a VMware VM as a virtual machine, select the Restore to VMware vSphere option. This feature ensures efficient recovery and seamless integration of VMs into your existing environment.

To restore VMware VMs as virtual disks, select the Restore as virtual disk option, then select the virtual disk format from the list of available formats. You can later mount this disk as a virtual drive or use it in your VM environment. The virtual disk needs to be manually imported as a VM into VMware vSphere.

Click Next.

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Select Destination (Restore as Virtual Disk)

With the Restore as virtual disk option selected, set the destination to restore the virtual disk. Select the disk or specific partition.

Click Next.

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Select Virtual Disks (Restore to VMware vSphere)

Select virtual disks to restore.

Note that selected disks must include system volumes as they contain data required to boot the operating system

Click Next.

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Connect to Host (Restore to VMware vSphere)

Provide credentials to the target VMware server and select the target host. The host selection is available after you specify the correct credentials to the target VMware server.

Click Next.

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Select Destination (Restore to VMware vSphere)

Select the destination to restore the VM. Select the disk or specific partition.

If you want to restore an existing machine to the original location, select Overwrite existing virtual machine. The existing virtual machine will be overwritten under restore.

To start the virtual machine after successful restore, select the Power on Virtual machine after successful restore checkbox.

Click Next.

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Schedule Options

Specify the schedule for the restore plan if you have selected to save it.

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 on the next step.

Synchronize repository before restore. Clear this option only if the support team recommends you to do it.
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 sometimes it is hard to predict the restore time due to many factors
Alert the plan as Overdue. Select this option to monitor the plan execution. If the restore plan fails or is finished with warnings for the specified period of time, it will be assigned with 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 would run as the computer boots in case it was down at the moment 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 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 backup 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.

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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 Failure Warning

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

Select 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 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 the Next, then click Save to finish the wizard.

Manage Plan

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

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