Download

With the Download option, you can download your backup data as an offsite copy. You can migrate your VMs across hypervisors (V2V) by downloading the file-format required for the target hypervisor. Backup data can be downloaded in various virtual disk formats which are mentioned below:

• VHD
• VMDK

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

Click the Recovery tab and select the restore icon near the image-based backup that is to be restored. Select Download as the Restore type and click Next to proceed with the restore process.

Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

The next step will be to choose the restore version (time-stamp) of your backup data. The latest restore version will be at the top of the tree followed by the older restore versions. If the time-stamp consists of the Persistent data (+P) option and you restore that version, all the changes you have made will be restored. The restore version also consists of (d)- daily merge, (w)- weekly merge and (m)- monthly merge.

• The restore version is created based on the end time of the backup (i.e the date and time when the backup process scheduled is completed), this is named Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup time-stamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required time-stamp to recover the backed up data.
• Select the restore version and proceed to select restore data.

Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

Once you are done selecting the restore version, the next step is to select the Restore data. Select the disk under the particular VM that is to be restored. You can search for a particular VM from the search tab. Click Next to proceed with the restore process.

Step 4: Configure the Virtual Disk Format

From the Virtual Disk Format drop-down list, select the format in which you want to download your backup data. Click Next to review your restore configurations.

Step 5: Review Configurations

The final step in this restore process is to review the configurations you have selected.

• Check the following:
  • Restore type
  • Restore version
  • Selected VM Machine
  • Restore Format

• Verify all the details and click Restore Now.

• You will be redirected to the recovery page. In the Status tab, click the arrow mark which will open the restore progress window.

Note: To enhance the restore performance, close the restore progress window and open it occasionally to check the restore progress.

You have the option of aborting the restore process. From the Recovery page click the Abort Server Side Restore option, this will open a pop-up window as displayed below. Click Yes to abort the restore.