Full Virtual Machine Restore provides users to restore an entire virtual machine from a backup file and to have full disk I/O performance. In this section, you will learn how to restore full virtual machine step-by-step. Please note that the steps for cross-hypervisor restoration might be slightly different.
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Full Virtual Machine Restore provides users to restore an entire virtual machine from a backup file to the latest state or a previous point in time if the primary virtual machine fails. It takes more time and resources to restore but has full disk I/O performance.
Launch the restore wizard to restore virtual machines to the most recent state or to any available restore point through full virtual machine restore, you can do one of the following:
Select the virtual machines you want to restore and choose a restore point for each selected one.
If you choose Restore to the original location, this step will be skipped.
For users who choose Restore to a new location, or with different settings, please specify a name, and select a folder, hypervisor, datastore, and network to run the restored virtual machine.
On the task summary page, please check the info of the restored virtual machine and click Apply to start. You will then be directed to Restore Status to monitor the restoration progress.
Enable Power on VM automatically after restoration if you want to run the restored virtual machine immediately. For testing purposes, it’s recommended to keep this option disabled, manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from the production network, and connect it to an isolated non-production network to avoid conflicts.