Launch a VM with VirtualBoot

To Launch a VM with VirtualBoot, follow these steps:

  1. Select the backup image file containing the boot/root volume(s) for the desired system.
  2. Start VirtualBoot using one of these methods:

    3. Icon or Option

    Location

    Image File Selection

     

    SPX Menu bar

    Click Add Image File to browse and select the desired boot volume backup image file from the list.

    Timeline Details Pane

    Automatic (SPX creates the VM up to the point in time of the selected image file in the Timeline.)

     

    Main Menu > Tools > Image Chain Browser > Image Summary

    Automatic file selection

    Main Menu > Tools > VirtualBoot

    Click Add Image File to browse and select the desired boot volume backup image file from the list.

     
  3. Note: When using the Details pane or Image Summary, SPX automatically adds the selected boot volume and associated data volumes that are part of that backup job to the VirtualBoot dialog.
  4. In the VirtualBoot dialog, confirm that SPX displays the correct hypervisor in the hypervisor list at the top. SPX defaults to using the currently installed driver--the Hyper-V plugin or VirtualBox.
  5. In the dialog, provide the required information then click Create.
  6. The requested information includes:
  7. Add Image File

    8. Adds a backup image file to the VM. Use this if you have a separate data volume you want to include in the VM.

    Note: VirtualBoot attempts to automatically include all volumes that are part of the boot volume's image set in this list. Use this option to add in other volumes if this does not occur.

    If the selected backup image file is encrypted, provide a valid password to access it.

    Warning! Use care when selecting image files from multiple backup jobs. If the VM executes incremental backups, those created for volumes that are not in the boot volume's image set likely won't be useful or reliable.

  8. Remove Image File

    9. Removes a backup image file from the list. This can occur when the backup contains multiple data volumes but are not needed for the VM.

  9. Boot

    10. SPX automatically attempts to identify the boot volume in the list of volumes. If necessary, manually select the correct boot volume. (This can occur when the backup file contains multiple bootable volumes.)

  10. Machine Name

    11. Specify a name for the VM.

  11. Memory (RAM) Allocation

    12. Specify the amount of memory, in MB, that VirtualBox should allocate for use by the VM when it loads. The default is 512MB.

  12. Network Adapter

    13. Select whether to include a network adapter in the VM. Supported options include:

    NAT: Adds a generic network adapter to the VM that uses Network Address Translation (NAT).

    Not Attached: Excludes a network adapter from the VM. (See Not Attached below.)

    Note: Confirm the network configuration provides access after the VirtualBoot. If the VirtualBoot VM is a failover, ensure access to the backup destination(s) for any existing backup jobs.

  13. Automatically start the virtual machine after creating it

    14. This is the default. Uncheck this box to run the VM at a later time using the VirtualBox application.

    Note: If you selected a backup image file when starting VirtualBoot, this dialog automatically lists the related backup image file information.

  14. VirtualBoot creates the VM and launches it for use.

The installer completes the plugin integration.