How to Restore a Virtual Machine

Arcserve UDP lets you use the Recover VM option to restore a virtual machine (VM) that you previously backed up using Host-Based Agentless backup. This method helps you restore the entire virtual machine to the original or to an alternate ESX or Hyper-V location. You can browse the available virtual machine recovery points from a calendar view and select which recovery point you want to restore.

The following diagram illustrates the process to restore from a virtual machine:

Perform the following tasks to restore a virtual machine:

1. Review the Restore Prerequisites and Considerations
2. Specify the Virtual Machine Information to Restore
1. Specify the Virtual Machine and the Recovery Point to Restore
2. Define the Restore Options
• Define the Original Location Restore Options
• Define the Alternate Location Restore Options
3. Restore the Virtual Machine
4. Verify that the Virtual Machine was Restored