Overview
Learn more about the VMware recovery process in Xopero ONE.
General information
Xopero ONE offers several methods to restore virtual machines directly to VMware. Below you will find the available VM recovery methods for VMware environment — choose the option that best fits your needs.
Instant restore
This process involves restoring the machine’s configuration files to the VMware datastore, preparing a virtual machine, and mounting the disks to run directly from the storage. As a result, you can start your virtual machine within just a few minutes.
This method is not intended for production use. It serves as a disaster recovery feature. If you need to restore a virtual machine to VMware after a failure, run both the instant restore and whole VM recovery tasks simultaneously. This way, you can access the virtual machine within minutes using instant restore, and once the whole VM recovery task is completed, you can stop the instant restore process and switch to the fully restored, production-ready virtual machine.
Granular recovery (iSCSI)
The granular recovery feature allows you to restore individual files and folders from a VMware virtual machine backup. This makes the restoration process faster and more convenient in many unexpected situations. Using the iSCSI protocol, the Xopero ONE agent accesses files directly from the storage, enabling you to recover only the specific files you need without restoring unnecessary data.
Whole VM recovery
This feature allows you to create a new virtual machine either in its original location or in a different one. It is the most traditional method of restoring a virtual machine — Xopero ONE restores the virtual machine data directly from the storage to the VMware datastore.
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