Whole VM recovery

Open the VMware tab (Virtual Machines > VMware) in XMS, then click the Manage & Restore button next to the host whose backup you want to restore.

Select the VM you want to restore and click the restore button.

After choosing the backup plan and VM version, click Restore under the backup copy you wish to recover and select the Whole machine option from the drop-down list.

Specify whether to restore the VM to its original location or a new one:

1. Original location — the original location option automatically applies all settings from the backup, restoring the virtual machine to the same ESXi/vCenter, datastore, compute resource, and VM folder, with the same virtual network configuration. The only setting you can modify is the VM name.

2. New location — this option allows you to manually choose the location to which the VM will be restored and adjust additional settings:

   1. VMware environment — this field allows you to select the ESXi host or vCenter where the data will be restored (the list displays only servers that are connected to Xopero ONE).

   2. Compute resource — lets you choose the compute resource infrastructure to process the recovered data.

   3. Datastore — the location where the virtual machine files will be stored. Xopero ONE operates within the selected VMware environment.

   4. VM folder — lets you select the specific directory on the datastore where the VM will be restored.

   5. Virtual network — allows you to select your virtual network resource.

After adjusting the VMware options, click Next to open the Restore data aside and configure the following settings:

1. VMware power state — lets you choose whether the virtual machine should start immediately after the restore or remain offline.

2. Transport method — allows you to choose one of the available transport methods:

   1. Automatic (recommended) — Xopero ONE will automatically determine the best available transport method for each worker and apply it accordingly.

   2. HotAdd — available only for virtual appliance workers (see this article for more details). This method creates a snapshot and a linked clone of the target virtual machine. The disk is then attached to the worker, which reads the linked clone’s virtual disks for backup.

   3. SAN — this mode requires the backup server to have access to the SAN storage containing the virtual disks. A SAN backup worker must be a physical machine. In this mode, data is read directly from the VMware LUN storage where the virtual disks are located.

   4. LAN — also called NBD/NBDSSL. In this mode, the ESXi host reads data from the storage and sends it over the network to the worker. This method is typically used when no other transport option is available.

3. Restore settings — allows you to limit the internet bandwidth.

4. Device used to restore the data — lets you choose the device (worker) directly responsible for restoring your virtual machine. You can have multiple workers and assign different ones to each backup plan or restore process. A worker can be either a physical or a virtual machine.

Once configured, click Start now to begin the restoration process.