This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Performing Full VM Restore
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If a VM has failed, you can recover it from the backup with full VM restore. You can restore one or more VMs at once, to the original location or new location.
The full VM restore operation recovers an entire VM from the backup file and registers the VM on the target host. Full VM recovery takes more time than Instant VM Recovery as you have to extract the VM image from the backup to the production storage. However, you do not need to take any additional steps to finalize full VM restore: full VM restore actually recovers a failed VM on the production storage and provides full disk I/O performance.
Before restoring a VM from the backup, check prerequisites. Then use the Full VM Restore wizard to restore the necessary VM.
- Launch the Restore wizard
- Select VMs
- Select a restore point
- Select a restore mode
- Select a destination host for restored VM
- Select a destination resource pool
- Select a destination datastore
- Select a destination folder and change VM names
- Specify network mapping
- Specify a restore reason
- Verify recovery settings