Before You Begin

Before you restore vCloud Director VMs to a vApp, consider the following:

• Veeam Backup & Replication restores standalone VMs as regular vCloud Director VMs in the following cases:

• If you selected to restore a standalone VM to a different location.
• If the original standalone VM no longer exists in the vCloud DIrector hierarchy.

• It is not recommended to restore vCloud Director VMs to a vApp that already contains a standalone VM. After the restore process is complete, the vApp may not work as expected.
• If you restore linked clone VMs to a different location, make sure that fast provisioning is enabled at the level of the target Organization vDC. Otherwise, Veeam Backup & Replication will restore the linked clone VM to a selected vApp as a regular VM.

• If you want to scan VM data for viruses, check the secure restore requirements and limitations.