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Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks

Short Description

Restores physical disks to virtual disk formats.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [-Path] <string> -RestoreDiskType {Vmdk | Vhd | Vhdx} [-Datastore <VBRViDatastoreBase>] [-StorageFormat {Thin | Thick | EagerZeroedThick | Fixed | Dynamic}] [-Files <COIBFileInfo[]>] [-SourceShareCredentials <CCredentials>] [-TargetShareCredentials <CCredentials>] [-Reason <string>] [-EnableAntivirusScan] [-EnableEntireVolumeScan] [-ProceedToRecoveryIfThreatFound] [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet restores physical disks from volume-level backups created by Veeam Agent operating in a standalone mode and converts them to the following format:

VMDK
VHDX
VHD

The cmdlet allows you to scan the disks that you want to restore with the antivirus.

Run Start-VBRRestoreVMFiles to restore VM configuration files.

Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks Note:

In case the antivirus detects the virus threat, Veeam Backup & Replication will cancel the restore session.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
RestorePoint	Specifies the restore point from which you want to restore the disks. You must select restore points only from Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows volume-level backups.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Server	Specifies the Windows host to which the disks should be restored.	True	2	False
Path	Specifies the path to the folder on the target server. The cmdlet will register virtual disks in this folder.	True	3	False
RestoreDiskType	Specifies the format to which you want to convert the resulting virtual disk: VHD VHDX VMDK	False	Named	False
StorageFormat	Specifies the format that will be used to convert the resulting virtual disk: Thin: the resulting virtual disk will be thick. Thick: the restresulting virtual disk will be thick. EagerZeroedThick: resulting virtual disk will be thick lazy zeroed. Fixed: resulting virtual disk will be thick fixed. Dynamic: resulting virtual disk will be dynamic. Default: Source.	False	Named	False
Datastore	Specifies a target datastore. The cmdlet will register converted disks to this datastore. Note: You must provide the Path parameter to specify the path to the folder in the datastore where you want to keep the converted disks. You must create the necessary folder beforehand.	False	Named	False
Files	Specifies the disks from the backup that you want to restore. Default: all.	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SourceShareCredentials	Specifies the credentials for the backup repository. The cmdlet will export the backup from this repository.	False	Named	False
TargetShareCredentials	Specifies the credentials for the shared folder. The cmdlet will add the exported files to that folder.	False	Named	False
Reason	Specifies the reason for performing the disk restore.	False	Named	False
EnableAntivirusScan	Indicates that the cmdlet will perform secure restore. Veeam Backup & Replication will trigger the antivirus software to scan selected machines before the restore.	False	Named	False
EnableEntireVolumeScan	For secure restore. Indicates that the antivirus will continue physical discs scan after the first virus threat is found. Use this option if you want to get the report on all virus threats.	False	Named	False
ProceedToRecoveryIfThreatFound	For secure restore. Indicates that if antivirus detects malware, the cmdlet will restore physical disks.	False	Named	False
RunAsync	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example 1

This example shows how to restore all physical disks from volume-level backups created by Veeam Agent operating in a standalone mode. The cmdlet will restore disks to a Veeam backup server. The disks are restored to the latest restore point. The resulting format is VMDK.

Run Get-VBRLocalhost to get the Veeam backup server. Save it to the $server variable.
Get the most recent restore point. Run Get-VBRRestorePoint and filter the array of restore points with Sort-Object method by the "CreationTime" property. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks with the $restorepoint and $server variables.

$server = Get-VBRLocalhost

$restorepoint = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Backup Job SRV03" | Get-VBRRestorePoint | Sort-Object -Property CreationTime | Select-Object -First 1

Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks -RestorePoint $restorepoint -Server $server -Path "C:\SRV03_Restored" -RestoreDiskType Vmdk -RunAsync

Example 2

This example shows how to restore specified disks to a Windows server added to Veeam Backup & Replication. The disks are restored to the latest restore point. The resulting format is VHDX.

Get the most recent restore point. Run Get-VBRRestorePoint and filter the array of restore points with Sort-Object method by the "CreationTime" property. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run Get-VBRServer to get the server and save it to the $server variable.
Run Get-VBRFilesInRestorePoint to get the disks in the backup. Save the result to the $disks variable. In this example, disks 1 and 3 will be restored.
Run Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks. Use the $restorepoint, $server and $disks variables.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Backup Job SRV03" | Get-VBRRestorePoint | Sort-Object -Property CreationTime | Select-Object -First 1

$server = Get-VBRServer -Type Windows -Name "Veeam_Remote"

$disks = Get-VBRFilesInRestorePoint -RestorePoint $restorepoint

Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks -RestorePoint $restorepoint -Server $server -Path "C:\SRV03_Restored" -RestoreDiskType Vhdx -Files $disks[1,3] -RunAsync

Example 3

This example shows how to restore selected disks to the 172.17.42.11 ESXi host and register them on the srv07-DAS1 datastore.

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name and Backup parameter values. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable
Run the Find-VBRViDatastore cmdlet. Specify the Server and Backup parameter values. Save the result to the $datastore variable
Run the Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks cmdlet. Use the $rp, $server and $datastore variables.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "MSExchange"

$rp = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name *MSExchange02* -Backup $backup

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "172.17.42.11"

$datastore = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server "172.17.42.11" -Name "srv07-DAS1"

Start-VBRRestoreVirtualDisks -RestorePoint $rp -Server $server -Path "test" -Datastore $datastore -RestoreDiskType Vmdk -StorageFormat Thin

Related Commands

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Get-VBRServer

Get-VBRFilesInRestorePoint