Short Description
Starts Instant Recovery of physical computers to virtual infrastructure.
Applies to
Platform: Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Start-VBREpInstantRecovery [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [-Path] <string> [-VMName <string>] [-PowerUp <bool>] [-NICsEnabled <bool>] [-PreserveMACs <bool>] [-Reason <string>] [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts an Instant Recovery session for physical machines. The process restores a backup of a physical computer to a virtualization host.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
RestorePoint | Specifies the restore point of the physical computer to which you want to restore the VM. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
Server | Specifies the host where you want to locate the restored VM. | True | 2 | False | False |
Path | Used to redirect the redo logs. Specifies the path to the folder where you want to store the changes made to the VM during the Instant Recovery. | True | 3 | False | False |
VmName | Specifies the name you want to apply to the restored VM. By default, the original VM name is applied. | False | Named | False | False |
PowerUp | If set to True, the restored VM will be powered up immediately after the restore. Otherwise, you will have to power up the VM manually. | False | Named | False | False |
NICsEnabled | If set to True, the restored VM will be connected to the network. Otherwise the VM will have no network connections. | False | Named | False | False |
PreserveMACs | If set to True, the restored VM will get the MAC address of the original VM. Otherwise, the restored VM will get a new MAC address. Note that if the original computer keeps running, preserving the MAC address will cause conflict. Preserving the MAC address is useful in case the original computer will not be used in future - in this case, the restored VM will be able to use the MAC settings used by its applications, if any are installed. | False | Named | False | False |
Reason | Specifies the reason for performing restore of the selected endpoint. The information you provide will be saved in the session history so that you can reference it later. | False | Named | False | False |
Credentials | Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the VM. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
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