Restore to Microsoft Azure

Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to restore machines from Veeam backups to Microsoft Azure. You can use Veeam Backup & Replication to complete the following tasks:

• Restore machines from Veeam backups to Microsoft Azure.
• Migrate machines from the on-premises infrastructure to the cloud.
• Create a test environment in the cloud for troubleshooting, testing patches and updates and so on.

You can restore machines from the following types of backups:

• Backups files of Microsoft Windows and Linux VMs created with Veeam Backup & Replication You can use backups of VMware vSphere VMs and VMware vCloud Director VMs.
• Backups of Microsoft Windows machines created with Veeam Agent for Windows. Backups must be created at the entire machine level or volume level.
• Backups of Linux machines created with Veeam Agent for Linux. Backups must be created at the entire machine level or volume level.

For restore to Microsoft Azure, Veeam Backup & Replication can employ the Microsoft Azure Resource Manager or classic deployment model. Veeam Backup & Replication supports batch restore — you can launch the restore process for several VMs at a time.

Limitations for Restore to Microsoft Azure

• Veeam Backup & Replication supports restore to Microsoft Azure for the following machines:

• Microsoft Windows machines running Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista and later
• Linux machines (see the Supported Distributions & Versions section: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-linux-endorsed-distros).

• The maximum size of one disk for a VM in Microsoft Azure is 1023 GB. You cannot restore a machine that has disks of a greater size. For more information, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-subscription-service-limits/.
• If the system disk of an initial machine uses the GPT partitioning scheme, the number of partitions on the disk cannot exceed 4. During restore such disk will be converted to a disk with the MBR partitioning scheme.
• Veeam Backup & Replication does not support restoring VMs to the following Azure regions:

• Azure Germany https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/clouds/germany/
• Azure China https://www.azure.cn/

Related Topics

• How Restore to Microsoft Azure Works
• Restore Workflow
• Configuring Initial Settings
• Creating Backup Files
• Restoring Machines