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Step 5. Select Target Host

The Host step of the wizard is available if you have chosen to change the location and settings for recovered machines.

At the Host step of the wizard, specify a target host for the machines that you want to recover:

  1. Select a machine in the list and click Host. To apply changes in bulk, select several machines in the list and click Host.
  2. From the virtual environment, choose a standalone or clustered host where the selected machines must be registered. You can select several machines and apply changes in bulk.

To facilitate selection, you can use the search field at the bottom of the Select Host window:

  1. Click the button on the left of the field to select the necessary type of object that should be searched for: SCVMM, Cluster or Host.
  2. Enter an object’s name or a part of it in the search field and click the Start search button on the right or press [Enter] on the keyboard.

Step 5. Select Target HostImportant!

You cannot restore machines to a Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 Cluster due to Microsoft's limitations. You can restore machines to Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 Failover Cluster or Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 Failover Cluster.
If you need to restore a machine to a Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 Cluster, you can use the following workaround:

  1. Restore the machine to any node of the cluster.
  2. Configure the restored machine as highly available. For more information, see Microsoft Docs.

Step 5. Select Target Host