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Start-VBRRestoreVMFiles

Short Description

Restores VM configuration files.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Start-VBRRestoreVMFiles [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Server] <CHost> [-Path] <string> [-Files <COIBFileInfo[]>] [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to restore configuration file (.vmx) or virtual disks (.vmdk) of a selected VM.

Start-VBRRestoreVMFiles Note:

Run Start-VBRWindowsFileRestore to restore Windows VM guest OS files.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
RestorePoint	Specifies the VM restore point to which you want to restore.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Server	Specifies the host to which the VM guest files should be restored.	True	2	False	False
Path	Specifies the string with the path to the folder where restored files should be saved.	True	3	False	False
Files	Specifies the files you want to restore. By default, all files from the VM will be restored.	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)	False
Reason	Specifies the string with the reason for performing the VM guest OS file restore.	False	Named	False	False
RunAsync	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	False	Named	False	False
Force	Indicates that the cmdlet will restore VM configuration files even if the location of the repository where VM backups reside and the target host location do not match.	False	Named	False	False

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

Example

This example allows you to restore all VM guest OS files from the restore point specified in the $point variable and save them on the host specified in the $server variable to the C:\BackupFiles folder.

Start-VBRRestoreVMFiles –RestorePoint $point –Server $server –Path “C:\BackupFiles”

Related Commands

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Get-VBRServer

Get-VBRFilesInRestorePoint