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title: "Performing VM Recovery"
description: "You can run an instant recovery session or restore the entire virtual machine. To do this, perform the following steps: Click All > Veeam > Virtual Machines > Restore Sessions. Click New. Specify the name of the restore session."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/security_plugins_servicenow/guide/sn_restore_vm.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Managing Virtual Machines > Performing VM Recovery"
dateModified: "2026-10-08"
---

# Performing VM Recovery

You can run an instant recovery session or restore the entire virtual machine. To do this, perform the following steps:

1. Click **All** > **Veeam** > **Virtual Machines** > **Restore Sessions**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Specify the name of the restore session.
4. Select the backup, the backup object, and the restore point.
5. Select the restore type:

    - To run an instant recovery session, in the **Type** drop-down list, select *Instant Recovery*. Then, in the **Restored VM Name** field, specify the name under which the virtual machine will be recovered.

        If the virtual machine with the same name already exists in the target folder and you want to overwrite it with the restored one, select the **Overwrite Existing VM** check box.

        If you restore a Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine, you can configure additional options:

        - **Overwrite Existing Disks** — select this check box if you want to overwrite existing disks with the restored one.
        - **Preserve UUID** — select this check box if you want to preserve the original BIOS UUID for the restored virtual machine.

    - To restore the entire virtual machine, in the **Type** drop-down list, select *Entire VM Restore*.

6. In the **Reason** field, specify the reason for restore.
7. To allow a specific user group to run this session, unlock the **User Groups** field and select a user group from the list.
8. Click **Submit**. The restore session starts immediately.

::: note

Consider the following:

- Restore session states are automatically updated every hour using REST API requests.
- If you run an instant recovery session, you need to finalize it in the Veeam Backup & Replication console or Veeam Backup & Replication Web UI. For more information on instant recovery, see the following sections in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide:
    - [Instant Recovery to VMware VSphere](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/instant_recovery.html)
    - [Instant Recovery to Microsoft Hyper-V](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/instant_recovery_to_hv.html)

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