Performing Entire VM Restore

In case a disaster strikes, you can restore entire Azure VM from a cloud-native snapshot or an image-level backup. Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to restore one or more Azure VMs at a time, to the original location or to a new location.

How Instance Restore Works

To restore Azure VMs from cloud-native snapshots, Veeam Backup & Replication uses native Azure capabilities. To restore VMs from image-level backups, Veeam Backup & Replication uses different algorithms depending on whether a Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance is added to the backup infrastructure:

• If a Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance is connected to the backup server, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the restore algorithm described in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide, section Performing Entire VM Restore.
• If a Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance is not connected to the backup server, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the restore algorithm described  in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section How Restore to Microsoft Azure Works.

How to Perform VM Restore

To restore an entire VM, do the following:

1. Launch the Restore to Azure wizard.
2. Select a restore point.
3. Choose a restore mode.
4. Specify an Azure subscription and region.
5. Specify a new VM name and resource group.
6. Specify VM configuration settings.
7. Specify a VM size.
8. Configure network and secure group settings.
9. Specify a restore reason.
10. Finish working with the wizard.