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title: "Register Replica VM (Storage)"
description: "This step registers the selected VM on a host from a storage recovery location, changes the IP address configuration of the VM, applies the mapping specified for the location, and then powers the VM on."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vro/userguide/register_vm.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Appendices > Appendix A. Recovery Plan Steps > Steps Available > Register Replica VM (Storage)"
dateModified: "2026-08-26"
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# Register Replica VM (Storage)

This step registers the selected VM on a host from a storage recovery location, changes the IP address configuration of the VM, applies the mapping specified for the location, and then powers the VM on.

::: note

Before powering a recovered VM on, Orchestrator removes all unused swap (.VSWP) files from the default VM directory. If a custom location is used to store swap files, Orchestrator will not be able to remove them.

:::

You can override the following parameters for the **Register Replica VM (Storage)** step:

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      <p>Parameter</p>
    </th>
    <th style="vertical-align:middle; width:55%;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th style="vertical-align:middle;">
      <p>Default Value</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Critical Step </p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:55%;">
      <p>Defines whether the step is critical for VM recovery.</p>
      <p>If you mark the step as <span style="font-style:italic;">Critical</span>, its failure for a VM from a critical inventory group will halt the plan.</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Yes </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Run Step During a DataLab Test</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:55%;">
      <p>Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab.</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Yes (not editable)</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Timeout</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:55%;">
      <p>Maximum amount of time (in seconds) for the step to execute.</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>600</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Retries</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:55%;">
      <p>Number of retries that will be attempted if the step fails on the first try.</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>2</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>