Restore

Restore your files/database to the original or alternation location.

Key:

Field Description
Select what to restore For database restore, one option is available, ie. Choose from files as of job'.
Show files Click to show the selected files in details.
Original location Restore VM to original location.
Alternate location Restore VM to another location.
Alternate location (Raw File) Save the files on your hard disk.
Run Direct This option will be shown when you restore Hyper-V backup. This feature will allow the user to restore virtual machine by mounting the backup destination, where the VM will be run backup directly from the backup data. The Run Direct check box is enabled by default.

Note: With the Run Direct option enabled while the VM is running, the %edition_name% application interface is required to turn on.
Auto migrate after Run Direct is running With the Run Direct option enabled, there is a process to mount the backup image on a Hyper-V. The VM will then be run directly from the backup data until it is moved to its target restore destination.


To restore Hyper-V backup set:

  1. Click on the storage that you want to restore the backup from.
  2. Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job', you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
  3. Select the database(s)/files that you want to restore from the file tree. Click on the [+] in the file tree to expand the tree, [-] to collapse the tree. Click on the check box, all the files under the check box will be selected.
  4. Select 'Restore files to' to choose restore location.

    For Original location:


    For Alternate location:


    For Alternate location (Raw File):


  5. Click on [Start restore] to begin the restore process.



To migrate virtual machine back to the Hyper-V:

  1. When the Run Direct is enabled after the restore, you can click "Manage all Run Direct virtual machines" from the bottom left corner.
  2. Select the VM that you need to manage.
  3. Click on [Migrate Virtual Machine] to start the migration.