Backup restore

Purpose

• Recover a virtual machine from a previous backup job.
• Choose the exact restore point to recover from.
• Restore into a chosen compute pool and storage pool as a new VM.

Prerequisites

• Minimum permission to run a restore: dataprotection.backups.restore.create
• Permission to view backup jobs: dataprotection.backups.jobs.read
• At least one completed backup job exists for the VM.

Choose a restore point

Restores are launched from a backup job, so start from a VM's backup history.

1. Open Compute → Virtual Machines, open a VM, then select its Backup tab (or open Data Protection → Backups, open a policy, and select the Jobs tab).
2. Review the Backup Job History timeline, where each point represents a backup job coloured by status (success, failed, partial or running).
3. In the Backup Jobs table, identify the completed job you want to recover from.
4. Expected result: you have identified the restore point (backup job) to recover from.

Run a restore

1. From the chosen backup job, select Restore to open the restore page pre-filled with that job's context.
2. Enter a Restore VM Name and an optional VM Description.
3. Select the Compute Pool and the Storage Pool for the restored VM.
4. Set the Initial State to Stopped or Running.
5. Select Restore.
6. Expected result: a restore task is queued and the restored VM appears as a new entry in Virtual Machines; track progress in Task Manager (top bar).

Best Practices

• Always start a restore from a backup job entry; opening the restore page directly leaves it without a job context.
• A restore creates a new VM and never overwrites the source VM.
• Restore into a storage pool that supports VM disks.
• Leave the Initial State as Stopped to inspect the restored VM before powering it on.
• Verify the restore task completes in Task Manager.