Constraints

VMware Backup

• VM backups from the following VMware vSphere versions can be restored to cloud servers: 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5. If you do not need to restore the backups to cloud servers, there is no restriction on the VMware version.
• To obtain better performance and operation experience, you are advised to use the OSs listed in Table 1, which have passed the compatibility test.
• The VDDK version of VMware 6.5 VMs must be 6.0.3.
• Backups synchronized to the cloud cannot be used to create cloud servers.
• Backups synchronized to the cloud can only be restored to other cloud servers running the same OS, and can be restored to system disks or data disks.
• Servers whose system disks are configured with LVM cannot be restored on cloud.
• Before the restoration, configure security groups according to the procedure. Otherwise, the restoration may fail.

  Table 1 OSs that support restoration to the cloud

  OS	Supported Version
  Windows	Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019
  CentOS	CentOS 6.4 CentOS 6.5 CentOS 7.2 CentOS 7.3 CentOS 7.4 CentOS 7.5 CentOS 7.6 CentOS 7.7
  Red Hat	Red Hat 6.4 Red Hat 6.5 Red Hat 7.2