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Updated on 2024-10-25 GMT+08:00
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Restoring VM Disks to the Original VM

You can restore disks on a single VM to the original VM.

Prerequisites

A full backup has been performed for the VM disks to be restored, and the backup status is Valid.

Procedure

  1. On the navigation bar, choose > VMware.
  2. In the Backed Up Environment area, click the protected environment where the VM disks you want to restore reside.
  3. Select the VM housing the disks to be restored using either of the following methods:

    • Click the VM in the list.
    • Search for the VM on the upper right of the list. Then click the VM.

  4. Select the backup required for the restore.

    • In the preview area on the right, move the mouse pointer to the backup required for the VM restore and click .
    • In the preview area on the right, move the mouse pointer to the backup required for the VM disk restore and click .

      Before the restore, you can either perform a fast verification by selecting Quick Verification or perform a full verification by selecting Full Verification. If the verification status is Valid, the backup can be used to restore data.

  5. Click Restore VM Disk to Original VM.
  6. Select the VM disks you want to restore.

    If you select all the disks of the VM, it will restore the original VM.

  7. (Optional) Select Start VM after restore.
  8. Click OK.