Backing Up Multiple Machines Centrally By Using A Backup Policy - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Quick Start Manual

4. Expand the archive from which you want to recover a virtual machine and then select the backup.
Details. If there are multiple archives in the vault, you can find the archive by the name of the
machine you have backed up. The machine name is included in the archive name. If there are
multiple backups in the archive, you can find the backup by the time of its creation displayed in
the Created column. If you are still not sure, click View content > As files to explore the backup
content.
5. Right-click the backup and select Recover.
Details. You are taken to the Recover data view. The screen heading displays the generated name
of the virtual appliance so you remember on which ESX/ESXi server you are operating.
6. Under What to recover, in Data type, select Disks.
Details. By default, all disks found in the backup will be recovered.
7. Under Where to recover, in Recover to, select Existing virtual machine.
8. In Virtual machine, click Change. Select the existing virtual machine, either the same one you
have backed up, or another.
9. For every disk found in the backup: in Recover 'Disk N' to:, click Change and choose the
destination disk from the disks of the existing machine. In NT signature, leave the default setting
Create new.
10. Under Recovery options, in Settings, click Change. Select VM power management. Select the
Power off target virtual machines when starting recovery check box. Alternatively, power off the
target virtual machine using your vSphere client.
Details. A virtual machine has to be stopped during the recovery to this machine. Otherwise the
recovery task will fail.
11. Click OK to immediately start the recovery.
Monitoring the task progress and results
You are taken to the All physical machines view. The corresponding virtual appliance and its
Information > Backup plans and tasks tab are selected. Here you can see the recovery task's
execution state: Running. To view the recovery task's log, right-click the task and select View log.
What else you can do
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Recover a physical machine from a backup to a new or existing virtual machine
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Recover individual disks or volumes to a new or existing virtual machine
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Resize disks and volumes during recovery
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Configure other settings of the new virtual machine
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Postpone the recovery to the date and time you specify.
8.4. Backing up multiple machines centrally by using a
backup policy
By following the instructions listed in this section, you will set up a regular backup of all virtual
machines that are present on the ESX server at the time of backup.
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