Synology DS1821 Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 19

Fully Restore as a Virtual Machine, Apply and Restore, Launch the Full VM Restore Wizard

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Restoration Guide Apply and Restore A summary of the restoration will be shown. Once you have confirmed the information to be restored, click Done. You will then be automatically directed to Restore Status to monitor the restoration progress. For Instant Restore to VMware, click the Migrate VM button to finalize the process. Enable Power on VM automatically after restoration to immediately run the restored virtual machine. If you are performing Instant Restore for testing purposes, it is recommended to keep this option disabled, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from the production network to avoid any conflicts. Fully Restore as a Virtual Machine With Full Virtual Machine Restore, the backed up images of your Linux device will be converted to a virtual machine in VMware or Hyper-V. The virutal machine can then be restarted in VMware or Hyper-V directly from a compressed and deduplicated physical server backup file to minimize downtime. Launch the Full VM Restore Wizard Go to Active Backup for Business > Physical Server > Linux, select the device that you want to restore, and click Restore to launch the restore wizard. Select the device and restore point, choose Restore to VMware vSphere or Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V, then select Full Virtual Machine Restore. Select restore mode • Restore to the original location: Restore the selected virtual machine to its original location, with the original name and settings. This option minimizes the chance of user input error and will un-register and replace the original virtual machine at the production site. • Restore to a new location, or with different settings: This option allows you to customize the destination and settings of the restored virtual machine. Configure restore settings If you choose Restore to the original location, this step will be skipped. For users who choose Restore to a new location, or with different settings, you will need to specify a name, and select a folder, hypervisor, datastore, resource pool, and network to run the restored virtual machine. 17

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Restoration Guide
Apply and Restore
A summary of the restoration will be shown. Once you have confirmed the information to be
restored, click
Done
. You will then be automatically directed to
Restore Status
to monitor the
restoration progress.
For
Instant Restore to VMware
, click the
Migrate VM
button to finalize the process.
Enable
Power on VM automatically after restoration
to immediately run the restored
virtual machine. If you are performing Instant Restore for testing purposes, it is recommended
to keep this option
disabled
, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from the
production network to avoid any conflicts.
Fully Restore as a Virtual Machine
With
Full Virtual Machine Restore
, the backed up images of your Linux device will be
converted to a virtual machine in VMware or Hyper-V. The virutal machine can then be
restarted in VMware or Hyper-V directly from a compressed and deduplicated physical server
backup file to minimize downtime.
Launch the Full VM Restore Wizard
Go to
Active Backup for Business
>
Physical Server
>
Linux
, select the device that you want
to restore, and click
Restore
to launch the restore wizard. Select the device and restore point,
choose
Restore to VMware vSphere
or
Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V
, then select
Full
Virtual Machine Restore
.
Select restore mode
Restore to the original location
: Restore the selected virtual machine to its original
location, with the original name and settings. This option minimizes the chance of user input
error and will un-register and replace the original virtual machine at the production site.
Restore to a new location, or with different settings
: This option allows you to customize
the destination and settings of the restored virtual machine.
Configure restore settings
If you choose
Restore to the original location
, this step will be skipped.
For users who choose
Restore to a new location, or with different settings
, you will need to
specify a name, and select a folder, hypervisor, datastore, resource pool, and network to run
the restored virtual machine.