Synology SA3200D Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and Ph - Page 19

Restore servers to virtual machines, Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager VMM

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Restoration Guide You can view the progress of the restoration by clicking the Restore Task icon in the upper right-hand corner. Restore servers to virtual machines You can back up your PC as either a PC or a physical server in Active Backup for Business. Servers can be restored as virtual machines in Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), VMware vSphere, or Microsoft Hyper-V. Follow the steps below to restore your PC or server as a virtual machine using VMM. 1. If you backed up your computer as a PC, go to Active Backup for Business > PC > Device and click More > Change device type to change it into a physical server. 2. If the backup is already a physical server, go to Physical Server, select your device and click Restore. 3. Choose Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Restore to VMware vSphere, or Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V. 4. If you selected Restore to VMware vSphere or Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V, select Instant Restore or Full Virtual Machine Restore. 5. Select the desired restore point and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the setup. 6. Upon completion, you should see the imported virtual machine on the Virtual Machine page in Virtual Machine Manager. 17

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Restoration Guide
You can view the progress of the restoration by clicking the
Restore Task
icon in the upper
right-hand corner.
Restore servers to virtual machines
You can back up your
PC
as either a
PC
or a
physical server
in Active Backup for Business.
Servers can be restored as virtual machines in
Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
,
VMware
vSphere
, or
Microsoft Hyper-V
. Follow the steps below to restore your PC or server as a
virtual machine using VMM.
1. If you backed up your computer as a
PC
, go to
Active Backup for Business
>
PC
>
Device
and click
More
>
Change device type
to change it into a physical server.
2. If the backup is already a physical server, go to
Physical Server
, select your device and click
Restore
.
3. Choose
Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
,
Restore to
VMware vSphere
, or
Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V
.
4. If you selected
Restore to VMware vSphere
or
Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V
, select
Instant Restore
or
Full Virtual Machine Restore
.
5. Select the desired restore point and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the
setup.
6. Upon completion, you should see the imported virtual machine on the
Virtual Machine
page in
Virtual Machine Manager
.