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Recovery

After successfully backing up your assets, you have different options for recovering individual files, databases, or entire assets. All backup recovery options can be performed using local backups or backup copies. However, if you are using a cold backup copy for the recovery, you must first import the backup copy to a Unitrends appliance.

For critical virtual machines and Windows physical servers, you can set up instant recovery to spin up a virtual replica of the failed asset in minutes. This replica performs just like the original asset, so production downtime is reduced to just minutes. With Windows instant recovery, the replica continues performing the role of the failed asset until you can get a new physical Windows server deployed. With VMware and Hyper-V instant recovery, you can use the replica until you deploy a new VM or keep using the replica VM itself.

For more on these recovery options, see:

Recovering Host-level Backups
Recovering Asset-level Backups
Recovering Application Backups
Recovering NAS Backups
Recovering iSeries Backups