Host-level backups have the following recovery options:
• | VM recovery – recover VMs that run any operating system. |
• | File-level recovery – recover files on VMs that run Windows or Linux. |
• | Instant recovery – recover VMware or Hyper-V VMs immediately. |
The type of recovery depends on the type of data you want to recover. Review the following details to determine the best option:
• | Use file-level recovery to recover only files from a backup or backup copy for VMs running Windows or Linux. |
• | For faster recovery of an entire VMware or Hyper-V VM, set up instant recovery. |
Instant recovery uses system resources that can impact the performance of other jobs. For non-critical VMs that you do not need recover immediately, Unitrends recommends a VM recovery.
• | Recovery time depends on factors such as the amount of data on the VM and other tasks running on the appliance. |
• | If a local backup is not available, recover from a backup copy: |
– | To recover from a cold backup copy, you must first import it to the source backup appliance as described in To import a cold backup copy. Once the backup copy has been imported, use the standard host-level recovery procedures to recover files or the entire VM. |
– | To recover from a Unitrends appliance backup copy, use the standard host-level recovery procedures. If recovering from the source appliance, you must first import the backup as described in To import a hot backup copy from a Unitrends target appliance. If recovering from the target appliance, you can recover from the hot backup copy directly. |
– | To recover from a Unitrends Cloud backup copy, you either import the backup copy and use standard host-level recovery procedures or recover files directly from the Unitrends Cloud as described in Recovering files from virtual machine backups. |
• | For details on recovering a VMware template, see the Unitrends Knowledge Base. |