Restore backed up machines to any hypervisor

How to restore a replicated machine to any hypervisor

Task 

Restore a replicated machine to any hypervisor.

Solution

1. Each machine has a drop-down "Actions" menu at the right hand side of the screen. Click the corresponding "..." button across the machine that you want to download a snapshot for, then select “Download machine image”.



2. Choose the restore point and set the link's expiration time.





3. Click on the “Generate link” button. The expiration time will start after the last call of the link.



4. You will see this picture:



5. In the meantime, you can return to the main page and continue working. When the link is generated, an 'Image Downloads' section will appear in the 'Recoveries' tab. Click on the source machine's name to continue:



Click on the Links in the Physical disks window to download a drive.raw file



Images are downloaded in the .raw format and can be converted for any hypervisor, if necessary, and then imported to the original location.