{"id":5658,"date":"2016-04-06T09:23:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T09:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhost.com\/kb\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:03:11","slug":"virtual-disaster-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/virtual-disaster-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Perform Virtual Disaster Recovery with this Simple Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Today, organizations completely depend on virtual machines for storing their critical data as well as applications and need them to always remain available. This is where virtual disaster recovery comes into the picture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual disaster recovery focuses on taking the backups of the virtual machines instead of the physical servers. VM backup taken in three ways \u2013 image-based, agent-based, and server-less backup. Data replication helps the workloads to move independently between VMs and arrive rapidly after recovery, without the need for manual re-launching of OS and application on a physical server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s take a look at the steps involved in Virtual Disaster Recovery \u2013<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual disaster recovery performed to the following targets \u2013<br \/>\u2022 VMware vSphere\/VMware ESXi version 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 and 6.0<br \/>\u2022 Hyper-V versions 2 and 3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The range of platforms you can recover for VMware are Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 \/ 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.<br \/>Hyper-V is Windows 8 \/ 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Backup Selection Requirements \u2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following in order to start using the Virtual Disaster Recovery feature \u2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Take the System State data source backup of your computer. You can start from version 15.10 and back up a system containing dynamic disks (these disks will be converted to basic disks during recovery).<br \/>\u2022 Backup the complete system disk \u2013 C:\\ or some other depending on your system configuration (the Files and Folders data source).<br \/>\u2022 Take the backup of some other data you feel is important. Supported data sources: Files and Folders, MS Exchange, and MS SQL.<br \/>\u2022 If you are confused about the selection of files, perform a test restore or contact customer support for help.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Requirements for the system virtual disaster recovery performed from<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can start data recovery from the following versions of Windows:<br \/>\u2022 Windows 7<br \/>\u2022 Windows 8<br \/>\u2022 Windows Server 2008 R2<br \/>\u2022 Windows Server 2012<br \/>\u2022 Windows Server 2012 R2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Note:\u00a0The system from which virtual disaster recovery performed isn\u2019t older than the system you are restoring. For example, if you need to restore Windows 8, use Windows 8 or a newer version.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Software Options \u2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual disaster recovery performed using either of the below tools &#8211;<br \/>The Backup Manager \u2013 allows you to recover data from one device.<br \/>The Recovery Console \u2013 allows you to recover data from multiple devices simultaneously. Tools support one-time as well as continuous restores. In the Backup Manager, continuous restore is possible when the device is in the restore-only mode.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Note: If you want to perform virtual disaster recovery to VMware vSphere\/VMware ESXi vs. 5.5 or 6.0 your recovery software must be 64-bit and not 32-bit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Guidelines \u2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Backup Manager \u2013<br \/>\u2022 Start the Backup Manager.<br \/>\u2022 Click Restore -&gt; Virtual Disaster Recovery.<br \/>\u2022 Select the virtual machine type you want to recover the data to.<br \/>\u2022 Fill the settings for the virtual machine you selected.<br \/>\u2022 Click Restore to start a recovery process.<br \/>Wait until the recovery process completed. The duration required relies on the system\u2019s size you are restoring, the speed of data transfer, and your computer performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Recovery Console Guidelines \u2013<br \/>\u2022 Start the Recovery Console.<br \/>\u2022 Choose a device and click Configure. Add the device prior to configuring if it isn\u2019t visible in the list.<br \/>\u2022 Choose \u201cVirtual disaster recovery\u201d from the list of data sources.<br \/>\u2022 Select the type of VM you want to recover your system to from the Restore target list.<br \/>\u2022 Fill out the settings for the virtual machine you selected.<br \/>\u2022 Click OK.<br \/>The Recovery Console will provide you to start data recovery for the device. Click Yes if you want to continue or click No to add a device without recovering data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>MS Exchange and MS SQL Notes \u2013<br \/>If MS Exchange and MS SQL included in the virtual disaster recovery, the data resources\u2019 recovery will be completed automatically after the new virtual machine is launched.<br \/>If MS Active Directory is detectable, you will observe an additional system restart.<br \/>Virtual machines start automatically on remote ESXi servers. 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