Conversion to a virtual machine

Conversion to a virtual machine is available only for disk-level backups. If a backup includes the system volume and contains all of the information necessary for the operating system to start, the resulting virtual machine can start on its own. Otherwise, you can add its virtual disks to another virtual machine.

Conversion methods

• Regular conversion

  There are two ways to configure a regular conversion:

  • Make the conversion a part of a protection plan

    The conversion will be performed after each backup (if configured for the primary location) or after each replication (if configured for the second and further locations).

  • Create a separate conversion plan

    This method enables you to specify a separate conversion schedule.

• Recovery to a new virtual machine

  This method enables you to choose disks for recovery and adjust the settings for each virtual disk. Use this method to perform the conversion once or occasionally, for example, to perform a physical-to-virtual migration.