Machine migration

You can perform machine migration by recovering its backup to a non-original machine.

The following table summarizes the available migration options.


Backed-up machine type	Available recovery destinations
Backed-up machine type	Physical machine	ESXi virtual machine	Hyper-V virtual machine
Physical machine	+	+	+
VMware ESXi virtual machine	+	+	+
Hyper-V virtual machine	+	+	+

For instructions on how to perform migration, refer to the following sections:

Physical-to-virtual (P2V) - "Physical machine to virtual"
Virtual-to-virtual (V2V) - "Virtual machine"
Virtual-to-physical (V2P) - "Virtual machine" or "Recovering disks by using bootable media"

Although it is possible to perform V2P migration in the web interface, we recommend using bootable media in specific cases. Sometimes, you may want to use the media for migration to ESXi or Hyper-V.

The media enables you to do the following:

Perform P2V and V2P migration of a Linux machine containing logical volumes (LVM). Use Agent for Linux or bootable media to create the backup and bootable media to recover.
Provide drivers for specific hardware that is critical for the system bootability.