The Veeam Cookbook Series

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Recipe: Agent Volume restore

Expected deliverables:

Restore a volume back to an Agent backed up system using the VBR console.

Time to complete: 15-30 minutes

Ingredients:

• A backup of a system using the Veeam Agent for Windows or Linux using “Entire system” or “Volume level backup”

Assumptions:

It is assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment. If you need to install Veeam Backup Server, please refer to “Installing Veeam Backup & Replication All-In-One Base system” recipe.

Before you start

Note that you cannot restore a system volume to the original or another computer running the OS. See the bare metal restore recipe.

Method:

1. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console
2. Open the Backup Home View
3. Select Backups > system that requires recovery
4. Either select “volume restore” from top ribbon or right-click backup and select the same
5. Follow the steps in the Wizard including selecting “Secure Restore” if an anti-virus scan is required

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums
• Veeam Best Practices

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