Existing disks connected to the VM are replaced with the selected restore point. Azure Backup takes a snapshot of the existing VM before replacing the disk, and stores it in the staging location you specify. If it's been deleted, this option can't be used. You can restore a disk, and use it to replace a disk on the existing VM. This option is useful if you want to customize the VM, add configuration settings that weren't there at the time of backup, or add settings that must be configured using the template or PowerShell.

Alternatively, you can attach the disk to an existing VM, or create a new VM using PowerShell. The disks are copied to the Resource Group you specify.

The restore job generates a template that you can download and use to specify custom VM settings, and create a VM. Azure Backup provides a template to help you customize and create a VM. Restores a VM disk, which can then be used to create a new VM. If a VM restore fails because an Azure VM SKU wasn't available in the specified region of Azure, or because of any other issues, Azure Backup still restores the disks in the specified resource group. The new VM must be created in the same region as the source VM. You can specify a name for the VM, select the resource group and virtual network (VNet) in which it will be placed, and specify a storage account for the restored VM. Quickly creates and gets a basic VM up and running from a restore point.

Restore optionsĪzure Backup provides several ways to restore a VM. This article describes how to restore Azure VM data from the recovery points stored in Azure Backup Recovery Services vaults.

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