Veeam extract to vmdk taking forever.

[billperrotta]

I am trying to extract a successful .vbk veeam backup to vmdk, with extract tool in the programfiles veeam folder.
It seems like it is taking an eternity.
Is this normal?
Or is there a better way to do this?

it is 3:30 pm here right now. we started this at like 12 noon.

It is version 8.1.

[alanbolte]

Depends on VMDK size and storage performance. With large VMDK or low-IOPS storage it's not unusual for an extraction to take hours.

[veremin]

Are using extract tool to restore VM? I'm asking since installation of backup server and usage of Instant VM Recovery might sometimes take less time. Thanks.

[Vitaliy S.]

Also keep in mind that using extract tool pointed to NTFS volume will make your VMDK disk a thick one. This could also be a reason of the observed performance.