Xen to KVM

[JimJams]

Hi All,
Is it possible to backup a Xen VM with the Windows Agent or similar and restore it over a new KVM VM?

Thanks for any input.

[Mildur]

Hi Samuel

It should work for Windows. I don't expect any issues.
Linux is another topic. Linux VMs can have issues when migrating them to other hypervisor.
I suggest to run a test with 1x windows vm and 1x Linux VM in your environment.

1) Take Backup with the Veeam Agent
2) Create a recovery media with all necessary driver included for the KVM environment
3) Restore the VM with the recovery media:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=50

Best,
Fabian

[JimJams]

Thanks Fabian,
It was the storage drivers I was mostly concerned about.
I guess we would load the KVM bundle onto the recovery and install from there before attempting the rest?

[Mildur]

Hi Samuel

You can also add storage driver while you are doing the recovery:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... er-drivers

But I suggest adding them when you create the recovery media.

Best,
Fabian