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Restore to baremetal

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Hello,

it's possible to restore vmware to baremetal using VBR?
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Hello Handian

If you backup a VM with our Veeam Agent, then bare metal recovery to a physical machine may work. It must be a backup created by Veeam Agent.
Please make sure to include all necessary drivers for the physical machine in the recovery media:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=60

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How if we backup the VM using VBR, it's impossible to restore to baremetal?
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It doesn't matter if it's a standalone Veeam Agent or a Veeam Agent managed by a VBR.
Only requirement: Take a backup with Veeam Agent.

Agent managed by VBR:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

Agent Standalone:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=60

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I mean if the VM backup by VBR (not use agent standalone or agent managed by veeam), it's possible to restore to baremetal?
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A backup file created by a VM backup job cannot be used for a bare metal recovery to a physical machine.
It must be a Veeam Agent backup job.

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noted with many thanks.
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Re: Restore to baremetal

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Mildur wrote: Oct 12, 2023 8:06 am A backup file created by a VM backup job cannot be used for a bare metal recovery to a physical machine.
It must be a Veeam Agent backup job.

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Just to clarify / and/or or to put another way:
  • A backup created by a "VM Backup Job" (VEEAM Agentless HyperVisor Integration) cannot be used for a bare metal recovery (BMR) to a physical machine.
  • If one plans a DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) where they will V2P BMR a VM, such as a Domain Controller and/or the VEEAM server itself, the original backups must be taken by the VEEAM Agent (installed exceptionally) inside the VM and then exported to USB
Correct / Comments? ~Brian
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