Feature request: VM file restore

[oscarm]

In VMware you have the ability to just restore a vmdk from a vm to a VMware datastore. In Proxmox there's no such thing. I would like to be able to just restore a disk and hook it up to an existing VM like I am used to do with VMware.

Now you have to restore the whole Proxmox VM with different name and then you can change the VM config in order to use a restored disk as a work around.

[rovshan.pashayev]

Hello Oscar,

Just to be sure, are you referring to Disk Recovery options in VMware workloads? https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/u ... tml?ver=13

[oscarm]

no I mean you can just restore the vmdk files and the vmx file to a Vmware Datastore. So if you want to restore a datadisk and mount it on an existing vm you can just put the disk back on the datastore and then configure it as an extra disk in the existing vm.

With Proxmox there's no such thing. It would be handy to just restore a disk of a vm to the proxmox storage and then configure it as an extra disk in an existing vm. The option in VMware is called "Restore VM files"

this one:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/u ... tml?ver=13

[Mildur]

Hi Oscar,

Have you tried Virtual Disk Restore? I believe you may already be able to achieve your goal of "restoring a single disk and attaching it to an existing VM".

During Virtual Disk Restore, you can specify how the restored disk should be mapped to the target VM. The wizard allows you to select New disk as a mapping option.



Best,
Fabian

[oscarm]

Fabian,

if I select this option I get the option Nutanix AHV which is greyed out, or oVirt KVM. I cannot seem to select Proxmox as a target.

[Mildur]

Hi Oscar,

My mistake — I apologize.
You are right, this feature does not yet exist for Proxmox.
I will discuss it with our Proxmox team.

Best,
Fabian

[oscarm]

Thanks Fabian!

[Mildur]

Hi Oscar,

I spoke with our Proxmox teams.
We do not expect this feature to be released this year. However, it is something we also want to add for Proxmox, but I do not have an ETA yet.

Best,
Fabian

[oscarm]

Hi Fabian,

You can't have it all. But it is good it is in the pipeline. I have not used this feature often, but when I did I was glad I could just restore the disk instead of the whole vm. For now if the situation occurs it will be full vm restore with different name and then move / add the disk manually.