VM backups and restore

Run a backup of a VM now or restore a full VM from a selected PBS backup.

Run a backup nowCopy Anchor Link

Open VM → Backups, click Backup now and confirm. Up to 2 backups can be started per VM in 24 hours, and not while another backup of this VM is running. The backup runs as your user and appears in Datacenter → Tasks. Old backups are removed only by the retention of a backup job that includes this VM; without a job, backups are kept and billed until the VM is deleted.

Before you beginCopy Anchor Link

• VM must be stopped before restore.
• A backup copy exists on VM → Backups.

StepsCopy Anchor Link

1. Stop the VM.
2. Open VM → Backups.
3. Select a backup and click Restore.
4. Choose the start-after-restore option if available and needed.
5. After completion, verify the VM and applications.

Watch outCopy Anchor Link

• Restore requires a stopped VM.
• HA VMs: turn off autostart for restore — restore will not start with autostart enabled. Start the VM manually after completion.
• To download individual files from a backup, use Backup → Datastore.
• Backups cannot be deleted manually: they are removed by the retention of the backup job or together with the VM.