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11 Running VM from Backup

Click Run VM from Backup in the Actions tab of the main menu to mount certain backed up virtual
machine without restoring it. The Run VM from Backup wizard opens in the main workspace area
and asks you to provide the required information and configure the necessary settings for the Run
VM from Backup task. The wizard consists of the three steps:

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Select VM(s) to run from backup.

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Where the VM(s) will be run.

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Additional settings.

These three steps of the Run VM from Backup wizard and their options are described below.

11.1 Select VM(s) to run from backup

In the first step of the Run VM from Backup wizard, you should first define the backup location and
make a selection of the virtual machines to be run. The chosen locations are scanned for archives and
their contents. This is necessary to pick up the recovery point(s) which will define the state of the
virtual machine you want to run from backup. Running VM from backup process is also referred to as
“mounting a virtual machine”.

Run VM from Backup wizard, Step 1 “Select VM(s) to run from backup”

Note that for Run Vm from Backup locations, you can only select Network folders or Local folders.
Other locations, such as Cloud backup storage or FTP/sFTP servers, are not available here.

If the selected location contains any password-protected archives or archives of physical machines,
then the VMs included in these archives cannot be shown, and you will be warned about it. You can
select any of the virtual machines from the left side list and move them to the Selected Virtual
Machines section on the right. The selection of the virtual machines is done by moving the machines