VM backups and restore

Restore a full VM from a selected PBS backup.

Before you begin

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

Steps

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 out

• 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.

Next steps

• Backup jobs
• Datastore
• File restore