
It can be used interactively (answering to the different questions that the tool asks) or by inserting a command with all the needed parameter.
Veeam backup restore windows#
The same activity can be done with the command line, that works in the same way both on Windows and Linux. The tool asks you to mount a VBK file, opens it, and shows you all the VMs that are saved into it:įrom here, you can select the desired VM and extract it into any folder that can be seen from the Windows machine. When you need to do a restore, on Windows you can use the graphical utility for example. A good plan is to save these files in a separated location, for example the same repository where is save your backups in this way, whatever happens to your Veeam server, you do not need to do a complete reinstallation of it before being ready to initiate the restore. In this way, whatever is your desired way to initiate a restored, you can use one of the three available tools and start a restore. – extract is the linux command line utility – extract.exe is the windows command line utility
Veeam backup restore install#
Whenever you install Veeam Backup & Replication, all the binaries of the Extract utility are stored into the main installaton folderĬ:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\ Let’s see how it works.įirst of all, its location. The second one is the Extract utility: a little tool, directly available in any Veeam Backup & Replication installation, that can do restores without the complete installation. So, as long as you have the backup file, you can read informations of its content and start a restore. All the informations about the contents of a backup file are saved directly into the backup file itself.

The first one is the catalog: there is no central catalog even if there is a central database.

This is completely untrue: there are two main features in Veeam that make restores possible even without the server installation. So, this becomes a Single Point of Failure, just like many other solutions from competitors. One of the biggest misconceptions about Veeam Backup & Replication, often fueled by competitors, is that it requires the complete server installation in order to run restores. 0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 LinkedIn 0 Email - 0 Flares ×
