Acronis Backup and Recovery 10 Converting Backup File to Virtual Machine File

You can set up a scheduled or immediate conversion of a backup to a virtual machine format. This will allow you to have a copy of your server or workstation on a virtual machine which can be readily powered on in case the original machine fails.

The conversion can be performed by the same Acronis Agent that performs the backup or by an Agent installed on another machine. If the latter is the case, you need to store the archive in a shared location, such as a network folder or a managed vault, so that the other machine can access the archive.

The supported host platforms are:

• VMware ESX/ESXi
• Microsoft Hyper-V

The supported virtual machine formats are:

• VMware Workstation
• Microsoft Virtual PC
• Parallels Workstation

How it works

Solution

1. From Acronis Management Console, connect to Acronis Management Server or Acronis Agent;
2. Start creating a backup plan or a backup policy;
3. Select Disk/Volume backup, or backup of Entire virtual machines or Volumes of a virtual machine;
4. After all the settings are done, you will see the Convert to VM section at the bottom of the window:

   

5. Set when to convert the backup to a virtual machine:

   

6. Select the format by clicking Change next to Virtualization server:

   

   

7. Select where to put the converted machine under Storage;
8. Give a name to the virtual machine;
9. Click OK.