When creating a backup plan, you can set up regular conversion of a disk or volume backup to a virtual machine. By setting up regular conversion, you obtain a copy of your server or workstation on a virtual machine which can be readily powered on in case the original machine fails.
Restrictions
The following section provides information that helps you make the appropriate settings.
Convert to virtual machine
When to convert
Depending on the selected backup scheme, specify whether to convert every full, every incremental or every differential backup or convert the last created backup on schedule. Specify the conversion schedule if required.
Specify the machine that will perform the conversion. The machine has to have Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for ESX(i), Agent for Hyper-V or Agent for Windows installed.
The conversion can be performed by the agent that performs the backup or by an agent installed on another machine. If the latter is the case, the archive must be stored in a shared location such as a network folder or a managed vault, so that the other machine can access the archive.
Here you select the resulting virtual machine type and location. Available options depend on the host you selected in the previous step.
Storage
Choose the storage on the virtualization server or the folder to place the virtual machine files in.
Resultant VMs
Specify the name of the virtual machine. The default name is Backup_of_[Machine Name]. You can add more variables to the name. The following templates are supported:
[Plan Name]
[Machine Name]
[Virtual Host Name]
[Virtual Machine Name]
[Virtualization Server Type]
Folder on VMware vCenter
If the management server is integrated with vCenter Server, the resultant virtual machines will appear in the Acronis Backups folder on the vCenter. You can specify a subfolder for the machines resulting from execution of the plan.