Chapter 3. Restoring Data

Now that we have configured backup jobs and had a look at how we can utilize the most commonly used backup features in Veeam Backup & Replication v7, it's time to have a look at how we can utilize the restore features. Remember, backups are, in and of themselves, not worth anything until the day you need the data restored. In this chapter, you will learn to use different methods to restore your data depending on the restore scenario at hand.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Performing Instant VM Recovery
  • Performing Full VM Restore
  • Restoring VM files
  • Restoring VM Guest files

Performing Instant VM Recovery

Instant VM Recovery is the quickest way to get an entire VM up and running from a backup stored in the ...

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