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mk128935
Level 5
6 years ago

BE Instant Recovery

I'm trying to run BE instant recovery from a VM backup taken via virtual-based, agentless backup method (VADP). No Windows agent installed in the VM. But I can't seem to enable instant recovery when I backup with this method (the instant recovery button is greyed out). I thought virtual, agentless backup would still allow instant recovery. Do I have to install the Windows agent in the VM to do so? I appreciate the feedback.  

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Windows Server 2016
  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    6 years ago

    The agent is necessary so that BE can talk to the recovered VM and discover its state.

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    Colin_Weaver
    Moderator
    6 years ago

    You don't state if this is Vmware or Hyper-V (some of the requirements are different).

    You also do not state what type of storage the backup set has been written to.

     

    One common requirement for both techologies however is that you must use standard (non-removable) Disk Storage (B2D) and a GRT backup is required. Did you backup meet both of these requirements?

     

    BTW the requirements are in the admin guide (in both the Hyper-V and VMware sections for Instant Recovery)

     

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      mk128935
      Level 5
      6 years ago

      Thanks. Yes, I checked the admin guide. The environment is VMware. B2D was used and GRT backup was enabled (though backed up the VM via VADP - backing up vmdk). Anyway, I'll retry this again.

      • pkh's avatar
        pkh
        Moderator
        6 years ago

        The agent is necessary so that BE can talk to the recovered VM and discover its state.