Backup or Restore to A Virtual W/O vmware or Hyper-V

[ironclad86]

Hi,

I would like to have a backup of a physical server as virtual that I could throw into Vmware Workstation.  Thus in case it's required I can start the virtual to buy time while rebuilding or fixing the physical server.  I do not however though have ESX/VCenter/Hyper-V.  How could I convert backups to a virtual machine?

Backup Exec 2012

[CraigV · Accepted solution]

Hi,

BE 2012 will not convert a physical server to a VM with VMware Workstation as the target. This application is not supported.

Check the BE 2012 SCL below:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH175581

You'd have to find another way to get that physical server converted to a VM and then mount in Workstation unfortunately.

Thanks!