Restore machine

Last update: July 28 2026

You can restore an entire machine if it becomes inoperable using Veeam Recovery Media. This method can also be used to restore active partitions or partitions used by the OS.

Preparing for recovery

For recovery to be possible, you must have created a system image with the necessary drivers (Linux) or a boot disk (Windows) before restoring; for more details, see the guide Prepare for recovery using Veeam Recovery Media. If you are restoring a machine to the Cloud Platform, prepare a boot disk.

The restored machine will have a different BIOS UUID, which may cause duplicate machines to appear in the Veeam Service Provider Console (vac.selectel.ru). If you want to avoid this, delete the backup agent and management agent from the source machine before you start recovery. If the source machine is unavailable, delete the management agent in the Veeam Service Provider Console portal.

Prepare a boot disk for recovery to the cloud platform

If you are restoring a machine to the Selectel cloud platform:

1. In the Selectel image storage, upload the Veeam Recovery Media image.

2. Create a volume from the image.

3. Make the volume bootable.

Delete the management agent on the portal

1. In the Veeam Service Provider Console, go to Discovery → Managed computers.
2. Open the Discovered Computers tab.
3. Select the machine.
4. Click Management Agent → Delete.

Restore machine

Linux

For more info on how to restore a machine using Veeam Recovery Media, see Restoring from Veeam Recovery Media in the Veeam documentation; for possible recovery issues, go to the Veeam website.

You will need internet access to connect to the Selectel repository.

1. Connect the Veeam Recovery Media drive to the machine.

2. In BIOS/UEFI, set the boot priority to this drive.

3. Turn on the machine and wait for Veeam Recovery Media to load. The SSH server will start automatically and provide connection parameters.

4. If SSH is not required, click Proceed without SSH.

5. Accept the license agreement and click Continue.

6. Click Configure network → Edit a connection.

7. Configure network settings for internet access and click OK.

8. Click Back.

9. Click Activate a connection.

10. Once configuration is complete, click OK.

11. Select the recovery type: Restore volumes.

12. Click Add Cloud Provider and specify:

    • address: vcc.selectel.ru;
    • port: 6180.

13. A security certificate warning will appear when you attempt to connect. Click Accept.

14. after accepting the certificate, enter the company ID used to authorize on the portal.

15. Select the required backup and restore point. The current partition table on the machine will appear on the left, and the one from the backup will appear on the right.

16. To restore the entire volume, select the volume → Restore from and choose a volume from the backup.

17. To restore the entire disk with partition layout, select the physical device → Restore from and choose a disk from the backup.

18. Check that disks and partitions are correctly mapped in the Restore column under Current system.

19. To start recovery, press S → Enter. Startup time depends on the amount of data being restored and network speed.

20. After starting, press Esc.

21. To turn off the machine, click Shutdown.

22. To disconnect the Veeam Recovery Media drive, click ACTIONS → Media → Eject Media.

Windows

1. Run the Veeam Recovery Media recovery wizard.

2. On the Backup Location step, select Network storage.

3. Click Next.

4. On the Network Storage step, select Veeam Cloud Connect Repository.

5. Click Configure Network Settings.

6. Select the network adapter and click Properties.

7. Configure network adapter settings according to the requirements of the network the machine is connected to. In the new vApp, you can use DHCP during the recovery stage.

8. Click OK.

9. On the Service Provider step, in the DNS name or IP address field, enter vcc.selectel.ru.

10. In the Port field, enter 6180.

11. Click Next.

12. On the Credentials step, enter the company ID and password used to access the Veeam Service Provider Console.

13. Click Next.

14. On the Backup step, select the backup from which the machine will be restored.

15. Click Next.

16. On the Restore Point step, select a restore point.

17. Click Next.

18. On the Restore Mode step, select the recovery mode:

    • Entire Computer — restore the entire machine;
    • System volumes only — restore system volumes;
    • Manual Restore (advanced) — restore individual volumes with the option to map and resize them; for more info, see Step 10. Map Restored Disks in the Veeam documentation.

19. Click View automatically detected disk mapping.

20. Verify the automatic data distribution across disks.

21. On the Summary step, click Restore.

22. On the Progress step, wait for the recovery to complete and click Finish. The Saving restore logs error does not affect recovery and can be ignored.

23. To reboot the machine, click Yes.