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Recover partitions

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Partition-level recovery on Linux and Windows is possible using a backup agent. Entire computer and Volume level backups created via Veeam Agent are suitable for partition recovery.

The recovered partition must not be used by the OS (have mount points). If you need to restore the active partition to its original location or to another partition used by the OS, restore the virtual machine via Veeam Recovery Media.

Restoration is performed on a running system with the backup agent installed. See Restoring Volumes with Command Line Interface section of Veeam documentation for more details on restrictions and recovery procedure.

  1. Display a list of available backups (policies):

    veeamconfig backup list --all

  2. Copy the Backup ID of the desired policy.

  3. Look at the available restore points:

    veeamconfig point list --backupid <backup_id>

    Specify <backup_id> - Backup ID of the policy.

  4. Copy the OIB ID of the desired restore point.

  5. Start the restore from the selected point:

    veeamconfig point restore --id <oib_id> --targetdev <target_volume> --backupdev <backup_volume>

    Specify:

    • <oib_id> - OIB ID of the restore point;
    • <target_volume> - partition (block device) on the virtual machine where the partition from the backup will be restored;
    • <backup_volume> - partition (block device) in the backup.

  6. Press y.

  7. Optional: track the recovery process:

    veeamconfig session log –id <session_id>

    Specify <session_id> - Session ID.