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Restore Volumes

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

The volume to be restored must not be in use by the OS (it must not have mount points). If you need to restore an active volume to its original location or to another volume used by the OS, restore the virtual machine using Veeam Recovery Media.

Recovery is performed on a running system with a backup agent installed. For more information on limitations and the recovery procedure, see the Restoring Volumes with Command Line Interface section of the Veeam documentation.

  1. List the available backup files (policies):

    veeamconfig backup list --all

  2. Copy the Backup ID of the required policy.

  3. View the available recovery points:

    veeamconfig point list --backupid <backup_id>

    Specify <backup_id> — the policy Backup ID.

  4. Copy the OIB ID of the required recovery point.

  5. Start the recovery from the selected point:

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

    Specify:

    • <oib_id> — the recovery point OIB ID;
    • <target_volume> — the volume (block device) on the virtual machine where the volume will be restored from the backup;
    • <backup_volume> — the volume (block device) in the backup.

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  7. Optional: monitor the recovery process:

    veeamconfig session log –id <session_id>

    Specify <session_id> — the session ID.