In the event of a disaster, it is important to restore existing backups in whole or in part as quickly and easily as possible.

To start such a restore, you must first select a backup job on the left side of the main menu. From this selected job, data can then be restored from existing backup points or live backups.

After selecting a job you can start the restore process by clicking on this button:

A new window opens with adjustable recovery options:

The following can now be set in this view:

• Restore type: Here you can set what type of restore should be carried out. Further information on this can be found below.
• Source VM: Since a backup job can consist of several virtual machines, you can select which machine should be restored here.
• Select restore point to restore from: Here you must select a backup point or a LiveBackup to which the restore should be started. If a live backup is selected, the user is immediately given the opportunity to select a more precise point in time for the restore using the slider:

After clicking on “Start Restore” the restore process begins. Please note the recovery details for the individual restore types:

nxmBackup distinguishes between four restore types:

1. “Full virtual machine restore”: The selected virtual machine will be completely restored. Attention: An existing virtual machine with this name will not be overwritten; only the machine's required files will be stored in a selectable path. The VM can then be imported manually into HyperV. The storage path must be on a local storage medium and can be selected in the window that opens: After clicking on “Start restore” this begins and a status window reports on the progress:
2. “Full virtual machine restore to HyperV”: This restore option is identical to Full VM Restore. However, after the restore is complete, the virtual machine will be imported into HyperV. An existing virtual machine with this name will not be overwritten. The restored machine has the suffix “_restored” in HyperV Manager.
3. “Guest files restore”: The entire virtual machine is not restored here, but individual files can be retrieved from the backup. Attention: This restore type only works with virtual machines or virtual hard drives that are formatted with NTFS, FAT or FAT32. These are typically all Windows and Windows server installations. If the virtual machine uses more than just one virtual hard drive, a hard drive selection dialog will be displayed in the next step: Clicking “OK” starts the recovery. The source backup is now checked and loaded. After a short wait, a file selection dialog appears containing the contents of the virtual hard drive from the source backup. In the upper part of the window you can switch between the individual readable partitions of the virtual hard drive. Right-clicking on a file or folder can start a file download. The download then contains the selected file or folder in a zip-compressed form. Once the process is complete, it should be ended by clicking on “End Restore”.
4. “LiveRestore”: Beim LiveRestore kann die virtuelle Maschine temporär aus dem Backup gestartet werden. Die virtuelle Maschine wird dazu nicht komplett wiederhergestellt, sondern nur ausgewählte, notwendige Teile davon. Nach kurzer Wartezeit erscheint folgende Meldung: Im HyperV Manager ist nun diese temporär wiederhergestellt virtuelle Maschine mit dem Suffix “_LiveRestore” zu sehen. Diese VM kann nun manuell gestartet werden. Standardmäßig trennt nxmBackup die Netzwerkverbindung dieser Maschine, damit es nicht zu Problemen in der Netzwerk-Infrastruktur kommt. Die Performance dieser Maschine hängt von der I/O Geschwindigkeit der Backupquelle ab. Wenn die Arbeit mit dieser temporären Maschine beendet ist, sollte innerhalb von nxmBackup der Button “LiveRestore” beenden angeklickt werden. Die Maschine wird nun automatisiert beendet und von HyperV wieder entfernt. Achtung: Alle Änderungen die innerhalb dieser virtuellen Maschine vorgenommen wurden gehen verloren. Diese Maschine ist als reines Auskunftssystem anzusehen.