2011 (Windows)

See “Running a one-time conversion of a physical recovery point to a virtual disk”
on page 194.
Note: If you restore a virtual disk to a computer that uses different hardware, the
Restore Anyware feature is automatically enabled for you.
To recover a computer from a virtual disk file
1
Boot the computer by using the Symantec System Recovery Disk.
See
“Booting a computer by using the Symantec System Recovery Disk”
on page 228.
2
On the Home panel of Symantec System Recovery Disk, click Recover My
Computer.
3
On the Welcome panel of the wizard, click Next.
4
On the Select a Recovery Point to Restore panel, in the Viewrecovery points
by list, select Filename.
5
On the Select a Recovery Point to Restore panel, click Browse to locate,
select, and open a virtual disk file (.vmdk or .vhd).
If necessary, click Map anetwork drive. Specify a shared network folder path
and assign it a drive letter. You can then browse the folder location for the
virtual disk file you want.
6
Click Next.
7
In the Target Drive panel, select the target drive where you want to restore
the virtual disk.
8
Optionally, do any of the following:
■ Click Delete Drive.
Delete a selected drive in the list to make space available to restore your
virtual disk.
When you click Delete Drive, the drive is only marked for deletion. The
actual deletion of the drive takes place after you click Finish in the wizard.
■ Click Undo Delete.
If you delete a drive and then change your mind, click Undo Delete to
return the drive to the list.
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Recovering a computer from a virtual disk file