AhsayCBSRun on Server Restore for Proxmox
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Click the User icon on the User Web Console.
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Click Backup Set from the left panel, then select Restore under "Execute Job" drop down menu and click Run.
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Select the backup job where the VM will be restored from. Then select the location where the VM will be restored.
You may select to restore to the Original location or an Alternate location via the dropdown list. The first option is usually the original location.
When restoring to an Alternate location, the alternate Proxmox server will only appear in the dropdown menu if a backup assistant VM has been deployed to that server.
To deploy the backup assistant VM, click on the link Download script for backup assistant VM deployment.
For more information, please refer to the Create a Backup Set page for Proxmox VE.
Run Direct
By enabling this option, the VM will be up instantly by running it directly from the backup files but it will not be migrated to any permanent location on the Proxmox server.
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Select the date and time of the backup job to be restored from the dropdown list. Select the Proxmox VM to be restored.
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In the following page, there are several options that you can configure before starting the restoration process.
Name
In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, you can enter a new name for the VM. Select the storage and format. Then click Restore to start the restoration
Restore options
To the right of the name field, you will find a drop-down list of Restore options that you can select. These options are:
Restore as new copy - This option will restore your Proxmox VM as a new copy of the original to either the original or alternate location.
Skip if exists - This option will skip any of the selected VMs from the previous page if it already exists in your target location.
Overwrite if exists - This option will overwrite any data of your chosen VMs from the previous page.
Custom VM ID - This option is similar to Restore as new copy, with the difference being that you can assign this new copy a custom VM ID.
Selecting this option will cause a text field below the drop-down list where you may type in the custom VM ID you desire.
Storage
This drop-down allows you to select the storage to be used when restoring the VM.
Storage Format
This drop-down list is only available if you are restoring to an alternate location. Otherwise, by default, this is set to raw.
You have the option of restoring to either qcow2, raw, or vmdk formats.
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Once all settings have been configured, click on the Restore button (circular arrow pointing down) to begin the restore process.
You will see the status showing "Restore is Running" when the restore job is in progress.
Another way to monitor the restore status is from the Live Activities.
