From build 9.4 onwards, VM Backup introduced the ability to perform a Cross Platform Restore, allowing you to restore virtual machines across Hyper-V and VMware. This feature will be available with the Unlimited, Unlimited Plus Edition and Subscription licenses.

Below is a list of the supported Windows operating systems and VMware versions:

To perform a Cross Platform restore, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to [Restore] > [Cross Platform Restore]
   
   
2. Select one or more backup locations that contain the backups of the VMs you wish to restore. Then click [Next] to proceed
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select the VM(s) you wish to restore and click [Next]
   
   
   
   
   
4. Select which backup version you would like to restore. You can also give the restored VM a new name.
   
   Then select to which host you will be restoring to, you can refer to the table above for the full list of supported versions.
   
   You can also select to restore to an [Unconfigured Host], which will not require a license. See here for more information.
   
   Finally, select the [Restore to Location], which for Hyper-V will be any locally connected disk (iSCSI included) and for VMWare you will be able to select a datastore [Restore to Datastore]
   
   
   
   When you're happy with your selection, click [Restore]
   
   
   
5. The restore operation will begin in the background and progress can be monitored from the Dashboard
   
   

Notes:

• The VM will be restored with the basic configuration, so once restored, make sure to check the settings

• The NIC will be automatically disabled and will need to be added manually

• For certain Linux VMs, if they fail to boot, try a fresh VM configuration and attach the restored virtual disks

Once the restore jobs are complete, you will see the completed restore operations in the Dashboard, and your VMs will show up on the specified Host and/or Datastore.