35282: Acronis Backup 11.

5 : Converting
Backup Archive of a Windows System to a
Virtual Machine
Created - September 5, 2012; Updated - April 24, 2014;
This article describes, how to convert a backup archive from windows system into a new
virtual machine.
This article applies to:
Acronis Backup 11.5 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5
Introduction
You can convert a backup archive (.tib) of Acronis Backup & Recovery to a virtual
machine.
(!) This functionality is only available in Windows. It is not available under Acronis
Bootable Media.
Conversion to virtual machine is supported for backups of the following operating systems:
Windows 2000
Windows XP Professional SP3 x32 and x64, Windows XP Home
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista (all editions)
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (all editions)
Windows 7
Following virtual machine formats are available:
Microsoft Virtual PC
VMware Workstation
Citrix XenServer OVA
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Kernel-based virtual machine
You can choose following Destinations by using:
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux:
You can create a new virtual machine in a local or network folder. You can start the
machine using the respective virtualization software or prepare the machine files for
further usage. The following table summarizes the available virtual machine formats
and the actions you can take to add the machine to a virtualization server.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Agent for Hyper-V or Agent for ESX(i)
You can create a new virtual machine directly on the respective virtualization
server.
More Information: Recovery to the ''New virtual machine'' destination
Solution
To perform a recovery to a new virtual machine:
1. Connect the console to the management server, to a machine where an agent is
installed, or to a machine booted from a bootable media and choose Recover:

2. Click Select data:

3. Browse for Location and click OK:

4. Use the Data view tab or the Archive view tab to select the disks or volumes to
convert:

5. In Recover to, select New virtual machine:

6. Click Browse. In the VM/VS Selection window:

(!) When using Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edtion for VMware or
Hyper-V you will be able to convert the archive directly into a virtual machine
running on your host. To do this choose Create a new virtual machine on the
server:

(!) If you follow this step, proceed with Step 8 next.
7. And select the resulting virtual machine type or the virtualization server where to
create the machine:

8. Optional: In Storage, you can view or select the storage where the virtual machine
will be created.
Optional: In Virtual machine settings, you can change the name of the virtual
machine, the disk provisioning mode, the allocated memory, and other settings.

9. Review your settings and click OK:

More information
See also:
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5: Editions
Online Help: Conversion to a virtual machine

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