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How to Restore Backup Tape to Repository Veeam

Restore Backup Tape to Repository, in this blog, I will explore how to restore a backup from tape to Veeam Backup and Replication repository.

Restore Backup Tape to Repository

1- Open Veeam Backup & Replication console, Select the Home tab, click Restore tab and then select Tape.

veeam console

2- Select restore backups.

restore from tape wizard

3- Add a virtual machine, click on the Add button and then select from backup.

veeam restore backup from tape source

From vSphere Infrastructure – this option is available only for virtual machines. Browse the virtual environment and select virtual machines to restore it to backup repository.
Please make sure that VMs you have selected from the virtual environment that should be successfully archived to tape at least one time.

4- From backups – browse the backups on the tape and select virtual machines under backup to tape jobs. Select it and then click Add.

veeam restore backup browser object

5- The default settings, Veeam Backup & Replication will restore backup with the latest date of the archived machine. If you need to restore a backup for the machine to an earlier date, then select a machine from the list.
So click on Point from your right.

veeam restore backup from tape source

6- AT the Restore Points windows, select a restore point that can be used to restore virtual machine backup.

veeam restore restore point

7- If you want to remove a virtual machine, select it from the list and then click Remove. Click Next.

veeam restore backup from tape source

8- Destination option, select where the backup files for the selected virtual machines will be restored:

A- Backup Repository

If you need to restore machine backup files to a Veeam repository, then select the Backup repository option and select the repository from the list.

restore backup from tape to repository

B- Server

9- Restore VMs backup files to the Veeam server, shared folder, or any Microsoft or Linux server connected to the Veeam backup & replication server.
I am going to restore a backup from tape to repository using a shared folder. Click Next

restore backup from tape to repository destination

10- Review the restore backup from tape to repository settings and then click Finish to restore selected machines backups.

restore backup from tape to repository summary

11- Successfully restored.

veeam restore from tape progress

For more details visit Veeam

Please also read this article: veeam backup to the tape

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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