This topic describes how to restore a VMware virtual machine (VM) to an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance.
Prerequisites
A VMware VM is backed up. For more information, see Back up VMware VM images.
Background information
To ensure service continuity and stability of a VMware VM, you can restore the VM to an on-premises vCenter Server. However, if an infrastructure error occurs, such as an ESXi host failure or a data center failure, we recommend that you use the Hybrid Backup Recovery (HBR) console to restore the backup VM to an ECS instance.
Procedure
To restore a VMware VM to an ECS instance, perform the following steps: