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.
- You have read the limits on the operating system and VMware platform of the ECS instance. For more information, see Limits.
Background information
To ensure the service continuity and stability of a VMware VM, you can restore the VM to an on-premises vCenter Server. However, if an infrastructure failure such as an ESXi host failure or a data center failure occurs, we recommend that you use the Hybrid Backup Recovery (HBR) console to restore a VM to an ECS instance.
Procedure
To restore a VMware VM to an ECS instance, perform the following steps: