Storage target restore options

The Storage target page includes additional restore options for the virtual disks to restore.

Table: Storage target restore options

Option	Description
Apply to whole virtual machine	The following settings apply to the whole virtual machine. Overwrite all virtual disks Whether to overwrite the existing virtual disk or disks on the target VM. If this option is enabled, overwrite the original virtual disk and retain the disk UUID. If the option is disabled, restore the virtual disk to the target VM as a new disk; VMware assigns a new UUID to the disk. Datastore The name of the Datastore or the datastore cluster that is the destination for the restore. Click Search to select a different datastore or datastore cluster. Restored virtual disks provisioning The default disk provisioning for all of the disks to restore: Thin provisioning, Thick provisioning lazy zeroed, or Thick provisioning eager zeroed.
Customize virtual machine	Select Customize virtual machine to override the global settings and change the values for individual virtual disks.

Option

Description

Apply to whole virtual machine

The following settings apply to the whole virtual machine.

Overwrite all virtual disks
Whether to overwrite the existing virtual disk or disks on the target VM. If this option is enabled, overwrite the original virtual disk and retain the disk UUID. If the option is disabled, restore the virtual disk to the target VM as a new disk; VMware assigns a new UUID to the disk.
Datastore
The name of the Datastore or the datastore cluster that is the destination for the restore.
Click Search to select a different datastore or datastore cluster.
Restored virtual disks provisioning
The default disk provisioning for all of the disks to restore: Thin provisioning, Thick provisioning lazy zeroed, or Thick provisioning eager zeroed.

Customize virtual machine

Select Customize virtual machine to override the global settings and change the values for individual virtual disks.