Virtual Machine Options
The next wizard page prompts you to provide VM conversion options and allows selection of virtual disk types. Following table enlists all the required options related to VM and disk types.
Table: Virtual Machine Options
| Virtual Machine Options | |
Over-write existing VM: | Select this option to enable deletion of existing virtual machine in case of duplication of display name. If a virtual machine with the same display name exists at the destination, that virtual machine will be automatically deleted before the restore begins; otherwise, the restore fails. If you do not select this option, you need to manually delete the duplicate VM name. |
Remove network interfaces: | If this option is selected then original client network interfaces will not be configured on the destination. If this option is not selected, then same number of network interfaces and their details existing on source client configuration will be configured on the VM. |
Power-on virtual machine after recovery: | Select this option to have the recovered virtual machine automatically turned on when the recovery is complete. |
Restore System disks and volumes only: | Select this option to restores the OS disk volumes only in case where only OS needs to be recovered on VM. |
Virtual Disk Types | |
Thin Provisioning: | Select this option to configure the restored virtual disks in thin format. Thin provisioning saves disk space through dynamic growth of the vmdk file. The vmdk files are no larger than the space that the data on the virtual machine requires. The virtual disks automatically increase in size as needed. |
Thick Provisioning: | Select this option to configure the restored virtual disks in thick format. It creates virtual disk length that is equivalent to physical disk length on the VM. Creation of the virtual disks may take more time with this option. |
Refer following sample snapshot showing VM options.
