Restoring to VHD/VHDX


The A2 features a convenient way to restore image files files quickly, without running a job.

  1. Browse to the UNC network path \\your.a2.ip\restore.
  2. Use your Alike user account to log in (see Advanced topics here).
  3. From here, you should see one or two directories. One if you have offsite vaulting disabled, two if you have it enabled.
  4. Browse into the directory of your choice.
  5. Here your should see a list of all your VMs. Browse in to see a list of backup timestamps.
  6. Browse in to see a directory containing VHDX, VHD, IMG, and file-level restore directories.


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Alike's restoreFS renders IMG, VHD, and VHDX files representing each of your backup's disks. These files are generated on-demand out of Alike's deduplicated data store. You can copy these files out of the restoreFS as needed.