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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>Can you create a virtual machine from a backup?</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <h3 data-id="purpose">Purpose</h3> <p>Explain options for creating new virtual machines from existing backups.</p> <h3 data-id="description">Description</h3> <p>A completely new instance of a virtual machine can be created in a VMware or Hyper-V environment through the use of a VMware backup (to create a new virtual machine in VMware), a Hyper-V backup (to create a new virtual machine in Hyper-V), or a file-level backup (to create a new virtual machine in either VMware or Hyper-V).</p> <h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p></p> <h3 data-id="resolution-1">Resolution</h3> <p>To create a new VMware virtual machine from a VMware or Hyper-V backup, see the <i>Unitrends Administrator’s Guide </i>section <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fguides.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Frs-ueb-admin-guide%2F%3F_ga%3D2.255026184.1809942275.1511770039-1836200439.1511770039%23satori%2Frecovering_a_virtual_machine.htm">Recovering a virtual machine</a>.</p> <p>To create a new virtual machine from a file-level backup, see the <i>Unitrends Administrator's Guide</i> section <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fguides.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Frs-ueb-admin-guide%2F%3F_ga%3D2.255026184.1809942275.1511770039-1836200439.1511770039%23satori%2Fperforming_the_integrated_bare_metal_recovery.htm">Performing integrated bare metal recovery</a>.</p> </article> </main>