This knowledge base article provides instructions on how to restore a machine backed up using Vembu Image Backup to a different hypervisor such as Nutanix, Proxmox, Xenserver, and others. Please note that recovering to hypervisors like VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM can be performed directly from the Vembu BDR Server console.

Steps to be done in BDRSuite Backup Server:

1. Log in to Vembu BDR Server and navigate to the Recovery page.

2. In the Recovery page, click on the restore icon of the respective disk image backup and select the recovery type as "Download."

3. Choose the latest restore point and select the required disks for recovery.

Note: Selecting the OS disk is mandatory

4. Choose VHD as your virtual disk format from the drop-down list.

Steps to Create the Vembu Recovery ISO File:

1. Prerequisites: You need to download and install AIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) or ADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit) on the Vembu BDR Server machine.

1. To download Windows AIK: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=154539
2. To download Windows ADK: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit
   

2. Once AIK/ADK is installed, download the Vembu Recovery CD based on the Windows architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) in zip format. Unzip the downloaded file and run "RecoverCDBuilder" with administrator privileges.

1. 64-bit Download
   
2. 32-bit Download

3. Review the Service Provider License Agreement and click "Agree."

4. The AIK/ADK location will be auto-filled in the next step. Specify the target location where you want to store the ISO file. Click "Build" to start creating an ISO file. You can monitor the progress of ISO creation.

Steps to Recover the Backup on the Hypervisor:

1. Upload the ISO Recovery CD to the respective hypervisor storage repository.

2. Create a new VM on the hypervisor with the same configuration as the backed-up source. Point the ISO file to the CD/DVD drive of the created VM.

3. Power on the VM and open the machine console. It will display the Vembu BDR Recovery Console. Proceed with the License Agreement.

4. You will have the option to select a task from the list below:

1. Recover entire Disk or Partition
2. Set BCD Boot configuration
3. VMDK Driver installation
   

   To recover the entire machine, proceed with "Recover entire disk or partition."

5. To inject the restored VHD file into the created VM, select "Map a network drive to a local drive." Configure network settings for the created VM and add map drive details (VHD file restored path should be a shared path).

Note: Configure the network details first and click "Apply" to save before proceeding with Map Drive details.

6. You will be directed to the Recovery Page, where you will provide details for the following options:

1. Browse and select the VHD file from the mapped drive path.
   

7. Once the VHD file path is added, the backed-up disks will be listed. Select the required disk and click "Next."

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8. Select the target disk/drive of the created VM for recovery and click "Next."

Note: The selected disk/drive will be formatted, and only the recovered data will be available. Ensure there is no important data on the target disk/drive.

9. Once the recovery process is successfully completed, you can find your recovered data on the target disk/drive selected.