DATTO BMR Restore (using virtual USB) of PROXMOX VM Backup (PART 2)

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  • Datto BMR will now load
  • Select ‘Boot and Persist Changes’
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  • Select BMR
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  • Select the Datto device and Login with LOCAL account.
    • Note: If Datto device is not found, your ProxMox Host may be on a different Public IP than Datto Host. Contact Datto support for manual assistance, they can command line into Datto and adjust.
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  • Select the desired Protected Machine and Recover Point in time.
  • Select Manual Partition
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  • Verify EXACTIndividual Partition Capacity from Datto Web UI.
    • Protect>Selected Agent>Volume Level Backup Control
  • Match the Partition Capacity with Manual Partition Restore
    • You will need to scroll down to see all partitions
  • Mark any partition within C:\ as Bootable
    • Failure to mark all will cause VM not to boot
    • Do not mark any other Drive (e.g. F:\) as bootable
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  • Verify settings look correct and CLONE DATA, then type FORMAT on next screen to Confirm.
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  • Click Finish and Reboot then immediatelyremove the virtual CD/DVD Drive from the VM
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  • Click Finish and Reboot then immediatelyremove the virtual CD/DVD Drive from the VM (Listed twice to hammer in necessity)
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  • The restored VM should now load successfully in Windows.
  • Datto backups should resync automatically.
 
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