Fixed: vMotion Issues with Veeam Instant Recovery

While using VMware with the help of Veeam, when you don't have a proper configuration you may face many issues such as not being able to use guest file recovery, instant recovery runs slow, and the button to migrate to production becomes grayed out after completing instant. This next article will help you to solve these issues effectively.

How to Fix a Slow Running Instant Recovery

According to the description of the issue, the cause of slow instant recovery is mainly a storage performance issue. So, the methods provided in the next section are mainly for storage issues.

👉Cause: Instant recovery usually relies on reading backup data from the storage and running virtual machines directly from that backup file. So if the storage system where the backups reside, such as a NAS, direct-attached disk, or cloud repository, is overburdened it can affect the speed of the recovery.

To solve the issue of instant recovery runs slow, you can do the following steps:

✦Check disk throughput, such as read/write speeds, especially when using network-based storage such as NFS or SMB.
✦Select high-performance storage, such as SSDs and NeMe drives, for both the backup repository and recovery operations.
✦Ensure that the network link between the backup storage and the Veeam recovery host is a high-speed link.

How to Solve Migrate to Production Button Greyed Out

In Veeam, Migrate to Production is an important feature when it comes to completing an instant recovery of a virtual machine. This feature migrates a virtual machine from a backup location to its original production location. However, in some cases, migrate to production button is grayed out and not available. Here are the reasons why this happens and how to resolve it.

👉Cause:

• The instant recovery process has not been completed.
• The backup job has not finished or is still running.
• Backup files are not accessible or have been moved.
• The virtual machine is still running from backup storage, not from production storage.

👉Resolution:

• Check VM Status: The virtual machine should be running in the backup repository and not suspended or hung.
• Verify Backup Job Status: Ensure that the backup job that initiated the Instant Recovery has been completed successfully.
• Confirm Access to Backup Files: Verify access to the backup repository and ensure backup files are not lost, moved, or corrupted.
• Check Permission: Ensure you have sufficient permissions to migrate virtual machines in the Veeam console and virtualization platforms.
• Storage Configuration Check: Ensure the target storage is available and there are no compatibility issues with VM disk formats.

Secure and Efficient Backup and Instant Recovery [Free Tool]

AOEMI Cyber Backup is a powerful and trustworthy backup and instant recovery solution when you find yourself in need of a quick recovery to get back to work efficiently. The tool enables you to easily configure instant recovery in just a few simple steps while it keeps your data safe.

Once the Instant Recovery process has been completed, AOEMI Cyber Backup provides a seamless migration feature that transitions recovered VMs to the production environment with a single mouse click. This feature not only saves time but also minimizes downtime, ensuring that your business is back to normal as soon as possible.

How to Perform VM Backup and Instant Recovery

📌Note: The following conditions must be met when using Instant Recovery:
▶AOMEI Cyber Backup must be installed on Windows Server 2012 or higher versions of the operating system.
▶The backup points of the virtual machine must be stored on the local disk.
▶ESXi backup tasks must be created with AOMEI Cyber Backup 3.7.0 and later versions.

Step 1. Log in to AOMEI Cyber Backup to create VMware ESXi VMs Backup.

Step 2. Navigate to Task > Instant Recovery > + New Instant Recovery, then you can choose Restore from task or choose Restore from local path. The following steps are to choose Restore from task for an example.

Step 3. In the Source section, choose the virtual machine and backup version.

Step 4. In the Restore to section, choose the target device.

Step 5. Set the hardware settings for the new virtual machine, including CPU quantity, CPU Cores, and memory size.

Step 6. Click Start Restore to start the instant recovery.

Step 7. When the instant recovery is finished, you can click Start Migration to restore the virtual machine to the production environment after the production environment resumes normal.

Conclusion

While Veeam instant recovery can significantly reduce downtime, it also presents some challenges when combined with VMware vMotion. Following the steps mentioned in this article to resolve the issues you may face can help smooth the process of using instant recovery.