Essential User Guide - Section 5: Recover with x360Recover |
Recovery options
Trying to select the best recovery methods and options for a particular situation? We've compiled the Recovery Playbook to help you compare choices within x360Recover - in one convenient worksheet. |
What are you recovering?
Before you dive into a specific recovery method, consider all of the options available.
- Click here to download the flowchart and view our recovery method recommendations based on your use case:
- You can perform basic recoveries and virtualize from the x360Recover Manager, formally known as the RMC.
- If you have appliances for BDR services, use x360Recover Manager to directly log in to an appliance and recover from a Protected Systems Details page.
- If an appliance is unavailable and/or you use Direct-to-Cloud (D2C) services, use x360Recover Manager to directly log in to your private vault or the Axcient Cloud vault and recover from a Protected Systems Details page.
- The Recovery Center has a variety of recovery options and can utilize a local cache repository for rapid recoveries. Download Recovery Center here.
- Additional options are available through the x360Recover Bare Metal Restore Utility. Download the x360Recover Bare Metal Restore Utility ISO here.
- Use our Real Time Objective (RTO) calculator to calculate the relative time for a data restore download. https://info.axcient.com/rto-calculator
Recovery Method |
How to Access | Description |
Recover files and folders | ||
Mount Snapshot |
Appliance/Private Vault, Axcient Cloud Vault, Recovery Center |
Select a snapshot and browse the file system. Best for quick restore of a few files/folders. |
Start iSCSI |
Appliance/Private Vault, x360Recover Manager |
Launch an iSCSI initiator application. Best for restoring larger files/folders or searching for missing files. |
Manual partition |
x360Recovery Bare Metal Restore Utility |
After starting iSCSI, download the iSCSI Manager from x360Recovery Bare Metal Restore Utility and perform a partition-by-partition recovery. |
FTPS |
Appliance/Private Vault |
Quickly browse and transfer files. Requires a FTP Client and FTPS enabled in the appliance/vault. |
Export disks | ||
Export Snapshot |
Appliance/Private Vault, Axcient Cloud Vault, Recovery Center, x360Recover Manager |
Choose from a variety of formats to export a virtual disk image, then download the disk with an internet connection. |
NFS Export |
Appliance/Private Vault, Axcient Cloud Vault |
After exporting a virtual disk image, share the disk on the network. |
Request a Disk Shipment/USB |
Use x360Portal to submit an Axcient Support ticket |
Request a disk if a snapshot is too large to export and download. |
Instant Cloud Recovery with Scale-Out Cloud |
Use x360Portal to submit an Axcient Support ticket |
Perform a near-instant export and recovery without needing to convert to VHDX or VMDK first. |
Virtualize | ||
Virtual Machine (VM) |
Appliance/Private Vault, Recovery Center, x360Recover Manager |
Launch a VM to temporarily start a server or workstation while rebuilding or replacing hardware. |
Hyper-V VM | Recovery Center | Export virtual disks and create a Hyper-V VM on the locally installed Hyper-V host. |
Virtual Office (VO) | x360Recover Manager |
Launch a virtual office to manage virtual machines. |
Other methods | ||
Bare Metal Restore |
x360Recovery Bare Metal Restore Utility |
Restore a failed server or workstation to a new machine. |
In this section: Recover with x360Recover |
Other resources:
- Before you begin - Requirements & configurations
- Best practices - Hardware, software & devices
- x360Recover Direct-to-Cloud and x360Recover BDR (formally Replibit) certifications - interactive walkthroughs and quizzes
- Free live training
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