## Run the Backed Up Device in Synology Virtual Machine Manager

The integration of Active Backup for Business with Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) provides users with an alternative solution for disaster recovery, browsing / restoring application data, and upgrading testing environments. In this section, you will learn about how to run the backed up device in Synology VMM and the pre-requirements for such tasks.

Contents

1. Before You Start
2. Launch the Synology VMM Wizard
3. Restore Wizard: Select VM and Restore Point
4. Restore Wizard: Configure VM Settings
5. Restore Wizard: Apply and Run

### Before you start

Running the backed up device in Synology Virtual Machine Manager provides users with an alternative solution for disaster recovery, upgrade testing, and restoring application data by leveraging native export / import tools.

Pre-requirment: VM backup in Synology VMM is only supported on DSM 6.2 and Synology VMM 2.3 or above. For further information about the limitation of Synology VMM, please refer to here.

### Launch the Synology VMM Wizard

To run the backed up device in Synology VMM, you can do either of the following:
- Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Virtual Machine, select the VM you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and select Run the backed up device in Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
- Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Task List, select the backup task you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and select Run the backed up device in Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

### Restore Wizard: Select VM and Restore Point

Select the VM you want to run on Synology VMM and a restore point.

#### Note:

Only one VM in each backup task can be run on Synology VMM. You cannot multi-select VMs to run them at the same time.

### Restore Wizard: Configure VM Settings

After selecting the VM and the restore point, a Synology VMM wizard will be launched to configure the settings for the selected VM. Please refer to Synology Virtual Machine Manager to learn more instructions.

### Restore Wizard: Apply and Run

After setting up the configuration and clicking Apply, the VM backup will be imported into Synology VMM and you may choose to power on the VM in VMM console.