Use Data Restore to select specific data disks to restore into the virtual machine. This creates a new Azure VM that includes the disks selected for restore, and the OS disk.
📝 Notes
Restoring individual Azure disks from an Azure VM backup is currently not supported.
Exclusions will only apply to data disks - OS disks will always be included as part of the restore.
Procedure
On the Enterprise Workloads management console, select Protect > Go to Azure.
Navigate to the Protected VMs page, and select the virtual machine you want to restore.
Select a recovery point and click Restore.
Select a Recovery Point from the Operational Recovery tab to proceed with restore of disk data. The Cyber Recovery tab becomes available only when the appropriate Security license is enabled.
📝 NotesYou must have a Premium Security license to view and access Recovery Insights for the Ransomware Detection feature. If ransomware activity is identified on a snapshot or resource, a warning banner is displayed with Encryption detected or Suspicious indicators detected. Restoring a flagged snapshot may reintroduce infected files to your environment.
To view and access the Recovery Insights feature, you must either have the Security Posture & Observability, Accelerated Ransomware Recovery license, or a premium license. For more information, see Restore Azure virtual machines using Cyber Recovery.
Click Data Restore and then select specific data disk(s) to restore.
Click Restore.
On the VM Setup page, specify the following details:
Field | Description |
Subscription | The subscription for which the backups need to be restored. |
Region | Select the restore Region. You may choose to restore the entire VM to the original region with pre-defined settings, or to an alternate region with custom restore settings. |
Instance Type | Select the Instance Type that the VM corresponds to. |
Availability Zone | Select the Availability Zone to which you want to restore the Azure VM to. The Availability Zone options would vary based on the selected Instance Type and the restore Region.
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Virtual Network | Select the Virtual network of the VM you wish to restore. The virtual network establishes connectivity between your Azure resources and helps monitor the security policies within the virtual network. |
Resource Group | Select the Resource Group to which the backed up VM is a part of. Resource groups allow for more granular grouping and support specific functions within a subscription. |
Subnet | Select the subnet associated with the VM to be restored. Subnets enable you to segment the virtual network into subnetworks, and secure resources within subnets using Network Security Groups. |
Security Group | Select the Security Group based on the Subnet defined previously. |
VM Name | Specify the restored VM Name. 📝 Note The name specified here must be different from the original VM Name defined previously. |
Architecture | Select the processor architecture for the VM, for example, x 86 _64. |
📝 Notes
You can Restore an Azure virtual machine with a system- and/or user-assigned Managed Identity, if this is assigned during the Azure VM backup.
Managed identities provide an identity for applications to use when connecting to resources that support Microsoft Entra authentication, and eliminate the need to maintain credentials.
Managed Identities that are user assigned can be associated with multiple VMs, while a system-assigned Managed Identity is unique to a virtual machine. For cross-subscription restore, with a user-assigned Managed Identity assigned at backup, this would not be assigned when initiating the restore.
Assigning managed identities is optional, and the VM Restore will still proceed if one is not assigned.
5. On the Advanced Settings tab, specify the following details:
Network Interface Name: You may choose the default Network Interface Name or provide a custom name that complies with Azure naming conventions.
📝 Note
Ensure that the name specified here is unique within the selected Resource Group.
IP Settings: Select Dynamic IP to automatically assign an IP address when restoring the virtual machine.
Alternatively, select Static IP to specify a custom IP address.The primary Private IP address captured at the time of backup is automatically retrieved and displayed by default as the Private IP. The virtual machine may be restored with the same default Private IP address if available for use within the selected VNet and Subnet range.
📝 Note
To begin using the Static IP options, ensure that you have updated the Azure tenant permissions for the Azure Subscriptions which are registered with us. For more information, see Update Azure Tenant.Currently only IPV4 IP addresses are supported as the Primary IP.
You may choose to specify a different private IP address as required. Use the Check Availability option to verify if the Private IP address is available for use within the VNet and Subnet range.
[Optional] You may also associate a Public IP address with the Network Interface, if the IP is available for use within the selected Resource Group and Region.
Specify the restored Disk Name.
📝 Note
The name specified here must be different from the original disk name.
You may choose to Restore the VM in powered-off state. This serves as a Sandbox style approach in the event of a security threat, allowing data restore even when the VMs are not connected to the network.
Click Next.
6. The existing Tags on the VM are pre-populated.
Click Preserve existing tags to retain any previously applied tags. You may choose to define Additional Tags, as appropriate.
7. Click Finish to initiate restore of the selected disk data.
📝 Note
Prior to initiating an Azure VM restore, Druva automatically runs precheck validations. These prechecks proactively identify potential blockers, such as regional availability issues or networking mismatches, allowing you to resolve configuration gaps upfront for a seamless recovery. For detailed readiness checks and error resolutions, see Azure VM Restore Readiness Prechecks.
Once complete, the restored VM will only include the disks selected for restore, and the OS disk.
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