How do I migrate my altaro VM backup configuration to another machine?

Important precautions before starting …

1. If you are migrating to a Hyper-V The host may have been added as LOCALHOST Of Hyper-V host , Please note that , This is not supported , And need one for Altaro VM Special machine for backup .

2. Please make sure that Be careful , If you reinstall the host , be Altaro VM Backup It will be regarded as a new host . This means that even the same VM Migrate to this new host / install , The backup will still start from scratch . under these circumstances , There is no need to migrate the configuration , Because it needs to be reconfigured .

3. Hyper-V Cluster support ： The configuration migration tool cannot be used to move between nodes in the same cluster Altaro VM Backup To configure . under these circumstances ,Altaro VM Backup requires a dedicated machine .

4. If you have a hybrid infrastructure before （Hyper-V and VMware）, Please note that it is not supported , It is recommended to use Special machine for Altaro VM Backup .

5. You must at least run 8.5.20 To use the migration tool .
   

A part - Move to a new machine

Altaro VM Backup Its configuration will be automatically backed up to the primary location of your configuration . This allows you to restore the configuration to another machine in the event of a disaster or the need to migrate it to another machine . The configuration is saved in the configuration backup location “ConfigBackup” In the folder .

It should be noted that ：

Must close Altaro VM Backup console
The target machine used to restore the configuration must be installed clean Altaro VM Backup

To start migrating , Please follow the steps below ：

Install the latest version of Altaro VM Backup

Unload from the old machine Altaro VM Backup. This is a very important step ; If you don't do that , Data corruption may occur due to the simultaneous operation of two consoles .

Browse to C:\Program Files\Altaro\Altaro Backup And right-click “AttachConfig.exe” and [ Run as administrator ]

Will pop up AttachConfig Tools ：

under these circumstances , single click [Next] Continue and select [Altaro VM Backup]. Then browse to select the backup location or enter the network path and the network credentials of the backup location . This needs to be done according to the previous Altaro The configuration in the backup location screen provides .

stay [ Master encryption key ] Need to be the same The previous installation configuration . Make sure the input is correct and the same , Otherwise, the encrypted backup will restart .

After providing all the information , single click [ next step ] , Then if you are sure that you have entered the encryption key correctly , Then click [ determine ] continue .

If the tool finds multiple configuration backups at the entered backup location , You will choose from the drop-down menu ： Once you choose the one you want , You will see the name of the previously installed machine listed . Click on 【 next step 】

After it maps previous hosts, etc., in a few steps …… You will be prompted to enter credentials that have been added to any previously installed network location . After entering all the data , single click [ next step ], Or if you want to enter them later , You can skip it .

You should finally see the screen where the configuration has been successfully imported . You can continue B Part to complete the migration .

B part - Complete your migration

Next , Please make sure to follow the steps below to complete the migration ：

go to [Hosts] And enter details next to each host , In order to re authenticate to your host . If you use a permanent license , Remember to assign any license keys to the host on this screen .

If your installation is connected to CMC, Please click on the [CMC] Options and add installation . This will be added as a new installation , Then it is important to remove the old disconnected installation .

go to [ Backup location ] And re-enter the network path 、Altaro Remote server or Azure/Amazon S3/Wasabi Credentials for the connection string of the account . Just click the pencil icon to edit the current position .

If you don't, you will Altaro Remote server （ from CMC management ） The backup location is added to your Altaro VM Backup , You can skip this step . Turn to the first 5 Step .

If you do . Your location will now be marked as disconnected . You need to go to your CMC, Open your Altaro Offsite Server And click [Choose VMs to

Backup ] choice Altaro VM Backup Installation, You can see that we have chosen a new one here , The old is marked as disconnected . then , Select an unmanaged location and associate it with AOS Account matching . Select to back up to Altaro Offsite Server Of VM, single click [Next] and [Save]

If you use SMTP Server authentication , Please go to [ notice ] And re-enter credentials . If you do not set this , You can skip this step .

If your installation is configured with an agent , Please click on the [ Set up ] Icon > [ Agent settings ]. If you do not set this , You can skip this step .

Everything is going well with you ！ All backups will now continue to be backed up to any existing backup data in the previous configuration .