Hi,
This unusual request came from a friend who needed help with something:
a server that needed a copy of its disk volumes for an audit.
My first thought was to restore the VM from a backup, then take the relevant VMDK files and do whatever was needed.
Then I had another idea: if it’s a virtual server, why not restore the VM files rather than the contents?
That seemed like the simplest and most suitable approach for a VM.
But then I thought: what if it’s a physical server? How could we do it?
Why not ask Veeam to provide the VMDK files directly?
Veeam can convert or provide not only VMDKs (VMware), but also VHD files (Hyper-V or Azure) or VHDX files (Hyper-V).
Let’s go through a few screenshots in case this is useful to someone:
We have the files!
Regards.