Performing Failback in Acronis Disaster Recovery

Overview

Failback is the process of returning workloads from the cloud back to a physical or virtual machine on your local site. This operation is performed on a recovery server in the Failover state, allowing you to resume operations on your local infrastructure.

Note
The availability of this feature depends on the service quotas enabled for your account.

Performing Failback to a Virtual Machine

Prerequisites

• Ensure that the agent used for the failback is online and not engaged in another failback operation.
• A stable Internet connection is required.

Steps to Perform Failback to a Virtual Machine

1. In the service console, navigate to Disaster Recovery > Servers.
2. Select the recovery server currently in the Failover state.
3. Click on the Failback tab.
4. In the Failback Parameters section, choose Virtual Machine as the target and configure the following parameters:
   • Backup Size: Indicates the amount of data to be transferred during the failback. This size may increase as the cloud-based virtual machine continues to run and generate new data.
   • Target Machine Location: Select the location (e.g., VMware ESXi host or Microsoft Hyper-V host) where the virtual machine will be restored.
   • Agent: Choose an agent that is online, not currently used for another failback, supports failback functionality, and has access rights to the backup.
   • Target Machine Settings: Configure virtual processors, memory size, and network adapters as needed.
   • Path (for Hyper-V hosts): Specify the folder on the host where the machine will be stored, ensuring sufficient free space.
   • Datastore (for VMware ESXi hosts): Select the datastore on the host where the machine will be stored, ensuring sufficient free space.
5. After configuring the parameters, click Start Failback to initiate the process.

Performing Failback to a Physical Machine

Prerequisites

• The agent intended for the failback must be online and not involved in another failback operation.
• A stable Internet connection is necessary.
• A registered bootable media should be available.
• The target machine should be the original machine or have the same firmware as the original.
• At least one full backup of the cloud-based virtual machine must exist.

Steps to Perform Failback to a Physical Machine

1. In the service console, go to Disaster Recovery > Servers.
2. Select the recovery server in the Failover state.
3. Click on the Failback tab.
4. In the Failback Parameters section, select Physical Machine as the target and configure the necessary parameters.
5. After setting up the parameters, click Start Failback to begin the process.