Virtual Machine - Restore a system disk backup taken from a virtual machine level policy to a new disk
Select Storage -> Disk backup polices from the left sidebar
Select the backup policy related to the virtual machine. (They appear as the machine hostname or the given virtual machine name)
Select the timestamp of the individual backup you wish to restore
Click Restore to new disk from the Actions sidebar
Specify the new disk details
Click the Create system disk button.
The disk will be queued for created from the selected backup.
System Disk - Restore a system disk backup to a new disk
You have two options when it comes to locating the backup you wish to restore. If you've several backups in your organisation you might find it easier to find the backup within the virtual machine itself (Option 2), otherwise using the backup policies page (Option 1) will be fine.
Option One: Disk backup policies page
Click Storage -> Disk backup policies from the sidebar
Select the backup policy related to the system disk you wish to restore (System disks appear in the format - "Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name")
Under the All backups taken for this policy heading, select the backup you wish to restore
From the actions sidebar, select Restore to new disk
Specify the properties for the system disk being created from the backup
Click the Save button
The disk will now be queued for creation from the backup and you will be taken to the system disks page for the virtual machine in question. You can track the progress of the restore by clicking the name of the new disk and referring to its tasks list at the bottom of the disk overview screen.
Option Two: Virtual Machine Disk Page
Select Compute -> Virtual Machines from the left sidebar
Select the virtual machine which has the disk you want to restore a backup of
From overview page select Disks -> System disks from the menu below the virtual machines hostname.
Select the disk in question (System disks appear in the format - "Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name")
Click Disk backup policies from the Disk actions sidebar
Under the All backups taken for this policy heading, select the backup you wish to restore
From the actions sidebar, select Restore to new disk
Specify the properties for the disk being created from this disk
Click the Save button
The disk will now be queued for creation from the backup and you will be taken to the system disks overview for the virtual machine in question. You can track the progress of the restore by clicking the name of the new disk and referring to its tasks list at the bottom of the disk overview screen.
Shared Disk - Restore a shared disk backup to a new disk
You have two options when it comes to locating the backup you wish to restore. If you've several backups in your organisation you might find it easier to find the backup within the shared disks page (Option 2), otherwise using the Backup policies page (Option 1) will be fine.
Option One: Disk backup policies page
Click Storage -> Disk backup policies from the sidebar
Select the backup policy related to the shared disk you wish to restore
Under the All backups taken for this policy heading, select the backup you wish to restore
From the actions sidebar, select Restore to new disk
Specify the properties for the shared disk being created from the disk
Click the Save button
Option Two: Shared Disks Page
Select Storage -> Shared disks from the left sidebar
Select the disk in question
Click Show backup policies from the Actions sidebar
Select the backup policy the backup was taken against
Under the All backups taken for this policy heading, select the backup you wish to restore
From the actions sidebar, select Restore to new disk
Specify the properties for the disk being created from this disk
Click the Save button
The new shared disk will now be queued for creation from the backup and you will be taken to the shared disk overview whereby you can track the progress of the restore by clicking the name of the new disk and referring to its tasks list at the bottom of the disk overview screen. You can then assign and attach the disk containing the backup to one or more machine as desired.