Before you use the conversion to virtual machine feature, review the following requirements:

• For conversion in a Hyper-V environment:

  • Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 is required on the Backup Exec server.

  • The Agent for Windows must be installed on the Hyper-V host to which the conversion is sent.

  • The maximum disk size is 2 TB.

• For conversion in a VMware environment, VMware ESX 4.0 or later is supported.

• The option Simplified Disaster Recovery must have a status of ON on the Browse tab of the Backup Selections dialog box.

• Only basic disks are supported. Dynamic disks are not supported.

• Only Windows servers are supported.