Veeam Backup & Replication • need to copy (yes "copy") vmdk files between 2 datastores

I have a circumstance that is unusual (for me).

Currently:
I have a standalone ESXi 7.0 host with DAS raid controller attached storage
I have VCSA v7.0
I have VM#1 (Server2012) in DataStore#1 with several vmdk's (each large in size, and already ntfs deduplicated)... I am not concerned about the vmdk that is the Operating System drive.
I have VM#2 (Server2022) in DataStore#2

I need to shut down VM#1 in DataStore#1
Then I need to copy the non-operating system vmdk's from VM#1 in DataStore#1 to VM#2 in DataStore#2.

Yes "COPY"
Not Migrate


Can VBR take a backup of VM#1 in DataStore#1... and then handpick vmdk's to restore to DataStore#2 so I can present them to VM#2?

Statistics: Posted by Hariseldon1 — Feb 01, 2025 8:04 pm

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