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Importing a VM from a Datto Siris Restore
Importing a VM from a Datto Siris Restore

This article provides guidance on how to export a VM from a Datto Siris appliance into Gallium

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Written by David Tisdall
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Export VM as VMDK via Network Share from Datto Siris

  1. Access the Datto Device's UI

  2. Select "Restore" from the main menu

  3. Select the Agent to restore from

  4. Select "Export Image" option and choose a recovery point

  5. Click "Start Image Export"

  6. Configure the export settings:

    • For Destination: Select "Network Share"

    • For Export format: Select "VMDK"

    • For Boot Type: Select "UEFI"

  7. Click "Export"

  8. Access the exported image via the CIFS/Samba path displayed by the Datto appliance

Convert the VMDK to a QCOW2 Disk Image

This step required qemu-img, which can be downloaded here.

  1. Run qemu-img to convert the disk using the following command
    ​qemu-img convert <<path-to-vmdk>> -O qcow2 <<path-to-export>>

Uploading the Disk via the Gallium Console

This step requires Layer 3 connectivity between the technician workstation and the Hypervisor.

  1. Navigate to the target Hypervisor's transfer manager interface from Actions > Transfer Manager

  2. Import the Disk for the Virtual Machine

Create Blank VM

This step requires Layer 3 connectivity between the technician workstation and the Hypervisor.

  1. Create a Windows Template with a single blank 8gb disk

  2. Deploy the Template to the target Hypervisor, unselect Start Virtual Machine on creation.

  3. From the Virtual Machine > Disks page, attach the recently imported disk.

  4. Select Set Boot Disk

  5. Remove the unused 8gb disk

  6. Start the Virtual Machine

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