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the old name. Configuring GRUB is normally not needed because Acronis Backup does this
automatically.
6.3.2 Steps to perform
To perform a recovery to a manually created virtual machine
1. [When recovering Windows] Prepare Windows drivers (p. 113) that correspond to the target
virtualization platform.
For machines running Linux, the necessary drivers are normally already present in the operating
system.
2. Create a bootable media (p. 167) with the Universal Restore functionality by using Acronis
Bootable Media Builder.
3. Create a virtual machine by using your virtualization product’s native tools.
4. Boot the virtual machine from the media.
5. [When recovering Windows] If you need dynamic volumes, create a volume group by using the
disk management functionality (p. 189).
6. Select Actions > Recover. When configuring a recovery:
Enable Universal Restore for Linux or Universal Restore for Windows. In the latter case,
provide the drivers that you prepared.
[When recovering Linux] If you need logical volumes, click Apply RAID/LVM when setting up
the recovery. The LVM structure will be automatically recreated during the recovery.
7. Configure other recovery settings and perform a recovery in the same way as onto a physical
machine.
