qmrestore

Restore VM from backup on original storage

$ qmrestore path/to/vzdump-qemu-100.vma.lzo 100

$ qmrestore path/to/vzdump-qemu-100.vma.lzo 100 --force true

$ qmrestore path/to/vzdump-qemu-100.vma.lzo 100 --storage local

$ qmrestore path/to/vzdump-qemu-100.vma.lzo 100 --live-restore true

qmrestore archive vmid [options]

qmrestore restores QEMU virtual machines from vzdump backup archives. It can restore to the original storage or a different target storage.
Live restore feature allows starting the VM immediately while the restore continues in the background, available only with Proxmox Backup Server.

--force true|false

Overwrite existing VM with same ID

Target storage for restored disks

Start VM immediately while restoring in background (PBS only)

The VM ID must be available unless --force is used. Live restore is only available with Proxmox Backup Server backups.

Part of Proxmox VE backup and restore infrastructure. Works with vzdump backup files and Proxmox Backup Server.

qm(1), vzdump(1), pct-restore(1)