Patent attributes
A method, computer program product, computing system, and system for recovery of virtual machine files are described. The method may include creating a backup archive file, the backup archive file including a backup of a first virtual disk corresponding to a virtual machine hosted by a virtualization host device. The method may further include storing the backup archive file including the backup. The method may also include creating a second virtual disk that emulates the first virtual disk using data from the backup archive file. The method may additionally include communicatively attaching the second virtual disk to the virtual machine hosted by the virtualization host device. Moreover, the method may include transferring data from the second virtual disk to the first virtual disk corresponding to the virtual machine hosted by the virtualization host device.
