Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Synology Active Backup for Business is a license-free software on Synology NAS that supports the backup of VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines. ABB is completely free of software licenses, so there are no limits on your virtual machine backups. In this video, we'll show you how to create virtual machine backup tasks and instantly restore your virtual machines in Active Backup for Business.

*The instructions provided in this video only apply to devices running DSM 7.1 or below.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Create a VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V backup task
2:38 Restoration Methods
3:36 Instant Restore to VMware vSphere
4:38 Instant Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V
6:13 Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

Learn more:
Active Backup for Business compatible models
synology.com/dsm/packages/ActiveBackup
Active Backup for Business product page
synology.com/dsm/feature/active-backup-business/overview#virtual_machine
Active Backup for Business Virtual Machine Requirements and Limitations
kb.synology.com/DSM/help/ActiveBackup/activebackup_business_requireandlimit?version=7#VM
Active Backup for Business Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere virtual machine help articles
kb.synology.com/DSM/help/ActiveBackup/activebackup_business_virtualmachine?version=7
How do I migrate an instantly restored Hyper-V virtual machine to finalize the restoration?
kb.synology.com/DSM/tutorial/How_do_I_migrate_an_instantly_restored_HyperV_virtual_machine

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