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Create a VHD File from a CA ARCserve D2D Backup

Each time CA ARCserve D2D performs a successful backup, a point-in-time snapshot image of your backup is also created. Prior to creating a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) file from a CA ARCserve D2D backup, you must have at least one CA ARCserve D2D recovery point available.

Note: This task is only available from the CA ARCserve D2D UI and not from the CA ARCserve D2D Monitor.

Create a VHD file

1. From the CA ARCserve D2D home page, select Export Recovery Point.

   The Export Recovery Point dialog opens.

   

2. Specify the backup source. You can either specify a location or browse to the location where your backup images are stored. If necessary, enter the User name and Password credentials to gain access to that location.

   The calendar view will highlight (in green) all dates during the displayed time period that contain recovery points for that backup source.

3. Specify the recovery point to export.
   1. Select the calendar date for the backup image you want to export.

      The corresponding recovery points for that date are displayed, along with the time of the backup, the type of backup that was performed, and the name of the backup.

   2. Select a recovery point that you want to export.

      The corresponding backup content (including any applications) for that recovery point is displayed.

4. Specify the export options.
   1. Select the destination. You can either specify a location or browse to the location where the copy of your selected recovery point will be stored. If necessary, enter the User name and Password.

      Note: Make sure you select a location that has sufficient free space available to hold the entire VHD.

   2. Set the level of compression to "No Compression".

      No compression will be performed. Files will be pure VHD format. This option has the lowest CPU usage (fastest speed), but also has the highest disk space usage for your backup image be performed for VHD files.

5. Click Create a Copy.

   A status notification window appears and the copy process for the selected recovery point type will be launched immediately.

   The recovery point image will be copied from the backup source to the export destination..

   

6. When the copy and export process is finished, browse to the export destination and navigate to the subordinate folder corresponding to the hostname of the CA ARCserve D2D machine.
7. Open the hostname folder and navigate to the following subordinate folder:

   "VStore\S0000000001"

   For example, if your machine name is "Department_A" and you exported the recovery point (backup) to "E:\export_vhd\" you would navigate to:

   E:\export_vhd\Department_A\VStore\S0000000001

8. Open the "S0000000001" folder and locate all files with a ".D2D" extension.
9. Change each of the file extensions from "D2D" to "VHD".

   Each of these files correspond to an actual physical disk on the source machine. After renaming these files, you can then use them as regular VHD files.