Hi, I'm using 10.8 on Linux to backup VMs from HyperV.
I have several VMs with a lot of RAM like 32 or 48 Gb. When I test my restores I cannot use as a destination an host with less ram than the original VM.
For example I want to restore a VM that has 48 gb of RAM on a host that has 32 GB. The process does not even start, it blocks the configuration procedure saying the host needs more RAM. I find no way to say to resize the RAM or continue anyway.
This is an horrible design decision for at least a couple of reasons:
- In my case I just restore the VMs and do NOT power them on, there's an option for that. Still Nakivo says I cannot restore.
- In an emergency this requires you to have a full set of working hosts with at least the same RAM as you had before, and this again is an awful decision that hinders the ability to use Nakivo for real world recovery scenarios.
I am in charge of the restore and if I decide to restore to an host with less RAM than the original one it should be my problem. I understand a warning from Nakivo, I cannot understand why blocking the restore. On HyperV you can create any number of VMs with any amount of RAM, then you decide which one to start or to resize. Reducing the restore options for no pratical benefit and imposing artificial limits is just silly.
Is there a way to force Nakivo to continue the restore?
Thanks