Which of the following restore methods provides the fastest restore (RTO)?

A file on a Windows VM hosted on vSphere is corrupted and must be restored. VMware tools are installed and up to date on the VM. For some reason, the Veeam mount server cannot connect to the VM through the network.

Which of the following restore methods provides the fastest restore (RTO)?
A . Run Veeam file restore wizard and let it restore through VIX.
B . Start an Instant VM Recovery session and log on into the restored image to copy/paste the file to restore.
C . It is impossible to restore the file on the VM if the mount server cannot reach it through the network.
D . Run Veeam file restore wizard and use the "copy to" to download the file locally in a shared folder.

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Answer: A

Explanation:

According to the Veeam Backup & Replication user guide1, you can use the File Level Restore wizard to restore files and folders from VM guest OSes that run Windows2. The wizard allows you to choose how to access the VM guest OS: through network or through VIX2VIX is a VMware API that enables programmatic access to virtual machine operations3.

Therefore, if you want to restore a file on a Windows VM hosted on vSphere and the mount server cannot connect to the VM through the network, you can use VIX as an alternative method of access2. This will allow you to restore the file directly to its original location without downloading it locally or starting an Instant VM Recovery session.