Applies to:
Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5
Use Case
Attempting to restore a backup and with a VHD set to 2 TB.
Symptoms
Run into error stating "The target size of the virtual disk is not supported by the selected virtual machine."
Root Cause
During restore additional components are added to the VHD file, exceeding the file size limitation for VHD.
Workaround
- Create a new VM in Hyper-V with the specifications matching the original VM
- Attach the Acronis Boot Media iso to the VM and complete the restore as if it was a physical machine.