NIC Drivers Missing From Recovery Media for Server 2022 vSphere VM
Challenge
When attempting to perform a Bare Metal Restore on a vSphere VM using Veeam Recovery Media, which was created from a vSphere VM running Server 2022, the network adapter drivers fail to load. This issue persists despite having the 'Include hardware drivers from this computer' option enabled.
Cause
The exact cause remains under investigation and will be resolved in a future version.
Solution
To workaround this issue, recreate the Veeam Recovery Media and select the option to "Include the following additional storage and network hardware drivers." Then, add to the list the VMware Drivers folder:
More Information
If Veeam Backup & Replication is also installed in the environment, another option is to perform Instant Recovery to VMware vSphere.
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