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Restores for the virtual failover client on an external hypervisor are not running

If restores for a virtual failover client (VFC) residing on an external hypervisor are not running, this problem could be caused by one of the following:

Virtual restores are not enabled for the VFC. For details, see Virtual restores are not enabled for the virtual failover client.
The Unitrends appliance cannot communicate with the VFC. For details, see The Unitrends appliance cannot communicate with the virtual failover client.
Configuration changes have been made to the original client. For details, see Configuration changes have been made to the original client.
The VFC has been booted in live mode. For details, see The virtual failover client has been booted in live mode.