Restoration points Technology Articles | January 19 Mike Williams Hoodie , 2012 Along with the backup of data on virtual machines there are many restoration points which are created every now and then at regular intervals. This process could be periodic in nature or could be decided by the concerned machine user. Backup VMware primarily entails creation of backup by the aid of software. This is done in the backend without disrupting the services of the current user working on the respective virtual system or workstation.