Hyper-V Virtual Machine Backup Walkthrough

The Hyper-V Protected Item will help you perform backups of Hyper-V geust virtual machines on Windows Server.

The underlying technology is microsoft VSS and is compatible with all versions of Hyper-V running on Windows Server, including Windows Server 2022 (the latest version at the time of writing).

This backup type is only applicable when running on Windows Server. Hyper-V on Windows Desktop is not supported by this Protected Item type.

eazyBackup se integra con el escritor VSS de Hyper-V para realizar una instantánea de la copia de seguridad de Hyper-V, incluyendo el soporte para la quiescencia en VM en los sistemas operativos invitados soportados.

La copia de seguridad de una máquina virtual Hyper-V con eazyBackup incluye, pero no se limita a:

• su archivo de configuración
• todas las unidades virtuales conectadas
• el contenido de la memoria (si la máquina estaba funcionando)
• el árbol completo de puntos de control guardados

You can select individual virtual machines for backup, or choose “All virtual machines”.

 

Add New Protected Item:

 

Select Microsoft Hyper-V backup type and give the Protected Item a name:

 

Select VMs for backup by clicking the + button:

 

Select all Virtual Machines or individual VMs for backup:

 

The Item selection window shows you which VMs you have selected for backup - Click Next:

 

Create a new schedule, click the + button to create the schedule:

 

You can name the schedule:

 

Select the Time tab, click the + button to add scheduled run times:

 

Set your start time, then cllick OK and Next:

 

Default retention is 30 Backup Jobs, you can modify the retention settings here  to suite your requirements:

 

Click Finish to Save the Protected Item: