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Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785884313

Length 524 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Hyper-V

Concepts

Servers

Authors (4):

Patrick Lownds

Leandro Carvalho

Leandro Eduardo S Carvalho

Charbel Nemnom

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Installing and Managing Hyper-V in Full, Server Core, and Nano Server FREE CHAPTER

2. Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers

3. Managing Disk and Network Settings

4. Saving Time and Cost with Hyper-V Automation

5. Hyper-V Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks

6. Security and Delegation of Control

7. Configuring High Availability in Hyper-V

8. Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V

9. Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup for Hyper-V

10. Monitoring, Tuning, and Troubleshooting Hyper-V

A. Hyper-V Architecture and Components

Index

Backing up Hyper-V and VMs using Windows Server Backup

Previous versions of Hyper-V had complications and incompatibilities with the built-in backup tool, thus forcing the administrators to acquire other solutions for backing up and restoring.

Windows Server 2012 onwards, Microsoft enhanced the built-in Windows Server Backup (WSB) tool. It has full Hyper-V integration, thus allowing you to back up and restore your server, applications, Hyper-V, and virtual machines. WSB is easy and provides for a low cost scenario for small and medium companies.

This recipe will guide you through the steps to back up your virtual machines using the built-in Windows Server Backup tool.

Getting ready

Windows Server Backup does not support tapes. Make sure that you have a disk, external storage, network share, and free space to back up your virtual machines before you start.