Use Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V to protect Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SQL Server that run inside Hyper-V VM guests in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. You can make
application-consistent backups of the VMs that host Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft SQL Server
data. You can then restore selected application backups from the VMs.
For more information,
see:
To help you resolve configuration issues, you can use the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console or the
Test-DpHvConfiguration PowerShell cmdlet to verify a Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V configuration.For more information,
see:
When you use the configuration wizard to configure Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, a default naming convention is used for
the nodes that are created automatically.However, if you want to support a storage environment in
which multiple tenants host their virtual machines (VMs) on the same server, you must add a prefix,
a suffix, or both to the default node names.
For instructions, see Customizing node names.
You can now back up VM disks (VHDX) that are up to 8 TB in size. Use the
vmmaxvirtualdisks option to specify the maximum size of VHDX disks to include in
backup operations. Use the vmskipmaxvirtualdisks option to specify whether to skip
backing up VMs that exceed the maximum VHDX size or to fail the backup operation.For more
information, see:
For Hyper-V hosts on Windows Server 2012 operating
systems, you can now select VM disks (VHDX) for backup operations.To select VM disks for ad hoc
backup operations, see Running an ad hoc backup of a virtual machine.
To select VM disks by changing settings in the options file (
dsm.opt)
or at the command-line interface, see the following topics:
In environments with multiple clusters and hosts, you can upgrade Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on a staggered schedule. When you install
a newer product version on one cluster or host, earlier versions of the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console and PowerShell cmdlets can connect
to the newer version. This feature gives you more time to upgrade your environment.For more
information, see Compatibility with different versions.
To help ensure that your environment is secure, you are prompted to accept security certificates
when you connect to new Hyper-V hosts.For more information, see:
In a typical installation, all components of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V are included. However, you can use
advanced installation options to install only the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console or only the data mover.
- For remote management of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V,
install only the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console. For
instructions, see Installing only the.
- For backup and restore operations and in-guest application protection restore operations,
install only the data mover. For instructions, see Installing only the data mover.
The separate installation of the recovery agent is no longer available. The recovery agent
is included in the data mover installation.