Backing Up and Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V Server

Virtual Machines

Cloud Attached Storage®

February 2014 Version 4.0

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This document explains how to backup your Microsoft Hyper-V Server Virtual Machines

(VMs) and restore them from a file-level backup.

Tip

For Windows 2012 Servers, CTERA supports backing up and restoring the new VHD format, VHDX, a type of virtual hard disk storage with a capacity of up to 64TB.

1 Introduction

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If your CTERA Agent is connected to a CTERA appliance, use the following procedures to

backup and restore your Hyper-V Server VMs.

Backing Up Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

To back up Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar,

and then click Settings.

If you are prompted for a username-password authentication, enter your credentials.

The CTERA Agent Manager opens displaying the Control Panel tab.

2 Click the File-level Backup tab.

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The File-level Backup tab appears.

3 In the Applications to Back Up field, click .

The Select Applications window opens.

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4 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications > Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer node,

then select the check boxes next to the VMs you would like to back up.

You can select all VMs, by selecting the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer check box.

5 Click OK.

6 Click Save.

7 Click the Control Panel tab.

The Control Panel tab appears.

8 Click Go.

The Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs are backed up.

Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

Tip

This procedure explains how to restore some or all Hyper-V Server VMs.

To restore Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar,

and then click Restore.

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The CTERA Agent Manager opens displaying the Restore tab.

2 Next to the file-level-backup from which you would like to restore the Hyper-V VMs, click

Restore.

The Restore Files from Backup dialog box opens.

3 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications > Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer node,

then select the check boxes next to the VMs you would like to restore.

You can select all VMs, by selecting the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer check box.

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4 Click Next.

The Restore In Progress screen appears with a progress bar.

5 Once the restoration is complete, click Finish.

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If your CTERA Agent is connected to the CTERA Portal, use the following procedures to

backup and restore your Hyper-V Server VMs.

Backing Up Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

To back up Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar,

and then click Settings.

If you are prompted for a username-password authentication, enter your credentials.

The CTERA Agent Web interface opens in your Web browser, displaying the Cloud Backup

Control Panel page.

2 In the navigation pane, click Backup Options > Backup Applications.

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The Backup Applications page appears.

3 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications > Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer node,

then select the check boxes next to the VMs you would like to back up.

You can select all VMs, by selecting the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer check box.

4 Click Save.

5 In the navigation pane, click Main > Cloud Backup.

The Cloud Backup Control Panel page appears.

6 Click Backup Now.

A progress bar appears, and the Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs are backed up.

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Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

Tip

This procedure explains how to restore some or all Hyper-V Server VMs.

To restore Microsoft Hyper-V Server VMs

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar,

and then click Restore.

The Restore Files Wizard opens displaying the Select Files to Restore dialog box.

2 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications > Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer node,

then select the check boxes next to the VMs you would like to restore.

You can select all VMs, by selecting the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer check box.

3 Click Next.

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The Restore Files dialog box appears.

4 Choose Overwrite the destination file.

5 Click Next.

The Wizard Completed screen appears.

6 Click Finish.

Tip

You can monitor the restoration process from the CTERA Cloud Agent's Web Interface.