![]() ![]() This is the most simple method, VMs will be restored to the original host and we don’t need to re-create VMs or reinstall Hyper-V. Recover to original location: This scenario is suitable to use when the original host is still available.Each of these scenarios can be considered, depends on the environment where the administrator performs the restore task. There are three types of restore/recovery scenarios for virtual machines. To restore VMs, the administrator can simply select “Hyper-V” option on the “Select Recovery Type” section of the Recovery Wizard in WSB console. It enables more flexibility in restoring VMs anytime it is needed, such as in disaster recovery situation. ![]() With this way, we could capture most of the VMs configurations, snapshots, and virtual hard disks. The best practice is to schedule an automatic full backup Hyper-V host include all its VMs. With such capabilities, the administrator can consider planning backup for our Hyper-V infrastructure using Windows Server Backup. Backup individual VM from the host level.Full backup Hyper-V host with VMs included.The WSB capabilities in backing up the Hyper-V infrastructure includes: And this means that it is now possible to perform separate backup and restore for just a single virtual machine. In Windows Server 2012 version of WSB, Hyper-V is treated as an application that can backed up or restored. However, sometimes a more flexible method is needed. With this way, the administrator can do a bare metal recovery later. In the previous version of WSB, it is not possible to backup or restore an individual VM from a Hyper-V host, as VMs will be backed up or restored as part of a full server or volume backup on the host. However, the most notable improvement is that now WSB fully supports Hyper-V backup and restore. Some of the improvements are smarter backup management system where the administrator can determine a policy to auto-delete old backups and free up storage usage, the ability to backup volumes with size greater than 2TB and sector size 4K, support backup cluster shared volumes, and better reporting system. Since Windows Server 2012, WSB has some improvements compared to the previous version. WSB is also very flexible in terms of restore as administrator is given the options to restore volumes, applications, system state, or files and folders from any backups that are stored either locally or remotely. It is a pretty simple tool with capabilities to backup, and restore all volumes, specific volumes, system state, or even just a specific files and folders within a machine. Windows Server Backup (WSB) is a Windows Server native feature that can be activated easily through Server Manager. ![]()
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