Below is a very useful list of links, guides, and tutorials relating to Hyper-V backup: Hyper-V Backup Quick Start Guide: Protect your Hyper-V VMs with just a couple of clicks. List of Effective Hyper-V Backup Strategies: Describes common strategies; how to back up Hyper-V in the best way that fits your requirements and infrastructure. […]
Here we discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of using external hard drives for Hyper-V backups. The pros and cons have been reduced to the main points. If you are looking for an external hard drive backup software solution, check out BackupChain and test it out for free. As everything in life, there are advantages […]
KB 2918371 describes the following issue with Windows Server Backup 2012: Environment: a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host and a Windows Server 2012 guest virtual machine (VM). Open Windows Server Backup on the host operating system. Select Backup Schedule to start the backup schedule wizard and then click Next. Click Custom on the Select Backup Configuration tab […]
The error 0x800705aa may show up as: HRESULT = 0x800705aa – ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES and occur during backups, file copies, during the boot process, and other processes. The most common cause of 0x800705aa is simply the lack of free RAM. If you are using virtual machines with dynamic memory allocation, make sure the integration services are up-to-date. The […]
In a recent article published by BackupChain, 18 Hyper-V best practices were put together to ensure you have a well functioning Hyper-V server system, with focus on how to achieve good performance and efficient Hyper-V backups. Their article addresses the following issues: The interdependences of VSS backups in Windows and Hyper-V Options for Fine-tuning […]
Microsoft has integrated a limited version of Hyper-V, called Client Hyper-V, to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Similar to the Windows Server Hyper-V version, the Client Hyper-V edition targets power user who need to virtualize several operating systems and run them on a single workstation. Microsoft added Hyper-V Windows 8 to the Pro and Enterprise […]
The official ISO download for Hyper-V Server 2016 is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/E/4/E/E4EFC175-3D2D-49A6-B6D9-1B389887F764/14393.0.160916-1106.RS1_REFRESH_SERVERHYPERCORE_OEM_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO The official ISO download link for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/F/7/D/F7DF966B-5C40-4674-9A32-D83D869A3244/9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623_X64FRE_SERVERHYPERCORE_EN-US-IRM_SHV_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO The download link for Hyper-V Server 2012 (old, not R2) is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/3/4/7/347A95F0-A63C-492F-BE43-F376AE30C9FE/9200.16384.WIN8_RTM.120725-1247_X64FRE_SERVERHYPERCORE_EN-US-HRM_SHV_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO The download location for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3512 What are you waiting for? While […]
As an affordable alternative to Veeam, BackupChain offers a variety of features for IT professionals and SMBs. BackupChain makes a great Veeam alternative (lots of Veeam users switch to BackupChain) and includes Hyper-V backup for free, see the range of features below. Consider this: Instead of buying Veeam and paying per CPU socket you could simply pay per installation […]
When using the right tools, moving a VHD or VHDX file is actually quite simple. There are four options: Move VHD to a New Server via the LAN network or a UNC share Move VHD to another disk drive Moving a VHDX to a NAS device for the purposes of archiving or backup Moving a […]
BackupChain®: Backup Software and Toolset Made for IT Professionals If you are looking for a file server backup software for your Windows file Server, you may want to check out BackupChain. BackupChain offers dozens of features specifically for file backup, such as version backup and filtering, but also includes disk imaging capabilities. Whether you are […]
