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 […]
Are you considering purchasing or renewing Veeam Backup? It’s really expensive, and is it really a good deal for your company? As an affordable alternative to Veeam, BackupChain offers dozens of backup tools for IT professionals and SMBs. BackupChain makes a great Veeam alternative, not only because of its integrated Hyper-V backup and lower license […]
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 […]
BackupChain implements Hyper-V Backup for PCs as well as Windows Servers. Hyper-V Backup is available on Windows 11 – 8 and offers many features that came from Windows Server. In BackupChain, all backup features available in Windows Server are also available on Windows 11 – 8, such as incremental and differential deduplication and a automatic disaster […]
Backing up a Hyper-V virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 (or R2) on a Window Server 2008 R2 host may cause the VM to go into a Saved State. This is due to a Hyper-V limitation and not an issue with the HyperV Backup Software being used. Please check the following: Make sure the host […]
What’s the difference between fixed sized VHD or VHDX and dynamic VHD / VHDX files in Hyper-V? How bad is the performance impact? Understanding the difference between the two requires a deeper understanding of how virtual disks and real hard drives work. After reviewing the pros and cons, many people choose against using dynamic disks. […]
Update 2017: Forget Disk2VHD, there is something much better. Check out BackupChain and its P2V, V2V, and V2P features. It offers VHD, VHDX, VMDK, and VDI formats as source and target virtual disks. Converts several disks and runs as a task automatically if you want…and much more! Physical to virtual P2V Hyper-V conversion for […]