{"id":4980,"date":"2015-04-22T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2019-11-19T00:26:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T00:26:53","slug":"the-key-to-hyper-v-guest-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/the-key-to-hyper-v-guest-backups","title":{"rendered":"The key to Hyper-V guest backups"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our previous article<\/a> looked at Hyper-V Server backups, and the differences between full server and guest only backups. In this article, we take a closer look at how to make a Hyper-V guest only backup.<\/p>\n

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Selecting the right data when doing a guest only backup is important because you need to ensure that you are backing up the guest\u2019s VHDs as well as their configuration file, which may be on different volumes.<\/p>\n

For this reason, understanding the data Selections <\/strong>step is the key to creating guest only backups.<\/p>\n

The Selections screen<\/h2>\n

When creating a Hyper-V backup<\/a>, the Selections<\/em> screen is the first and the most important step. So let\u2019s take a close look at what the different parts of the Selections<\/em> screen are for, and what you should select for a guest only backup job.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Hyper-V VSS<\/h3>\n

This part of the Selections screen displays the Hyper-V guests on the server. Selecting a guest in the left pane will display the data required to back up that guest in the right pane. The data displayed will be the guest\u2019s VHD and configuration file\/s.<\/p>\n

In the example below, guest TECH-SRV212R2 has been highlighted and reveals that data on two different volumes is required to back up the guest.<\/p>\n

The data required is as follows:<\/p>\n