If the virtual machines can be stopped for the backup the easiest way is
just copy the .vhd file. You should also perform normal backups from within
the virtual machine OSs just as if they were real servers. You can also use
the Windows Server Backup
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...-dd6be9b0af28/
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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
"DanGen" <DanGen@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We're playing with Hyper-V Server 2008 (the free small footprint bare
> metal
> hypervisor not WS2008 with Hyper-V role) in the lab, and the first
> question
> I've come up with how the heck to I back up the VMs? I've looked around a
> bit, but no luck. The server in the has an ESATA card -- I was thinking I
> could use an external drive. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
> --
> Dan G.