Thanks for posting Kerry. We're not running 2008 Core. We're running
Hyper-V Server 2008
(
http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyp...r/default.mspx). It's
competing with ESXi and we're evaluating it as such and doing some proof of
concept work. Anyone out there have Hyper-V Server 2008 running?
How are you backing up your VMs?
--
Dan G.
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
Quote:
> I don't have Hyper-V server on any of my test computers right now so I'm not
> sure. This link explains how to set up VSS on server core.
>
> http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/arc...ss-writer.aspx
>
> Let us know if it works on Hyper-V server.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>
>
> "DanGen" <DanGen@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5BBF8C16-F4A8-45AE-845A-1CD472BF99D4@xxxxxx Quote:
> > I guess I should elaborate a bit. In a Full blown Windows Server 2008
> > with
> > HyperV installation we run a set of scripts using task scheduler to back
> > up
> > our Vms to disk as described here:
> > http://virtuallyaware.spaces.live.co...0&sa=104549535
> >
> > The scripts leverage VSS by invoking DISKSHADOW to take a Snapshot of the
> > volume(s) that contain the HyperV virtual machines and then invokes
> > robocopy
> > to copy them to an external disk. Will this strategy work in the
> > Standalone
> > HyperV Server installation? Does HyperV Server 2008 have Diskshadow?
> > Does
> > it have a task scheduler?
> >
> > Thanks for your response.
> > --
> > Dan G.
> >
> >
> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> 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/
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kerry Brown
> >> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
> >>
> >>
> >> "DanGen" <DanGen@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:840218A1-16DB-45A5-81FA-2267406664D6@xxxxxx
> >> > 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.
> >>
> >> >