Vista - Use of Virtual Server Technology for backups...

Hi,

I know very little about Virtual Technologies.

I'm thinking that it would be a good server backup option.

I'd like to have all my servers as Virtual files, so that if I have a major
hardware failure, I could simply take a saved snapshot of a virtual server
file and move it to different hardware and be back in business.

If a snapshot of virtual files were taken every hour or two, that would be
acceptable.

My research uncovered very little mention or use of virtual technologies in
backups and DR planning.

Is this technology not a good fit for backups?

Are there any backup solution that might fit my needs?

Can existing servers be made into VS's without rebuilding them?

Thanks much,

MP

I'd probably not approach virtualization as a primary backup or DR strategy.
Have you looked at / considered Failover Clustering to potentially address
some of your hardware failure concerns? Combining virtualization (Hyper-V)
with Failover Clustering gives you significant advantages over each
separately.

--
Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Clustering
MCT, MCITP x3, MCTS x8, MCSE x2, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP


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