Can someone help me to how to create a new backup on hyper-v, VM?

Created: 12 Sep 2012 | Updated: 07 Oct 2012

Rocky77

The VM does not have any agent yet so I need help with to how to creat an agent on the VM and how to creat a backup job for this VM?

Thank you very much

Quick Look Solution

To install the agent in the

To install the agent in the VM, go to Tools ---> Install Agent and push out the agent to the VM. If you have a Hyper-V host, you should also push out the remote agent to this host.

If you want to backup the VM as a physical machine, then create a backup job and select the VM's Netbios name.

If you want to backup the VM as a VM, then select the VM host. The VM will appear under the VM host.

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Backup and Recovery, Backup Exec - 2010, Backup Exec, Agents, Backing Up, Configuring, Installing, Managing Backup Devices, Virtualization

Comments

AmolZeroCool

Symantec Employee

Sep

2012

There are 2 ways to backup a

There are 2 ways to backup a VM

1) Install Remote agent on the VM. (RAWS license required) or

2) Use Agent for Hyper V, This option allows you to backup all the VM's hosted by the Hyper V server.

Refre to Best Practices for Hyper v agent http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO21770

Amol

MCITP | STS | SCP

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pkh

Trusted Advisor

Sep

2012

SOLUTION

To install the agent in the

To install the agent in the VM, go to Tools ---> Install Agent and push out the agent to the VM. If you have a Hyper-V host, you should also push out the remote agent to this host.

If you want to backup the VM as a physical machine, then create a backup job and select the VM's Netbios name.

If you want to backup the VM as a VM, then select the VM host. The VM will appear under the VM host.

Rocky77

Sep

2012

Thank you very much

Rocky77

Oct

2012

Hello, Please can someone

Hello,

Please can someone tell me how to backup in symantec exec backup 2010 from SAN (storage area network) to tape backup? I am not seeing SAN on backup server but I am seeing my tape library on device manager!

Any help would be really appreciated.

Rocky77

Oct

2012

Hello, Please can someone

Hello,

Any help would be really appreciated.