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hyperv best practices

Created: 28 May 2012 | 4 comments
dirkdigs29's picture
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hello,

we have a 2 node r2 hyperv cluster with about 4 vms (exchange , sql, file, acitve directory)

what are some best practices for creating backup jobs ? i have the databases and applications agent.

should i create one big job for all for vms or 4 seperate jobs? should i run it daily or weekly?

 

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CraigV's picture

Hi Dirk,

 

Ideally you're going to try backing up your entire Hyper-V environment. If you don't have licenses to allow for this, and you're backing up on a file/application level, then I'd recommend backing up your Data and DBs (SQL/Exchange) in separate jobs. Read my article below on how to do this:

 

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/backing-databases-and-files-same-tape-separate-jobs-using-backup-exec

for best practices, the link below will detail everything you need to know, especially for Hyper-V and on application levels:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH126401

Thanks!

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dirkdigs29's picture

i created 3 jobs

1- exchnage using hyperv agent

2- sql using hyperv agent

3- remaining vms using hyperv agent

i am using the hyperv agent for all jobs. and have excluded the CSVs in job #3.

am i correct when assuming that i cannot do any differentials/incrementals and that using the hyperv agent takes a  full backup only?

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VJware's picture

am i correct when assuming that i cannot do any differentials/incrementals and that using the hyperv agent takes a  full backup only?

That's right..And BE 2012 has added support for differentials/incrementals using the hyper-v agent

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That's right..And BE 2012 has added support for differentials/incrementals using the hyper-v agent

 

such as?

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