Use the procedure described here to execute immediate backups of virtual machines. The procedure is the same for clustered and non-clustered VMs. To back up a clustered VM, you must select the cluster application in the Navigation pane. For non-clustered VMs hosted on a cluster node, you must select the host node.
1 Review Best practices for protecting Hyper-V virtual machines and Selecting Hyper-V VMs to protect for tips and guidelines on selecting virtual machines for an immediate backup.
2 Select the applicable Hyper-V application or navigation group in the left Navigation pane and click Backup.
The list of available VMs is determined by what you select in this step:
• Select the Hyper-V application to display all VMs hosted on the application.
• Select the navigation group to display only its VMs.
3 Select the 1-Time Backup tab.
This retrieves a list of virtual machines available on the Hyper-V application.
Click the reload arrows at the bottom to refresh the list of virtual machines discovered in the environment.
4 In the Select Virtual Machines area, check boxes to select the virtual machines to backup. To select or deselect all VMs in the list, click the gray box above the first VM’s checkbox.
Hover over the VM name to see more information. For example, you may see a message indicating that the VM is offline or Integration Services are not installed.
5 Choose the type of backup by selecting Full or Incremental.
You cannot run an incremental backup unless the appliance is currently storing a successful full backup for the VM. If the system does not have a successful full backup for the VM and you try to run an incremental backup, you are prompted to perform a full backup first.
6 Backups are stored on the default device unless you select a different device. To back up to a different device, select one in the Available Devices area.
7 Check the Verify Backup box to perform a data transfer integrity check for each backup.
Caution: Failure to check this box can lead to undesirable results when attempting to restore from the backup.
8 Click Backup at the bottom of the screen to initiate the backup process.
A separate backup is created for each virtual machine selected.
To view the status of the active backup operations, select Settings > System Monitoring > Jobs. For details, see Monitoring running backup jobs. To see the status of completed backup jobs, select Reports > Backups.