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Backup Virtual Machine (Hyper-V)

Login to the backup application's user interface.

Select the [Backup Settings] button and the button to start the New Backup Set Wizard.

Create a MS VM Backup set by selecting [MS VM Backup] from the backup set type dropdown menu.



Select the version of the hypervisor.



Select [Next] to proceed.

Select the corresponding virtual machines for backup.



Alternatively, select individual virtual disk for backup by expanding the corresponding VM sub tree.



Note:
For backup of individual virtual disk, configuration files of the VM are also backed up.

Important:
For backup of virtual machine with snapshot, backup of the whole VM is highly recommended (instead of selective virtual disk).

Configure a backup schedule for unattended backups.

Select an encryption setting for your backup set.

Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set.

Scheduled backup will run automatically at the configured schedule time.

Click [Backup] button on the left panel to perform a backup immediately.