I just did this. Hobocopy worked fine on my two test Virtual Machines in Virtual Server.
The VM's did not pause or terminate or anything - I had them running an application updating a SQL server contained within the VM and the recovered VM recovered the to the last checkpoint (as I would expect). Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:27 AM To: 'NT System Admin Issues' Subject: RE: Backup MS Virtual machines Wanna try something? It's on my list, but I've not had the time to play with it. Hobocopy is a free VSS aware D2D backup utility. I kid you not. It's gotten a lot of good press. http://www.pluralsight.com/wiki/default.aspx/Craig/HoboCopy.html Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup MS Virtual machines Well, I thought that too, but BackupExec (using VSS) was stopping the VMs during backup. Maybe I was doing something wrong.. But I couldn't find anything at the Symantec website. (which is a suckie site by the way) Bob Fronk From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup MS Virtual machines I would suspect that any VSS aware backup application would work with Virtual Server. Virtual PC requires a save/suspend/backup/go operation. (I think the different versions of VMware have a similar restriction between them, but I'm not sure.) Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Backup MS Virtual machines I need advice on the best software to backup Microsoft VMs. (I am not concerned with the host, just the VM files) I have tried Symantec BackupExec, but it stops the VM during the backup. Is there a solution that does not have to have the VM in a stopped state? Bob Fronk This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
