Live Backup Changes in Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

Live Backup Changes in Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

by Eric Siron

Quite some time ago, we wrote a post about taking live backups in Hyper-V. Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 really changed the mechanics of backup. This post examines how those changes have affected live, or hot, backups. Until 2012 R2, backup was strictly based on VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) operations. Backup applications trigger VSS in…

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