Creating Hyper-V Rapid Recovery Backup Sets
To create a Hyper-V Rapid Recovery backup set, perform the following steps.
Navigate to the Computer page.
The Computer page is displayed.Click the Backup tab.
The Backup Selections page is displayed.In the Backup Type pane, click Hyper-V Rapid Recovery.
The Select page is displayed.Click the Backup Name to provide a new name for your backup set or accept the default. See Changing Backup Set Names .
At the Select Storage Location Path field, type a path, or click the Browse button to select the storage location of your backup. See Browsing to a Folder.
Important! Ensure there is enough space available to host the entire backup and its future revisions.
Note: Changed locations of the destination hosts of the recovery VMs, are not changed until the next backup set is run.
In the Current selection pane, select the virtual machines you would like to back up.
Your selections are displayed in the far-right pane. Click the delete icon to remove any selections or clear the item check box.After making your selections, click Next.
The Schedule page is displayed.Accept or edit the default schedule. See Backup Schedules
for more information.Your schedule is displayed in the Schedule column. Click the remove icon to delete schedule.
After setting your schedule, click Next.
The Retention page is displayed.Specify how many recoverable versions of backups at the storage location you would like to retain, and then click Next.
The Advanced page is displayed.In the Temporary Folder field, accept the default, type a new path, or click the Browse button to locate the temporary folder that is used during backing up.
Optionally, in the Backup Mode section, select the Allow Crash-Consistent Backups check box.
Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed.After reviewing your selections, click the Create Backup Set button.
Your scheduled backup is displayed on the Backup Selections page.