ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise. User Guide - Backup Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 host and

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ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise

User Guide - Backup Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 host and

restore individual virtual machines

First Edition - July 7, 2014

 Replication or reproduction is prohibited unless otherwise permitted.

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Overview

This guidebook provides information on the following operations on Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Host using ActiveImage Protector for Hyper-V Enterprise.

 Installation

 Remote Connection to Hyper-V Server

 Backup for Hyper-V Hosts

 Individual Restoration of Virtual Machine

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1. Installation of ActiveImage Protector

1.1. Installation of ActiveImage Protector on Hyper-V Server

How to Install

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In this instance, we assume [Standard] has been chosen for Setup Type. 2. Restart the system once installation has been completed.

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1.2. Management Console (ActiveImage Console) Installation

ActiveImage Protector Console does not run on Hyper-V Server. In order to manage ActiveImage Protector on Hyper-V Server, Management Console (ActiveImage Console) set up on another host computer needs to be used.

In this instance, ActiveImage Console is set up on a Windows 8.1 (64-bit edition) machine from the installer in Desktop Edition.

How to Install

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In this instance, we unselect ActiveImage Agent and select Remote Console, and proceed with installation.

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2. Making Backups using ActiveImage Protector

2.1. Remote Connection of Hyper-V Server to ActiveImage Agent

Remote connection from ActiveImage Console for management in order to operate on ActiveImage Agent on Hyper-V Server.

Procedures

1. Launch ActiveImage Console.

2. Click on [Connection list] Tab located at bottom-left of the console.

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5. Click on [Create a Computer], and [New Computer] is created as shown below.

Enter the IP address of computer being connected to.

6. Right-click on the computer just created, and click on [Connect] from context menu.

7. Dialog box shown below appears. Enter user name and password required for connection.

8. List view changes as show below when connection is successfully made.

When computer view is expanded, information on connected computer can be checked.

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2.2. Creating Backup Image File

Create backup image file for Hyper-V Server through ActiveImage Console. Procedures

1. Click on [Control Panel] Tab located at bottom-left of the console.

2. From [Wizards], click on [Create Backup].

3. [Create Backup Wizard] appears.

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such as setting files and virtual disk) as backup target.

Supposing Hyper-V's default file target has not been changed, [C:\] has been chosen as backup target.

4. Enter image file name and select save location.

When saving the file in a shared folder, dialog shown below appears.

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Since the backup target is Hyper-V Server in this instance, a lot of duplicate data can be expected. By using [Deduplication Compression], image file size can be reduced.

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Select [Backup Now] to start backup procedures immediately.

Select [Schedule Backup] to create schedules for conducting backups regularly. As for scheduling, choose one from the following three options.

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Weekly Backup: Execute backup at specific time(s) on day(s) of the week.

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Check the settings, and press [Finish] if there is nothing to change. When [Backup Now] is selected, backup procedures start immediately.

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3. Restore Virtual Machines Individually from Backup Image File(s)

Virtual machines can be individually restored from backup image file(s) Restoration needs to be run from Hyper-V Server's local computer.

 In order to restore a virtual machine which was in operation when backup were being created, restoration needs to be run after "ActiveImage Protector 3.5 SP4 Update Patch" is applied.

3.1. Restore Virtual Machine in Executable State (Seamless Hot Restore)

Virtual machines can be restored in executable state from backup image file(s) Through this procedure, only one virtual machine can be restored.

Procedures

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When an image file is selected, its information is shown in [Image file details].

4. Select a virtual machine to restore.

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Check the contents, and press [Finish] if there is nothing to change. 6. [ActiveImage ReZoom] appears.

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Following information can be confirmed if Hyper-V Server is connected at this point from Hyper-V Manager on another machine.

Open settings on this virtual machine, and confirm the check items in above dialog box. If configuration error is detected on [Configured network adapter.] or the size is beyond what can be processed at the target computer, the seamless execution fails.

Check all items after settings have been confirmed, and seamless execution becomes possible.

8. When [OK] is pressed, dialog box shown below appears.

Even if seamless execution is not done at this point, execution can be done anytime from Hyper-V Manager.

9. When seamless execution is done, Hyper-V Manager's status turns as shown below.

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10. Restoration procedures continue to run at background even after seamless execution has been conducted.

By default, I/O settings prioritize performance on Seamless Virual Machine. I/O allotment can be adjusted in [ReZoom I/O Throttle] according to processing status.

Move slider to left: to prioritize I/O to Seamless Virtual Machine. This setting is suitable when experiencing slow start up or low performance.

Move slider to right: to finish restoration process quickly after seamless execution.

11. Transition procedures begin after restoration procedures are complete. Since notification option to notify when restoration is complete was on in this instance, the dialog box show below appears.

By pressing [OK], transition process starts. When transition process is complete, machine is automatically restarted with restored virtual machine. Until [OK] is pressed, Seamless Virtual Machine can be continually used.

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It is therefore recommended that this procedure be conducted when a maintenance down time is set and with low access from outside.

12. When transition process is complete, machine is automatically restarted with restored virtual machine.

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3.2. Restoration of Virtual Machine

Virtual machines can be restored from backup image file(s) In this procedure, the machine can not be started from virtual machine being restored. However, multiple virtual machines can be

simultaneously restored. Procedures

1. Run [AipReZoom.exe] from installation folder on Command Prompt.

2. [ActiveImage ReZoom Wizard] appears.

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Post-restoration launch and its target folder can be specified here. In this instance, we will proceed with default settings.

5. Summary is shown for confirmation.

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It is recommended that [Yes] be pressed here, and start the procedures. 6. [ActiveImage ReZoom] appears.

I/O allotment for restoration can be adjusted by [ReZoom I/O Throttle] procedures. Move slider to left to prioritize I/O allotment to host while processing.

ActiveImage Protector 3.5 for Hyper-V Enterprise. User Guide - Backup Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 host and