Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook - Second Edition

Restoring Hyper-V and VMs using Windows Server Backup

Cluster, Hyper-V Replica, Storage Migration, Storage Replica, and other features make for a higher availability for Hyper-V virtual machines, but it is impossible to provide 100 percent assurance in any system. For example, when we lose a host computer, not only does a single system go offline but also all the virtual machines that are running in there; it does not matter if it's an application, a virtual machine, or the entire Hyper-V host that needs to be restored. VM and Storage replication solutions do not replace the need for backup because when you delete a file from the primary site, it will get deleted from the secondary site as well. In simple words, you have to be prepared to bring ...