Working with Hyper-V servers

To begin protecting your Hyper-V virtual machines, add to your Unitrends appliance the servers that host them. You must install the Windows agent on the Hyper-V server. For most versions of Windows, this agent is automatically installed when you add the server to the appliance. For details, see Installing the Windows agent. If the VMs you want to protect are clustered (configured as highly available), you must add the cluster and each individual node (server).

When the Hyper-V host is added to the appliance, all hosted VMs are discovered and available for protection. The Windows asset displays on the Configure > Protected Assets page. Expand this asset to see the Hyper-V application and hosted VMs. When a cluster is added, only the Hyper-V application displays.

Special considerations for adding Hyper-V clusters

The Unitrends appliance must be able to resolve the name and IP address of every node in a Hyper-V cluster. When adding a cluster node to the appliance, you must enter the correct IP address and the exact name of the node. If you enter an incorrect IP address or a name that does not exactly match the name of the node, backups will fail because the appliance will be unable to determine the owner of the VMs in the cluster configuration. Be sure to enter the correct hostname and IP address for every node in the cluster.