Hyper-V Backup question
- wanted backup a hyper-v host (windows server 2008 core, x.64, sp2) according kb http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958662/en-us - file server data on a file server vm (windows server 2008, x.64, sp2) on dynamic disk within vm. reason it's possible have extend volume in future, , that's possible dynamic disks. - have seen surprise windows backup takes our vm offline during windows backup operation! there little remark in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958662/en-us that dynamic disks cannot backed online. my question: change windows server 2008 r2? r2 able backup hyper-v host without taking offline windows 2008 servers vm's contain dynamic disks? thank in advance help franz hi, the downtime when hyper-v perform "save state" depends on number of vms , applications running inside vms. if don’t want have downtime, may perform follow suggetion: understanding online , offline backups whether backup performed online or offline depends on whether backup can