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Hi, I'm backing up VMs with DPM 2012 and was wondering how would I backup VHDs created by ISCSI.<br />
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In this scenario, DPM is looking for VHDs only on the Hyper-V hosts but those VMs also have VHDs as logical drives, hosted on a SAN and presented to the VMs over iSCSI. As of now, I'm backing up data residing on those drives but how would I backup the entire VHD? Sorry if I made this more confusing than necessary.<br />
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Thanks!
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Hi, I'm backing up VMs with DPM 2012 and was wondering how would I backup VHDs created by ISCSI.

In this scenario, DPM is looking for VHDs only on the Hyper-V hosts but those VMs also have VHDs as logical drives, hosted on a SAN and presented to the VMs over iSCSI. As of now, I'm backing up data residing on those drives but how would I backup the entire VHD? Sorry if I made this more confusing than necessary.

Thanks!

Backup iSCSI VHDs

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.

Hyper-V

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.