Gad SAADIA
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Windows 2019 HyperV Backups
Hello,
I need to backup a Windows 2019 HyperV server
For more security I plan to use 2 backups methods:
- Veeam Backup and Replication on a NAS (daily)
- Windows Backup on a USB drive (daily at a different time)
My question:
Is there a problem with installing on the same machine 2 backup software? Veeam Backup and Replication AND Windows Backup ? Should my solution be OK? Any problems I should exeriment of this "dual backup".
Each solution will run at a different time but what will happen if, for any reason, both solutions run at the same time?
THank you
I need to backup a Windows 2019 HyperV server
For more security I plan to use 2 backups methods:
- Veeam Backup and Replication on a NAS (daily)
- Windows Backup on a USB drive (daily at a different time)
My question:
Is there a problem with installing on the same machine 2 backup software? Veeam Backup and Replication AND Windows Backup ? Should my solution be OK? Any problems I should exeriment of this "dual backup".
Each solution will run at a different time but what will happen if, for any reason, both solutions run at the same time?
THank you
David Johnson, CD
No there is no problem just don't have them run at the same time
The Windows backup solution is very basic and I don't use it. I prefer Altaro.
I also use Hyper-V's Replica feature to replicate to other systems. Then I backup the other systems.
If both backups hit at the same time, you'll likely see performance issues for all systems as disks, even in an SSD RAID are one of the slowest major components of any system and hammering them with two backup jobs plus their regular workload could adversely affect everything. Backing up a replica won't be as big an impact since replication only sends small amounts of data by comparison.
I also use Hyper-V's Replica feature to replicate to other systems. Then I backup the other systems.
If both backups hit at the same time, you'll likely see performance issues for all systems as disks, even in an SSD RAID are one of the slowest major components of any system and hammering them with two backup jobs plus their regular workload could adversely affect everything. Backing up a replica won't be as big an impact since replication only sends small amounts of data by comparison.
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