About backing up data with the Agent for Microsoft Virtual Servers

When the Agent for Microsoft Virtual Servers is installed on a Microsoft virtual server, a Microsoft Virtual Server container appears on the administration console's Selection pane.

When you expand the Microsoft Virtual Server container, the following folders appear:

Table: Available Microsoft Virtual Server selections

Item

Description

Virtual Server Configuration or Initial Store

This item contains the virtual server application configuration settings.

Virtual Machines

This folder contains each virtual machine that resides on the virtual server.

If you select the Microsoft Virtual Server container for backup, the backup job includes the application configuration settings and all virtual machines.

If you select Initial Store for backup, the backup job includes a single XML file that contains the Hyper-V authorization configuration.

If you select Virtual Server Configuration for backup, the backup job includes only the VNC and XML configuration files.

When you select an individual virtual machine, the files that are on that virtual machine appear in the results pane. However, you cannot select individual files to include in or exclude from the backup.

If you select an individual virtual machine, the backup is a full image backup of the entire virtual machine, which includes the following: