Optimization options (Hyper-V)
Table: Optimizations for Hyper-V
Option | Backup method | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enable file recovery from VM backup | VSS, WMI | This option allows the restore of individual guest OS files from the backup, such as text files and other documents. This option supports full and incremental schedules. Note: With or without this option, you can restore the entire virtual machine. See NetBackup character restrictions for vhd or vhdx names and the VM path when the option is used. |
Enable block-level incremental backup | WMI | For block-level backups of the virtual machine. Uses Microsoft's resilient change tracking (RCT) to perform faster backup of virtual machines. This option also reduces the size of the backup image. Note: When you select this option, Perform block-level incremental backups (on the Attributes tab) is automatically selected by default and grayed out. Use Accelerator NetBackup Accelerator uses Microsoft's resilient change tracking (RCT) to perform faster backups (full and incremental backups). |
Exclude deleted blocks | WMI | Reduces the size of the backup image by excluding any unused or deleted blocks within the file system on the virtual machine. This option uses proprietary mapping technology to identify vacant sectors (allocated but empty) within the file system. This option supports the following file systems: Windows NTFS, and Linux ext2, ext3, and ext4. It also supports the Windows Logical Disk Manager (LDM) and the Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM2). |
Exclude swap and paging files | WMI | Reduces the size of the backup image by excluding the data in the guest OS system paging file (Windows) or the swap file (Linux). Note: This option does not exclude the swapping and paging files from the backup: it only excludes the data in those files. If the files are restored, they are restored as empty files. Note: For a Linux virtual machine, this option disables the swap file when you restore the virtual machine. You must reconfigure the swap file after the virtual machine is restored. To allow the virtual machine to be restored with its swap file enabled, do not select . |