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jinxnbu
Level 5
9 years ago

hyper v snapshot backups

Hi My setup is as below Nbu 7.6.0.2 on windows 2012 Hyper v on windows 2012 I have noticed that the vm snapshot backup size is the total size.of vm including unused space. Is this expected or is there...
7.6
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    9 years ago

    I see options to exclude unused blocks for VMware, and even HyperV when using Backup Exec, but not for HyperV in NetBackup. Seems its lacking in this department for some reason.

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    9 years ago

    Also, see some comments here:

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/hyper-v-backups-including-deleted-blocks

     

RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
RiaanBadenhorst
Level 6
9 years ago

I see options to exclude unused blocks for VMware, and even HyperV when using Backup Exec, but not for HyperV in NetBackup. Seems its lacking in this department for some reason.