06-28-2019 10:18 AM
Hi, I'm trying to find out if there are any special requirements in creating synthetic backups from virtual machine backups (VMware or Hyper-V). I checked the admin guide and it only says that only common files sources such as volumes, folders can be backed up. I can't tell if there's any distinction between physical machines or virtual machines. I believe as long as you deploy agents inside the VMs, synthetic backups should work just like physical machines. Probably agentless won't work I think. Correct me if I'm wrong. I appreciate the clarification.
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06-28-2019 06:21 PM
You must treat the VM's as physical machines and backup the file, folders, etc. using a job. You cannot backup the entire VM and use GRT, for synthetic backups.. Needless to say, you need to install an agent in the VM's.
06-28-2019 06:21 PM
You must treat the VM's as physical machines and backup the file, folders, etc. using a job. You cannot backup the entire VM and use GRT, for synthetic backups.. Needless to say, you need to install an agent in the VM's.