Comments on: Introducing Altaro Physical Server Backup https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/ Hyper-V guides, how-tos, tips, and expert advice for system admins and IT professionals Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jay Brito https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3717 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:27:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3717 Can this be used to replicate physical backups offsite to an altaro offsite server?

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By: Symon Perriman https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3700 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:49:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3700 In reply to David.

Hi,
This software is designed to backup your Windows Server instance running on physical hardware, and restore it as a virtualized server running on a Hyper-V host. If you run it against a Windows Server host running SQL, it will backup the host information, and although this may include some of the SQL components (like registry settings), it will not perform a complete backup.

To backup SQL Server, please check out Altaro Backup. This solution will backup SQL as it calls its VSS writer to perform a complete backup and restore. More information is at https://www.altaro.com/vm-backup/

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Altaro Editor

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By: Symon Perriman https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3699 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:39:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3699 In reply to Erik.

Hi Erik,
Although we have not specifically tested an RDX drive, it should work and be able to be backed up provided that the drive supports the various other requirements, which are found here: https://help.altaro.com/support/discussions/topics/43000519102.

Some items to note include:
– Source drive (with the operating system parent partition) must run Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
– Target storage partitions must be either NTFS / FAT32 formatted or Network Paths and accessible by SMB3.0
– 10% free disk space
– Please ensure that the backup location chosen does not perform any sort of deduplication outside that of Altaro Physical Server Backup
– Tape Devices are not supported as backup locations
– Spanned / Mirrored Volumes are not supported as Protected Volumes for backup

Please download the free software, try it out, and let us know how well it worked by replying to this post.

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Altaro Editor

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By: Erik https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3676 Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3676 Is it possible to restore from an RDX drive from a backup created on a different server? Every time I try to do a restore and point to the media, it says there is no backup found on that location.

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By: David https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3640 Sun, 03 May 2020 23:51:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3640 In reply to Ross.

Can this software be used to backup SQL server ?

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By: Symon Perriman https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3632 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:23:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3632 In reply to Filip K..

Hi Filip,

Yes, in the current version it is possible to manage backup for physical servers from the Altaro console.

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Altaro Editor

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By: Symon Perriman https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3621 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:46:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3621 In reply to Jim T..

Hi Jim,
Yes, this utility can convert a physical host to a virtual machine, which can then be restored to another host as a VM.

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Altaro Editor

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By: Filip K. https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3606 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:09:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3606 In reply to Symon Perriman.

So 30. March 2020. Can this product connect to Altaro Cloud console for MSP?

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By: Jim T. https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3555 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 03:45:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3555 How do I now restore my Physical server backup to my new Hyperv server as a vm?

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By: Symon Perriman https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/altaro-physical-server-backup/#comment-3501 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:41:00 +0000 https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/?p=18007#comment-3501 In reply to Ali.

Hi Ali,

The Altaro Physical Server Backup is now available for free here: https://www.altaro.com/free-server-backup-software/

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Altaro Editor

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