Agentless Backup for Microsoft Hyper-V
Architecture, prerequisites, supported host versions, and restrictions.
Microsoft Hyper-V Data Protection
Microsoft Hyper-V Backup and Recovery
Protect supported Microsoft Hyper-V hosts, clusters, and virtual machines with Catalogic DPX agentless backup, centralized scheduling, full VM restore, and file-level recovery.
- Agentless protection without a DPX Client inside every VM
- Support for documented Hyper-V hosts and clusters
- Automatic discovery of new and modified VMs
- Full VM and agentless file restore workflows
- vStor or NetApp backup destinations as documented
Agentless VM protection through the Hyper-V host
DPX installs its Hyper-V Backup Agent on each protected Hyper-V host or cluster rather than installing the DPX Client inside every guest. The host agent handles Hyper-V snapshot processing and communicates with the DPX Master Server and backup storage.
- Add each protected Hyper-V host or cluster to the DPX Enterprise.
- Discover new and modified VMs through the host integration.
- Select an entire Hyper-V node or individual VMs as backup sources.
- Back up powered-on or powered-off virtual machines as documented.
- Define schedules and retention in the DPX web interface.
- Use vStor or NetApp as the documented backup destination.
Documented Hyper-V prerequisites
The DPX 4.14 guide documents the following baseline. Consult the latest DPX compatibility matrix before implementing or upgrading a production environment.
| Area | Documented requirement or behavior |
|---|---|
| Hyper-V host versions | Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 |
| VM configuration version | 8.0 or later |
| Host software | DPX Backup Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V installed on the host |
| Guest software for agentless backup | No DPX Client required inside each protected VM |
| Host and cluster coverage | Both hosts and clusters are documented |
| Management interface | Hyper-V backup and restore jobs are run through the DPX web interface |
| Guest consistency baseline | Crash-consistent backup for guest operating systems supported by Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and later |
Supported versions and limitations are release-specific. Confirm the current DPX matrix rather than assuming newer Hyper-V releases are covered.
Hyper-V recovery paths in DPX
Choose recovery according to the scope of the incident instead of defaulting every request to a full VM restore.
Agentless file restore
Select files or directories from a supported Hyper-V VM recovery point and recover them through the documented DPX file-restore workflow.
Full VM restore
Recreate a complete protected Hyper-V virtual machine from a selected recovery point when the VM itself must be recovered.
Guest-level protection
Where a supported workload needs operating-system, block, or application-level recovery, deploy the appropriate DPX Client inside the guest and follow that workload’s compatibility requirements.
Use agentless backup for broad VM coverage
Host-level integration reduces the need to maintain backup clients inside every VM and provides a consistent way to discover, schedule, and protect supported Hyper-V virtual machines.
- Host- or cluster-based integration
- Automatic VM discovery
- Whole-node or per-VM source selection
- Centralized web-interface management
- Full VM and file-level recovery
Use guest-level backup for workload depth
Agentless VM backup and guest-level DPX protection serve different recovery needs. Use a DPX Client inside a supported guest when the recovery plan requires documented block-level or application-specific capabilities.
- Validate the guest operating system separately.
- Validate application support separately.
- Avoid inferring application recovery from VM backup alone.
- Test the precise recovery workflow required by the workload.
Microsoft Hyper-V backup resources
Use the current DPX documentation and compatibility matrix for authoritative implementation requirements.
Creating a Hyper-V backup job
Source selection, destination, schedules, retention, and job creation.
Agentless file restore
Restore selected files and directories from supported VM recovery points.
Protect Hyper-V with Catalogic DPX
Validate host versions, VM configuration versions, cluster topology, storage, retention, and restore requirements with Catalogic before deployment.
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