Scheduling virtual machine backups

To ensure that your data is protected regularly, schedule virtual machine (VM) backups.

Before you begin

By default, the maximum size that is allowed for a virtual hard disk (VHDX) in a backup operation is 2 TB. However, you can increase the maximum size to 8 TB by using the vmmaxvirtualdisks option. For more information, see Vmmaxvirtualdisks.

1. Start the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console.
2. In the navigation pane, click a stand-alone host or cluster from the navigation pane.
3. In the Actions pane, click Backup Management.
4. Select a schedule in the Backup Management window and click Assign Schedule.
5. To close the window, click Close.
6. Verify that the source of the schedule includes the VMs that are hosting Microsoft SQL Server.
7. Verify that one of the following services is running:
   • If you are using a scheduler that is managed by a client acceptor (CAD), ensure that the client acceptor service is running on the data mover.
   • If you are using the stand-alone scheduler, ensure that the scheduler service is running.