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Backups of virtual machines

With parallel backup processing, you can use a single data mover node to back up multiple virtual machines (VMs) at the same time to optimize your backup performance.

Parallel Backups of virtual machines

With parallel backup processing, you can use a single data mover node to back up multiple virtual machines (VMs) at the same time to optimize your backup performance. You can also back up virtual machines on a Hyper-V system.

Data moverThis feature is available only if the client operates as a data mover for IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments.

For information about parallel backup operations, see Backing up multiple virtual machines in parallel.

Back up virtual machines on a Hyper-V system

To backup virtual machines that are managed by a Microsoft Hyper-V server, use IBM® Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

For information about protecting Hyper-V virtual machines, see Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.