Virtual machines should be backed up at least once every week
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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Property | Details |
---|---|
Operating System | Windows Server 2016 |
Product/Feature | Hyper-V |
Severity | Error |
Category | Configuration |
In the following sections, italics indicates UI text that appears in the Best Practices Analyzer tool for this issue.
Issue
One or more virtual machines have not been backed up in the past week.
Impact
Significant data loss might occur if the virtual machine encounters a problem and a recent backup does not exist. This impacts the following virtual machines:
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Resolution
Schedule a backup of the virtual machines to run at least once a week. You can ignore this rule if this virtual machine is a replica and its primary virtual machine is being backed up, or if this is the primary virtual machine and its replica is being backed up.
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