Hi
We have a Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role and a virtual Exchange 2013 (Mailbox and CAS on same machine) We are running Backup Exec 15 on a 2012 R2 server with the Backup Exec agent for Hyper-V.
At the moment we are doing a host level full backup in the evening with the Exchange application GRT enabled followed by an incremental host level backup at 12:00 midday. The backup exec windows agent is installed on both the hyper-V host and the Exchange server.
Two Questions
1\ When the jobs run we notice that a Hyper-V checkpoint is quickly created then deleted prior to the backup being performed.
This is a concern since we have read in several places that checkpoints are not recommended for virtual machines that host exchange!
2\ Would it be better to treat the Exchange guest as a physical server with respect to doing full and incremental backups of the exchange information store.
Followed by a nightly host level backup of the virtual exchange but without the application level GRT
Any recommendations would be appreciated .
Thanks
Simon
