The backup mode that you can use to protect VM data is dependent upon the location of where you install the Agent for Virtual Machines. The tables that follow describe the backup modes that you can use and the location where you must install the agent.
For more information about backup modes, see How Global and Local Backup Modes Work.
VMware Systems
Key:
Important! The Client Agent for Windows is a prerequisite component for the Agent for Virtual Machines.
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Raw |
File |
Raw # |
Mixed as a Global Option |
Mixed # as a Global Option |
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Using VDDK |
Using the Client Agent |
Using VDDK |
Using the Client Agent |
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Do I need to install the agent on the VM/guest OS?
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No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Can I perform backups using this backup mode without installing the agent on the VM/Guest OS? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Can I perform backups using this backup mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Can I perform restores from sessions that were backed up using this backup mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Can I recover VMs from data that was backed up using this mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Note: A Raw mode backup with the Allow file level restore option specified finishes with a status of Complete. Incremental and differential backups will complete successfully.
Hyper-V Systems
Key:
Important! The Client Agent for Windows is a prerequisite component for the Agent for Virtual Machines.
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Question |
Raw |
File |
Raw # |
Mixed |
Mixed # |
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Do I need to install the agent on the VM/guest OS? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Can I perform backups using this backup mode without installing the agent on the VM/Guest OS? |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Can I perform backups using this backup mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Can I perform restores from sessions that were backed up using this backup mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
See Note 1. |
Yes |
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Can I recover VMs from data that was backed up using this mode with the agent installed on the VM/Guest OS (see Note 2)? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Note 1: Yes, you can perform restores from sessions that were backed up using Mixed mode from only incremental and differential backup sessions. You cannot perform restores from sessions that were backed up using Mixed mode from the first full backup session.
Note 2: You do not need to install the Agent for Virtual Machines or the Client Agent for Windows on the Hyper-V VMs. Arcserve Backup manages the recovery of Hyper-V VMs when you install the Agent for Virtual Machines on the Hyper-V Host system.
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