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How the Agent Protects Hyper-V Environments

The agent lets you perform raw VM (full VM), file level VM backups, and mixed-mode VM backups.

The following diagram illustrates the network architecture for backing up VM images or files.

When you deploy this architecture in your environment, consider the following:

• The agent must be licensed on the Arcserve Backup primary or stand-alone server.
• The agent must be installed on all VMs where you want to perform file level restores to the guest operating system.

  Note: For more information, see Where to Install the Agent.

• The raw (full VM) level backup method makes a copy of the entire disk and configuration files associated with a specific VM, letting you restore the entire VM.

  The raw level backup can be used to recover VMs in the event a disaster occurs or there is total loss of the original VM.

• The file level backup method lets you make a copy of individual files contained on the disk in a VM, which can include all files.

  You can use this method for situations that involve restoring files that were corrupted or accidentally deleted.

• When you submit a backup job, you can perform a raw (full VM) level or file level backup of the VM. You must specify the primary or member server where the job will execute.

  Important! To perform file level backups of a VM, a Hyper-V supported Windows operating system must be installed on the VM.