Ad-hoc Virtual Standby to Microsoft Hyper-V

This section provides information about how to configure virtual machine settings for creating an Ad-hoc Standby VM to Microsoft Hyper-V.

Follow these steps:

VM: Specify the name of the Standby VM. The name of the source with a prefix is the default name of the Standby VM. Special characters are not allowed in the name such as ‘@’, ‘\’ and so on.
Default value: VM_
(Optional) Description: Specify the description for the Standby VM.
All Virtual Disks share the same Path: By default, the All Virtual Disks share the same Path check box is selected. Specify the path or browse to the location on the Hyper-V server where you want to store the conversion data.
Note: The Arcserve Cloud Console solution does not support creating virtual disk images (VHD/VHDX files) on compressed volumes and volumes that are encrypted by the file system. If the path specified resides on compressed or encrypted Hyper-V volumes, Arcserve Cloud Console prevents you from creating the virtual standby task.
To specify the location on the Hyper-V server where you want to store the conversion data for each virtual disk, do the following:

Clear the All Virtual Disks share the same Path check box, and then click Add.
For Disk 1, specify the path or browse to the location on the Hyper-V server where you want to store the conversion data.

Note: To add multiple source disks, repeat the above steps.
CPU Count: Specify the minimum and maximum CPU count the standby virtual machine supports.
Memory: Specify the total amount of RAM in GB to be allocated for the standby virtual machine.
Note: The amount of RAM specified must be a multiple of two.
Same number of Network adapters as Source at Last Backup: By default, the Same number of Network adapters as Source at Last Backup check box is selected. You can keep this option enabled if the virtual machine contains virtual NICs and a virtual network to connect.

Adapter Type: Select the type of network adapter that you want to connect to the standby virtual machine.
Connected To: Select the virtual network that you want the adapters to connect to.

To define the name of the virtual network that you want the NIC to use to communicate, do the following:

Clear the Same number of Network adapters as Source at Last Backup check box, and then click Add.
For Adapter 1, select the network adapter and virtual network as needed.

To add multiple adapters, click Add, and then select the network adapter and virtual network as needed.
The customized network configuration setting specified for each source overrides the custom network setting specified in the policy.

You have successfully created an ad-hoc Standby VM.