Please ensure that you are running Macrium Reflect v6.1.1309 or later. Disk images cannot be used to backup Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volumes. Server 2012R2 Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) can be backed up using the File and Folder backup functionality in Macrium Reflect. You must use the File and Folder restore functionality to restore VHD and VHDX files. You cannot mount/browse backup files and use Copy and Paste to restore files larger than 4GB |
Successful CSV snapshot Example.
Note the lines ‘CSV - Volume n’ and the snapshot line:
Discover explicitly included components ... Verifying explicitly specified writers/components ... Select explicitly included components ... * Writer 'Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer': - Add component \6FA1E0B1-72D8-4687-BAD8-C7BBC29E8338 Creating shadow set {e72a35c8-eefc-4fe9-bd50-35e95a123fe5} ... - Adding volume \\?\Volume{12f7f3d3-b552-4a05-b948-da5ba054f7fd}\ [C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\] to the shadow set... - Adding volume \\?\Volume{2cd57d04-80b0-4d12-ac10-406e9f121b09}\ [C:\ClusterStorage\Volume2\] to the shadow set... |
Note the Error message: VSS failed for Cluster Shared Storage. Ensure that no folders outside of CSV mount points are included in this backup
Select 'Add folder'.
The 'Select Folder to backup' dialog appears.
Select/Add only folder(s) beneath the C:\ClusterStorage\ in order for the Clustered Shared Volume contents to be included in your backup. Do not include folders outside of the 'C:\ClusterStorage\' mount point otherwise VSS will fail. |
Several different masks and wildcards can be specified to include specific files within the given directory or exclude other files.
Option | Description |
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Include sub-folders | Recourse all folders below the backup folder using the specified filters |
Exclude hidden files and folders | Do not backup files or folders that have the Hidden attribute |
Exclude system files and folders | Do not backup files or folders that have the System attribute |
Add files to include | Add a semi-colon separated list of file name filters to include in the backup. Use the asterisk * character as a wild card. For example; *.doc; *data*; *.xls |
Add files to exclude | Add a semi-colon separated list of file name filters to exclude from the backup. Use the asterisk * character as a wild card. Note: Exclude filters take precedence over include filters |
Add any folders to exclude | Add a semi-colon separated list of folder name filters to exclude from the backup. Use the asterisk * character as a wild card. Filter names can be full path and/or folder names. For example: *temp* will exclude all folders with the letters 'temp' anywhere in the folder name *\data\temp* will exclude all paths where the folder name begins with 'temp' that has a parent folder named 'data' |