A company’s infrastructure consists of multiple Hyper-V servers that store VMs on local storage. Which proxy should be used to back up these VMs?
A company’s infrastructure consists of multiple Hyper-V servers that store VMs on local storage. Which proxy should be used to back up these VMs?
In an infrastructure where VMs are stored on local storage in Hyper-V servers, the most suitable proxy to use for backing up these VMs would be the on-host backup proxy. The on-host backup proxy utilizes the resources of the host itself to perform the backup operations, which is ideal when the VMs are stored on local storage rather than on a centralized SAN or NAS. This approach minimizes the need for additional infrastructure and is typically efficient for local storage scenarios.
Hyper-V Supports on-host Backup Proxy
D. On-host backup proxy
Hyper V On-host Backup
When you have multiple Hyper-V servers that store virtual machines (VMs) on local storage, it's ideal to use a backup proxy on the host. This means that the Hyper-V server itself acts as the proxy to back up the VMs it hosts, avoiding unnecessary transfers across the network.