| title | description | ms.author | author | ms.topic | ms.assetid | ms.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Configure guest operating systems for VSS-based backups to enable application-consistent snapshots for Hyper-V Replica |
Learn what to do when Application-consistent snapshots require that Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) is enabled and configured in the guest operating systems of virtual machines participating in replication. |
wscontent |
robinharwood |
article |
7638e996-d42d-47b8-a670-1e09e7183850 |
8/16/2016 |
Configure guest operating systems for VSS-based backups to enable application-consistent snapshots for Hyper-V Replica
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows Server 2016 |
| Product/Feature | Hyper-V |
| Severity | Error |
| Category | Configuration |
In the following sections, italics indicates UI text that appears in the Best Practices Analyzer tool for this issue.
Application-consistent snapshots requires that Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) is enabled and configured in the guest operating systems of virtual machines participating in replication.
Even if application-consistent snapshots are specified in the replication configuration, Hyper-V will not use them unless VSS is configured. This impacts the following virtual machines:
<list of virtual machines>
Use Virtual Machine Connection to install integration services in the virtual machine.