Hyper-V Host on SD Card Backup & Recovery

Question

Hello friends,

I'm planning to run nano server hyper-v host from SD Card. Both server and SD Card are from HP (DL380p Gen8).

How do I take back up of this SD Card or the Nano Server Hyper-V host? If this option is not provided (that's my understanding from searching the internet) what alternative recovery mechanisms you recommend?

Can I pop-in another SD Card with Hyper-V Host role, setup vSwitches and import VMs?

Let me know your concerns, solutions, tips and tricks!

Microsoft TechNet source link：
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/400cc9e2-1625-4e1d-a628-75d20f2743df/hyperv-host-on-sd-card-backup-ampamp-recovery?forum=NanoServer

Answer 1

Hi,

>How do I take back up of this SD Card or the Nano Server Hyper-V host?

AFAIK, there is no backup solution on nano server level .

>Can I pop-in another SD Card with Hyper-V Host role, setup vSwitches and import VMs?

Yes , you can import VMs .

This should be a workaround for backup.