Backing up Linux / Ubunutu VMs running on Microsoft Hyper-V

The following instructions pertain to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. If you have a different version, please visit docs.microsoft.com for more info.

Enable Online Backup for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS running in Hyper-V

  1. Make sure you at least have “Backup” enabled in the Integration Services tab for your VM in Hyper-V.Integration Services
  2. Using Terminal or Putty, SSH into your VM and run the following commands
  3. Install the virtual HWE kernel on 16.04, run the following commands as root (or sudo):

    [code]apt-get update
    apt-get install linux-virtual-lts-xenial[/code]

  4. Install these Hyper-V daemons on 16.04, run the following commands as root (or sudo):

    [code]apt-get install linux-tools-virtual-lts-xenial linux-cloud-tools-virtual-lts-xenial[/code]

  5. Reboot the Ubuntu 16.04 virtual machine:

    [code]sudo reboot[/code]

That’s it, now you should be able to backup your Ubuntu 16.04 VM with Windows Server Backup while it’s running in Hyper-V.

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