Creating a Production Checkpoint in Hyper-V 2016\2019
| KB ID: | 3137 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication |
| Version: | Any |
| Published: | 2020-03-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-01-21 |
Challenge
You need to create a production checkpoint for the 2016 Hyper-V VM.
Cause
Veeam uses the production checkpoint as a basis for application-aware processing on Hyper-V 2016. In order to test this functionality, it may be required to create the production checkpoint manually.
Solution
GUI method
- Go to the Hyper-V manager on the host where your VM is deployed.
- Right-click the VM and select "Settings".
- Uncheck the box "Create standard checkpoints if it's not possible to create a production checkpoint" and save settings.
- Right-click the VM and select "Checkpoint".
Snapshot Removal
Make sure to remove the checkpoint after the required tests. Active checkpoints may lead to a lack of free space on production datastores!
You can select the VM and view all checkpoints under "Checkpoints" section. Right-click over the desired checkpoint reveals the "Delete Checkpoint" button.
PowerShell method
- Start PowerShell in administrative mode on the host for the necessary machine.
- Set the type of checkpoint created to production:
Set-VM %vm_name% -CheckpointType ProductionOnly- Create a checkpoint:
Checkpoint-VM %vm_name%
NOTE: Make sure to remove the checkpoint after the required tests. Active checkpoints may lead to a lack of free space on production datastores!
The following PS command will remove all existing checkpoints from the VM.
Get-VM vm_name | Get-VMSnapshot | Remove-VMSnapshot| KB ID: | 3137 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication |
| Version: | Any |
| Published: | 2020-03-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-01-21 |
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