Hyper-v backup

Hyper-v backup (export) tool

Features

• Hyper-v backup (export):
  • one Vm
  • all Vms
  • VMs from text file
• Delete backups older than N days
• E-mail notification
• Show information about all VMs
• Logging

Tested on

• Windows Server 2016
• Powershell 7.2.5

Recommended

• Powershell 7.2 for ANSI escape sequences
• xterm-based terminal

Preparation

• Change this lines for e-mail notification:

$EmailFrom = 'example@example.com'

$EmailPassword = 'SECRETPASSWORD!'

$EmailSmtpServer = 'smtp.example.com'

$EmailSmtpPort = 587

• Uncomment this line to use TLS not SSL for e-mail

[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "Tls, TLS11, TLS12"

• Have enough permissions to work with Hyper-V

Hyper-v backup command syntax

hvb.ps1 [-VmName VM_Name] [-VmFile File_Name] [-To Backup_folder] [-DaysBack Count] [-Email e-mail_Recipient] [-LogDir Log_Folder] [-Info] [-All] [-Log] [-Help]

Options	Explanation	Default value
-VmName VM_Name	Name of VM to backup
-VmFile File_Name	File with names of VMs to backup
-All	Backup all VMs
-To Backup_folder	Folder for backup
-DaysBack count	Delete backups older than N days
-Email e-mail_Recipient	E-mail recipient to send log
-LogDir Log_Folder	Folder for log	%Temp%
-Info	Show information about all VMs	False
-Log	Save log file	False
-Help	Help screen. No options at all to have the same.	False

Examples

PS> .\hvb.ps1 -VmName vm_debian -To C:\Backup -LogDir C:\Logs -Log -DaysBack 5 -Email example@example.com

or simple

PS> .\hvb.ps1 -VmName vm_debian -To C:\Backup