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Version: DPX 4.9

Prerequisite for installing Catalogic DPX Backup Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V

Ensure that the Microsoft Hyper-V environment that you want to protect meets the following items before installing the Catalogic DPX Backup Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V on the Microsoft Hyper-V host:

  • The Microsoft Hyper-V host must be part of the Microsoft Active Directory domain.
  • Catalogic DPX Backup Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V can only be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or 2019 with the Hyper-V Role.
  • Microsoft Windows Server File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) is not supported.
  • Virtual Hard Disks v2 (VHDX) shared disks are not available for backup; only non-shared disks can be protected by Catalogic DPX backup jobs.
  • You must run Catalogic DPX Backup Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V as an administrator of Microsoft Windows.