Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Server 2008 Core Installation Instructions


You can install BackupChain on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Full and Core installations to perform live virtual backups while virtual machines are running. More information about our Single-Click Hyper-V Backup can be found on our Hyper-V protection page.

On Windows Server 2008 R1 and R2 Full installations, no configuration is necessary. Simply start the MSI package from the backup software download page.

 

Instructions for Server Core and Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Environments

From the command line execute the following commands to install the .NET Framework 2.0:

start /w ocsetup NetFx2-ServerCore

start /w ocsetup NetFx2-ServerCore-WOW64

 

If the above commands don't work on your Core Installation version, use these instead:

DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx2-ServerCore

DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx2-ServerCore-WOW64

 

Then change directory to the folder containing BackupChainSetup_x64.msi or IBackupChainSetup_x64.msi (available from our download page) and run:

msiexec /i IBackupChainSetup_x64.msi

 

Run C:\Program Files\FastNeuron Inc\BackupChain\BackupChain.exe to open the BackupChain Monitor Application.

The free Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 operating system can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.

Please email us your support requests: support@backupchain.com