When you encounter an issue with just one VM failing, it’s almost certainly an issue inside the VM, not the host. That’s because any VSS-aware service inside a VM can break the Hyper-V backup cycle by vetoing. When all VMs fail to back up, it’s likely something on the host causing the failure. Please check […]
Are you looking for a simple way to backup Hyper-V virtual machine guests on Windows Server 2025-2008 or Windows 11-8 PCs? With BackupChain’s server backup software you can set up and backup Hyper-V virtual machines in just three minutes and just a few steps. Backup for the Windows host server disk as well as backup […]
If you are looking for a self-hosted Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive, Carbonite, or Amazon S3 alternative, BackupChain has all the components you need to set this up yourself and save thousands of dollars per year by hosting a secure system yourself. Whether you want to share files online securely with team members or use cloud […]
Do you need a free SFTP and FTP client for Windows? Check out DriveMaker, it’s a free SFTP and FTP client that maps a drive to SFTP and FTP sites. This works like a network drive with a real drive letter, say X:\ Once you have the drive letter mapped you can use it from […]
Probably by far the best option to do bare-metal recoveries and other bare-metal operations is to have a USB pluggable boot disk or USB stick with Windows on it. You can prepare such a boot disk ahead of time and be prepared in case you do not have a second PC or server where disk […]
BackupChain is a backup software toolset that is specifically made for IT professionals who need total control over their backups. BackupChain offers a plethora of backup options, yet is easy to use and install, and includes a centralized, task-oriented user interface. One of the major advantages of using BackupChain to backup Hyper-V is the freedom […]
Our backup software toolset includes disk imaging features with P2V, V2P, and a V2V converter which you can use to: Convert VHD to VHDX, for example in Hyper-V or to mount it directly Convert VHD to VMDK, to convert a Hyper-V virtual machine to VMware Convert VHD to VDI, to convert a Microsoft virtual machine to […]
Our Windows Server backup software runs on Windows Server 2025 – 2008, as well as PCs, and provides all-in-one protection for a complete server backup. Tens of thousands of IT professionals use BackupChain worldwide as their RAID backup software of choice and to reliably clone entire arrays to other RAID 0/1/5/10 arrays or to single disk drives. […]
BackupChain®: Backup Software and Toolset Made for IT Professionals BackupChain’s backup software toolset contains a V2V converter for Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and VMware as part of its disk backup toolset. The V2V converter may be used as a final virtual to physical migration or you could schedule V2V conversions to occur on a schedule as a […]
