HyperV WinAPI: Limitations

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• Attempting multiple backups of the same VM in parallel is not advisable. Each backup will attempt to recover ongoing actions from the previous one, which can result in errors.

• Backups created with the Hyper-V WinAPI Plugin are not compatible with Virtual Full jobs. It is important not to combine these two backup strategies as you will not be able to properly restore jobs from Virtual Full backups.

• Similarly, backups created with the Hyper-V WinAPI Plugin are not compatible with backups created using the Hyper-V WMI plugin or Bacula Hyper-V Plugin.

• The Hyper-V WinAPI Plugin requires Hyper-V Virtual Machines version 6.2 or higher to correctly handle Differential and Incremental backups.

• The restart command has limitations with plugins, as it initiates the Job from scratch rather than continuing it. Bacula determines whether a Job is restarted or continued, but using the restart command will result in a new Job.

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