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Veeam 11 Windows 10 Hyper-V backup question

  • April 7, 2026
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I have to replace a SCSI tape drive with SAS to upgrade to Veeam 12.   I have to replace the OS on the Veeam server to upgrade to 13.

 

I am still on Veeam 11.  I have HP Z840 workstation that is on Windows 10 Hyper-V.   I am moving VMs from VMWare 6 to this workstation.   I have so far installed our children’s minecraft servers on Ubuntu 24.04 as virtual machines.    I setup for file level backups.   I want to backup each VM in E:\Hyper-V separately.   Each VM has its own folder and VM structure in this directory.   E:\VMBackups has a script that removes and replaces each of these VMs.

# Import the Hyper-V module
Import-Module Hyper-V

# Define parameters
$BackupDriveLetter = "E" # Change to your backup drive
$VMHost = "localhost" # Change if backing up from a different host
$VMNames = @("Bedrock2404_10.10.10.3", "Bedrock2404_10.10.10.4", "Bedrock2404_10.10.10.5", "Java2404_10.10.10.6",
"Java2404_10.10.10.7", "PaperMC_10.10.10.8" ) # List of VMs to back up

Remove-Item -Path E:\VMBackups -Recurse -Force

# Function to back up VMs
function Backup-VMs {
param (
[string]$BackupDriveLetter,
[string]$VMHost,
[string[]]$VMNames
)

foreach ($VMName in $VMNames) {
# Export the VM
Export-VM -Name $VMName -Path "E:\VMBackups\$VMName"
}
}

# Call the backup function
Backup-VMs -BackupDriveLetter E -VMHost $VMHost -VMNames $VMNames

How do I setup a file level backup to recover each directory separately in case of issues on their minecraft servers.   

How do I recover at the folder level?   Do I need to upgrade to v12 or v13 to do this?  

5 comments

Chris.Childerhose
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If you are using Hyper-V, then why not do VM backups versus file level?  This might be a better question asked of Support to get you pointed in the right direction.


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  • April 7, 2026

I am using Windows 10 Hyper-V.  How do I accomplish this?  Windows 10 isn’t a full Hyper-V server like Windows 2019 or 2022.


Chris.Childerhose
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Unsure myself, as I have only used full Hyper-V with Veeam before.  This might be where contacting support or checking the forums maybe for answers - https://forums.veeam.com

Sorry, I cannot offer more advice.


tm67
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  • April 7, 2026

Windows 10/11 Hyper-V is not supported as far as I know. 

But you can back up your servers individually with a “Veeam Agent for Windows” or “Veeam Agent for Linux”. 

Have a look here: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/agent_job_create.html?ver=13 

So basically, you install a Veeam component on each VM you want to back up. 


Jason Orchard-ingram micro
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Under Veeam Backup & Replication v13, Windows 10 and Windows 11 are supported in a limited capacity. Specifically, they can be used as targets for Instant Recovery and as hosts for Virtual Labs created for SureBackup jobs. From a hypervisor support standpoint, they are not intended to function as full Hyper‑V hosts for production backup workloads.

From a Hyper‑V hypervisor perspective, the following platforms are fully supported:

  • Windows Server Hyper‑V 2025
  • Windows Server Hyper‑V 2022
  • Windows Server Hyper‑V 2019
  • Windows Server Hyper‑V 2016
  • Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI)
  • Microsoft Hyper‑V Server (free standalone hypervisor)

Both Full and Server Core installations of Windows Server Hyper‑V are fully supported.

It’s also important to note the behavior of Microsoft Nano Server with the Hyper‑V role installed. While these systems cannot be added to the Veeam backup infrastructure as managed servers and no backup roles can be assigned to them, they can still be backed up and replicated. However, application‑aware processing is not supported for Nano Server–based workloads.

Finally, ensure all supported platforms are kept fully up to date with the latest patches and updates, as maintaining supported versions is a prerequisite for both reliability and vendor support.



Microsoft Hyper-V - Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide

 

Do you need to upgrade to Veeam 12 or 13?

No — not for this use case

You only need to upgrade if:

Reason v12 / v13 Required?
File‑level recovery (Linux) ❌ No
Folder‑level restore ❌ No
Hyper‑V VM image backup ❌ No
New tape hardware / OS support Yes
New OS for Veeam server Yes

Your upgrade driver is hardware and OS support, not recovery capability.