View and manage Microsoft Hyper-V connections on Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance

  1. In the Management Console of the Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance, go to Clients › Hyper-V.

  2. On the actions toolbar, click View Connections.

    View connections

    The View Hyper-V Connections dialog opens.

    The dialog shows the available Hyper-V connections. Information in the dialog is presented in the table format with the following columns:

    ColumnDescription
    DescriptionCustom description of the connection
    AddressIP address of the connected Hyper-V host
    PortNumber of the port used for communication between the Hyper-V host and appliance
    VM CountNumber of virtual machines (VMs) available via the connection
    ConnectedIndicates if the Hyper-V host is connected and available, or not
    Cluster FqdnFully qualified domain name of the Hyper-V host

    List of connections

To manage a Hyper-V connection, right-click the connection to open the context menu with the available actions.

Actions

ActionDescription
RemoveRemove the connection, associated VMs and their clients, and associated backup jobs (optionally) from appliance
PropertiesView and edit the connection properties. To edit properties, you must first deactivate the connection—click Disconnect.
ConnectActivate the connection if it is inactive
DisconnectDeactivate the connection if it is active

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