This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Supported Platforms for VM Replica Types
Veeam Backup & Replication automatically selects what type of VM replica must be created. You cannot explicitly choose to create a snapshot or legacy replica.
The type of VM replica depends on the following criteria:
- Version of the source Microsoft Hyper-V host
- Version of the target Microsoft Hyper-V host
New Replication Jobs
If you create replication jobs with Veeam Backup & Replication, the replication job will produce VM replicas of the following types:
Source/Target | Target 2008 R2 | Target 2012 | Target 2012 R2 | Target 2016 |
From Infrastructure | ||||
Source 2008 R2 | Legacy | Snapshot | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2012 | Not supported | Snapshot | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2012 R2 | Not supported | Not supported | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2016 | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Snapshot |
From Backup | ||||
Source 2008 R2 | Not supported | Snapshot | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2012 | Not supported | Snapshot | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2012 R2 | Not supported | Not supported | Snapshot | Snapshot |
Source 2016 | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Snapshot |
For example:
- You configure a replication job with a Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 host used as a source and a Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 host used as a target. VM data is retrieved from the production infrastructure. In this case, the replication job will produce a legacy replica.
- You configure a replication job with a Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 host used as a source and a Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 host used as a target. VM data is retrieved from the production infrastructure. In this case, the replication job will produce a snapshot replica.
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VMs with configuration version 8.0 can be created on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 only. |
Existing Replication Jobs
After you upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication, replication jobs work as usual. However, if you have legacy replication jobs that use Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 host and later as a target, and these jobs were created with Veeam Backup & Replication earlier than 9.0, you will not be able to edit these jobs.
Legacy replication jobs can use only the virtual infrastructure as a source of data. Replication from backup is not supported for legacy replication jobs.
After you upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication, legacy replication jobs remain as they are.They do not change their type to snapshot replication jobs.