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title: "Step 4. Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Servers"
description: "To protect Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must add the virtual infrastructure servers hosting these machines to the backup infrastructure."
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breadcrumb: "Quick Start Guide > Deployment > Step 4. Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Servers"
dateModified: "2026-10-21"
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# Step 4. Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Servers

To protect Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must add the virtual infrastructure servers hosting these machines to the backup infrastructure.

You can add standalone Hyper-V hosts, Hyper-V clusters or SCVMM servers. If a Hyper-V host is a part of a cluster, it is recommended that you add the cluster, not a standalone Hyper-V host, to the backup infrastructure.

## Before You Begin

Check the following prerequisites:

- The version of your Microsoft Hyper-V platform must be supported. For details, see the [Platform Support](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/platform_support.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
- You must enable file and printer sharing in the network connection settings of the host. Without sharing enabled, Veeam Backup & Replication fails to deploy the required components.
- The user account used to add the server, must have administrator privileges on the Hyper-V host. For details, see the [Permissions](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/required_permissions.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
- For the full list of requirements, see the [Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Servers](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/hv_server_before_begin.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

## Adding Infrastructure Server

To add the server, do the following:

1. In the inventory pane of the **Backup Infrastructure** view, right-click the **Managed Servers** node and select **Add Server**.

   [![Add Server](images/add_host_launch.png "Add Server")](images/add_host_launch.png){.toggle scale=75}

2. In the **Add Server** window, click **Microsoft Hyper-V** > **Hyper-V** > **Microsoft Hyper-V Server** to add a standalone Hyperv-V host.
3. At the **Name** step of the wizard, specify the DNS name or IP address of the server.

   ![](images/add_server_hv_name.png)

4. At the **Credentials** step of the wizard, specify credentials for the user account with Administrator permissions on the added server.

   To add the account, do the following:

   1. Click **Add**.
   2. In the **Credentials** window, specify the username and password used to connect to the added server.
   3. Click **OK**.

   ![](images/add_hv_host_creds.png)

5. Follow the next steps of the wizard. At the **Summary** step, click **Finish**.
6. Open the **Backup Infrastructure** view and click the **Managed Servers** node. The added server will be available in the working area.

## Reference

For details on adding virtual infrastructure servers, see the [Virtualization Servers and Hosts](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/setup_add_server.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.