BackupChain: Hyper-V Backup Software and Tools for IT Professionals

Optimized for Hyper-V, Windows Server 2025, Azure Stack HCI, and Windows 11

The BackupChain backup software toolset offers a comprehensive, fully automated solution for Hyper-V backup, providing IT professionals with complete control over their backup processes. With an extensive range of features, BackupChain allows you to configure highly efficient and tailored backup strategies, all while utilizing open standard, non-proprietary formats without vendor lock-in. Trusted by leading organizations worldwide across over 80 countries, BackupChain has become the most versatile Hyper-V backup solution and is also compatible with Azure Stack HCI backup.

BackupChain enables seamless backup of Hyper-V disks as well as unlimited backup of virtual machines on Hyper-V Server and Windows Server 2025 to 2008, as well as Windows 11 to 8. In addition to backing up individual virtual machines, you can separately protect the hypervisor host disks through disk imaging or cloning, backing up both the host operating system and the virtual machines on the server. This flexibility ensures the creation of a robust, efficient disaster recovery strategy.

Key Features of BackupChain:

• 24/7 Support and Monitoring: Available for Platinum license holders, offering comprehensive assistance for backup setup, recovery, and emergency situations.
• Unlimited Hyper-V VM Backup: Backup as many virtual machines as you need with just one portable, lifetime license.
• Azure Stack HCI Backup: Full support for Azure Stack HCI and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) backup.
• Host Disk Protection: Backup, image, and clone host disks while the system is live.
• Centralized Management: Streamline management across all your servers with a centralized control interface.
• Efficient Backup Methods: Incremental and differential backups with in-line deduplication and delta compression, even over standard FTP connections.
• Live VM Copying: Copy running virtual machines as-is to another backup server, network share, FTP, or USB drive.
• Bare-Metal Recovery: Includes disk image backup, disk cloning, and bare-metal recovery for host disks.
• P2V, V2P, and V2V Conversion: Easily convert physical servers to virtual machines (P2V), virtual machines to physical disks (V2P), or change virtual machine formats (V2V).
• Cross-Platform Server Backup: Backup physical servers to Hyper-V, VMware, or VirtualBox for fast and easy recovery using the automated P2V component.
• Cloud Backup: Securely back up Hyper-V virtual machines, physical servers, files, databases, and more. You can even host your own cloud server with BackupChain, saving on external cloud costs.
• Flexible Restore Options: Effortlessly restore virtual machines on any new server, ensuring continuity and minimal downtime.

BackupChain is designed to simplify and secure your backup and recovery processes, providing IT professionals with the tools needed for a seamless, resilient IT infrastructure.

See it in Action: Unlimited Hyper-V Backup on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11

Fully Automated, Live Hyper-V Virtual Machine Backup

Optimized for Windows Server 2025–2008 and Windows 11–8

BackupChain offers a fully automated solution for backing up Hyper-V virtual machines without the need for additional licenses for each VM or CPU socket. A single BackupChain license provides unlimited backup of virtual machines on a single Hyper-V host, making it a cost-effective and scalable choice for IT professionals.

Compatible with all versions of Windows Server from 2025 to 2008 and Windows 11, 10, and 8, BackupChain allows for live backups without interrupting virtual machine operations. Simply select the virtual machine from a list, choose a backup target, and BackupChain handles the rest, ensuring a seamless backup process.

BackupChain also supports Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), fail-over clusters, and sequential backups to minimize the impact on system performance by backing up one virtual machine at a time. This feature is particularly useful in production environments with numerous VMs.

Key Features and Benefits

• Efficient Storage Utilization: BackupChain’s deduplication and compression technology allow for significant storage savings. For example, you can fit 18 versions of a 1 TB VM on a 4 TB drive—five times more than conventional methods.
• Agentless Backup: No need to install agents inside virtual machines—BackupChain operates from the host, simplifying the process and reducing overhead.
• Seamless VM Restoration Restore virtual machines to new hosts effortlessly. The clone feature ensures that name clashes are automatically resolved during restoration.
• Sequential or Simultaneous Backup: Choose between sequential or simultaneous VM backup to best manage server resources while ensuring data integrity.
• Granular Backup and Restore: BackupChain allows for selective file-level backups inside virtual machines from the host without installing software inside the VM, streamlining backup and restore processes.
• High-Speed Compression and Deduplication: Leverage multi-core processors for efficient backup, using AES-256 encryption to ensure data security while optimizing resource usage.
• Flexible Backup Destinations: Backup virtual machines to local drives, network shares, external storage, or FTP with optimized bandwidth and space usage.
• Cloud and Offsite Backup:  BackupChain integrates with remote FTP/S servers, enabling offsite backups for disaster recovery.
• Unlimited virtual machine backup with one license.

BackupChain supports Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs), SANs, and iSCSI systems, providing comprehensive protection for large-scale virtual environments. The intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) is available for both full and core installations of Windows Server, making it easy to manage backups even in standalone environments like Azure Stack HCI and Hyper-V Server.

A Cost-Effective, Scalable Backup Solution

With BackupChain, you can implement an efficient backup strategy that reduces both storage costs and backup processing time. Whether you’re backing up local systems or remote virtual machines, BackupChain ensures that your data is protected, your system remains optimized, and your backup process is streamlined.

Experience BackupChain Today

Download a fully functional 20-day trial version of BackupChain and start securing your Hyper-V virtual machines within minutes. Our U.S.-based technical support team is available to assist you via email, live chat, and phone during business hours, with 24/7 support available for premium license holders.

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