Server 2012R2 Datacenter
Hyper-V
VM to recover: SQLServer2102
The VM in question failed because I did not see it ran out of vDisk space from the original 127GB. Updates were failing. I expanded the vDisk space for the VM in settings from 127 GB to 512 GB. Upon reboot of VM, I just get a blue screen and the network icon, nothing else after the Ctrl-Alt-Del . This should be the sign on screen.
I have NovaStor backup for servers and was backing up the VM in NovaBackup. I had a recent backup (file size 127GB) and did their restore function. A Hyper-V window popped up saying the VM would be deleted. I had no choice. NovaBackup said restore completed successfully but it did not. In the Hyper-V manager there was no SQL2012 VM and it took only seconds for NovaBackup to say it completed its restore of 127GB???
I have a trouble ticket with NovaBackup but they are being very responsive.
I do have a full image backup of the Server2102R2 and the C drive. Is it possible to restore the VM ile for the bad VM and vhdx? will that restore the Sql2012 VM to operating status?
Any thoughts are helpful while I await NovaBackup tech support.
John Lenz