Lab answer key: Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup

Note: An interactive lab simulation is available that allows you to click through this lab at your own pace. You may find slight differences between the interactive simulation and the hosted lab, but the core concepts and ideas being demonstrated are the same.

Exercise1: Implementing Hyper-V Replica

Task 1: Install and configure Hyper-V Replica

Connect to SEA-SVR2, and then, if needed, sign in as Contoso\Administrator with a password of Pa55w.rd.
On SEA-SVR2, select Start, and then select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
To identify the status of the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In) rule on SEA-SVR2, at the Windows PowerShell prompt, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In)'
```
To enable the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In) rule on SEA-SVR2, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In)'
```

To configure SEA-SVR2 as a Replica server for Hyper-V Replica, enter the following commands, and after entering each command, press Enter:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path C:\ReplicaStorage -Force
Set-VMReplicationServer -ReplicationEnabled $true -AllowedAuthenticationType Kerberos -KerberosAuthenticationPort 8080 -ReplicationAllowedFromAnyServer $true -DefaultStorageLocation C:\ReplicaStorage

To verify that SEA-SVR2 is configured as a Replica server for Hyper-V Replica, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VMReplicationServer
```
Note: Verify that the output of the command includes the following settings:
- RepEnabled: True
- AuthType: Kerb
- KerAuthPort: 8080
- CertAuthPort: 443
- AllowAnyServer: True
To identify the virtual machines present on SEA-SVR2, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VM
```
Note: Verify that the output of the command includes SEA-CORE1.

Note: Leave the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window open.
To open another Administrator: Windows PowerShell window, on SEA-SVR2, select Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
To establish a PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, in the newly opened Windows PowerShell window, enter the following command, and then press Enter:
```
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName SEA-SVR1.contoso.com
```
Note: You can recognize the PowerShell Remoting session based on the PowerShell prompt that contains, in this case, the [SEA-SVR1.contoso.com] prefix.
To identify the status of the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In) rule on SEA-SVR1, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command, and press Enter:
```
Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In)'
```
Note: Review the output and verify that the Enabled property is set to False. To use Hyper-V Replica, you need to enable this firewall rule.
To enable the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In) rule on SEA-SVR1, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener (TCP-In)'
```
To configure SEA-SVR1 as a Replica server for Hyper-V Replica, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following commands, and after entering each command, press Enter:
```
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path C:\ReplicaStorage -Force
Set-VMReplicationServer -ReplicationEnabled $true -AllowedAuthenticationType Kerberos -ReplicationAllowedFromAnyServer $true -DefaultStorageLocation C:\ReplicaStorage
```
Note: Leave the second Administrator: Windows PowerShell window open.

Task 2: Configure Hyper-V replication

On SEA-SVR2, switch to the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window displaying the local PowerShell session.
To enable replication of the virtual machine SEA-CORE1 from SEA-SVR2 to SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, at the Windows PowerShell prompt of the local session, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Enable-VMReplication SEA-CORE1 -ReplicaServerName SEA-SVR1.contoso.com -ReplicaServerPort 80 -AuthenticationType Kerberos -ComputerName SEA-SVR2.contoso.com
```
To start replication of the virtual machine SEA-CORE1 from SEA-SVR2 to SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Start-VMInitialReplication SEA-CORE1
```
To identify status of replication of the virtual machine SEA-CORE1 from SEA-SVR2 to SEA-SVR1 was successfully started, on SEA-SVR2, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VMReplication
```
Note: In the output of the command, identify the State value and verify it is listed as InitialReplicationInProgress. Wait for about 5 minutes, rerun the same command, and verify that the State value changed to Replicating. Wait until this happens before you proceed to the next steps. In addition, ensure that Primary server is listed as SEA-SVR2 and ReplicaServer as SEA-SVR1.
On SEA-SVR2, switch to the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window displaying the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1.
To verify that a replica of SEA-CORE1 is present on SEA-SVR1, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShellRemoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VM
```
Note: Ensure that the output of the command lists SEA-CORE1 and the replication has completed. This might take 5-10 minutes to replicate.

Note: Leave both Windows PowerShell sessions open.

Task 3: Validate a failover

On SEA-SVR2, switch to the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window displaying the local PowerShell session.
To prepare for a failover of the SEA-CORE1 virtual machine to SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the local session, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Start-VMFailover -Prepare -VMName SEA-CORE1 -ComputerName SEA-SVR2.contoso.com
```
Note: When prompted, enter Y, and then press Enter. This command prepares for the planned failover of SEA-CORE1 by triggering replication of any pending changes.
On SEA-SVR2, switch to the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window displaying the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1.
To initiate a failover of the SEA-CORE1 virtual machine to SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Start-VMFailover -VMName SEA-CORE1 -ComputerName SEA-SVR1.contoso.com
```
Note: When prompted, enter Y, and then press Enter.
To configure the replica VM as the primary VM, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Set-VMReplication -Reverse -VMName SEA-CORE1 -ComputerName SEA-SVR1.contoso.com
```
To start the newly designated primary VM on SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Start-VM -VMName SEA-CORE1 -ComputerName SEA-SVR1.contoso.com
```
To verify that the VM was successfully started, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VM
```
Note: In the result table, verify that State is listed as Running.
To identify status of replication of the virtual machine SEA-CORE1 from SEA-SVR1 to SEA-SVR2, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-VMReplication
```
Note: In the output of the command, identify the State value and verify it is listed as Replicating. In addition, ensure that Primary server is listed as SEA-SVR1 and ReplicaServer is listed as SEA-SVR2.
To stop the replicating VM on the primary server, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Stop-VM -VMName SEA-CORE1
```
Leave both Windows PowerShell windows open.

Note: If you want to verify the results of this exercise by using graphical tools, you can use Hyper-V Manager on SEA-SVR2, and then add the SEA-SVR1 and SEA-SVR2 servers to the Hyper-V console. You can then verify that the SEA-CORE1 VM exists on both SEA-SVR1 and SEA-SVR2 and that replication is running from SEA-SVR2 to SEA-SVR1.

Exercise 2: Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup

Task1: Configure Windows Server Backup settings

On SEA-SVR2, open File Explorer by selecting the File Explorer icon on the taskbar.
In File Explorer, select Local Disk (C:) in the navigation pane.
Right-click or access the context menu in an empty space in the details pane, select New, and then select Folder.
Name the folder BackupShare. Right-click or access the context menu for the BackupShare folder, select Give access to, and then select Specific people.
In the Network access window, enter Authenticated Users, and then select Add. In the Permission Level column, set the value for Authenticated Users to Read/Write, select Share, and then select Done.
On SEA-SVR2, switch to the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShellRemoting session to SEA-SVR1.
To install the Windows Server Backup role on SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Install-WindowsFeature Windows-Server-Backup
```
Note: Wait until the installation completes.
To review the capabilities of the wbadmin command-line utility, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
wbadmin /?
```
To review the capabilities of the Windows PowerShell cmdlets that are included in the WindowsServerBackup module, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShellRemoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Get-Command -Module WindowsServerBackup -CommandType Cmdlet
```

To create the folder and files to be backed up on SEA-SVR1, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShellRemoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following commands, and after entering each command, press Enter:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path 'C:\Files' -Force
fsutil file createnew C:\Files\report1.docx 25432108
fsutil file createnew C:\Files\report2.docx 25432108
fsutil file createnew C:\Files\report3.docx 25432108
fsutil file createnew C:\Files\report4.docx 25432108

To define variables for backup policy and the file path to back up by using Windows Server Backup, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following commands, and after entering each command, press Enter:
```
$policy = New-WBPolicy
$fileSpec = New-WBFileSpec -FileSpec 'C:\Files'
```
To define a Windows Server Backup policy that references the variables you defined in the previous step, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Add-WBFileSpec -Policy $policy -FileSpec $fileSpec
```
To configure a backup location on SEA-SVR2 using the network share you created in the previous task, on SEA-SVR2, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following commands, and after entering each command, press Enter (when prompted to sign in, enter the CONTOSO\Administrator username and Pa55w.rd password):
```
$cred = Get-Credential
$networkBackupLocation = New-WBBackupTarget -NetworkPath "\\SEA-SVR2.contoso.com\BackupShare" -Credential $cred
```
To add the backup location to the backup policy, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Add-WBBackupTarget -Policy $policy -Target $networkBackupLocation
```
To enable Volume Shadow Copy Service, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Set-WBVssBackupOptions -Policy $policy -VssCopyBackup
```
To start a backup job, in the Windows PowerShell window hosting the PowerShell Remoting session to SEA-SVR1, enter the following command and press Enter:
```
Start-WBBackup -Policy $policy
```
Note: Wait until the backup completes. This should take about 1 minute.
On SEA-SVR2, switch to File Explorer, browse to C:\BackupShare, and verify that the folder includes the newly created backup in the WindowsImageBackup subfolder.