Deselecting "Backup virtual machine that are powered off " checkbox still ends up backing up the powered off Hyper V virtual machine

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Article ID: 100072917

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Description

Error Message

The backup job backs up the powered off virtual machine, whereas it should not with that checkbox deselected.

Cause

Under Investigation. The issue is seen on VM version 9 amd 10. get-vm can be run from powershell to check the VM version.

Resolution

Workaround :

RCT can be disabled from BE Global settings if incremental backup of the VMs is not part of the backup strategy.

Issue/Introduction

Deselecting "Backup virtual machine that are powered off " checkbox still ends up backing up the powered off Hyper V virtual machine.