I have 2 DPM servers, both taking backup of standalone w2k8 hyper-v VM's:

Server 1:
DPM 2007 - when i set up protection groups of hyper-v VM's (w2k8 server 
host), it 
says "backup using saved state".

Server 2:
DPM 2010 (upgraded to eval from RC) - when i set up protection groups of 
hyper-v VM's (w2k8r2 server host), it says "backup using child partition 
snapshot".

My problem is the following, on server 1 it's no problem recovering the VM 
on the same server as it's running on. But on server 2 i only get the option 
to recover the .vhd, and not the "whole" VM. I suspect that it might be 
something with the protection group setup?

From DPDM 2010 onwards, you have a feature to do granular recovery of VMs 
(files inside a VM, or a just a VHD of a VM, etc), and hence the change in 
behaviour.
To recover the entire VM, selected "All Protected Hyper-V Data" on the tree 
pane on the left, and you'll get the list of VMs on the list pane. Now, you 
can select and recover the entire VM.

Regarding "Backup Using Saved State", check 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637102.aspx for info on it.

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"Magnar" <Magnar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> I have 2 DPM servers, both taking backup of standalone w2k8 hyper-v VM's:
>
> Server 1:
> DPM 2007 - when i set up protection groups of hyper-v VM's (w2k8 server
> host), it
> says "backup using saved state".
>
> Server 2:
> DPM 2010 (upgraded to eval from RC) - when i set up protection groups of
> hyper-v VM's (w2k8r2 server host), it says "backup using child partition
> snapshot".
>
> My problem is the following, on server 1 it's no problem recovering the VM
> on the same server as it's running on. But on server 2 i only get the 
> option
> to recover the .vhd, and not the "whole" VM. I suspect that it might be
> something with the protection group setup?