vSphere Data Recovery error -3948 ( vcb api exception)
Hi all, I have a problem with the data recovery, I am not able to backup my machines I only get following error: error -3948 ( vcb api exception) Hope anyone has a idea what this error mean and...
View ArticlevDR stopped backing up
I've been using VDR 2.0.1 for a few months now, with two 500GB NFS shares mapped in following the guides available. This has been working far better than the previous CIFS method I was using, and I've...
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VSphere 5 and Data Protector 7 - Backup problem -> Nothing happens
Dear all, 4 weeks ago we updated our Data Protector server from Windows 2003 with DP 6.2 to Windows 2008 with DP 7. Since then we have really big backup problems. We are using VSphere 5.0.0 U2 and the...
View ArticleAnyone else having these VDR issues?
I love the fact that VMware is providing VDR as part of the vSphere package. It's definitely a step in the right direction, albeit I'm still inclined to think this software hasn't been put through the...
View ArticleVDP 5.5 - unexpected error 10058
new vdp 5.5 appliance 1TB connected to a vcenter 5.5 applianceconfigured a dozen or so backups that are working. have 3 vm's that get "An unexpected error occurred with the following error code: 10058"...
View ArticleVDP Backup Failure with Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller
I've tried several times to backup our domain controller (NTS501-PDC01), each time it fails at the 'create snapshot step', with the 'VDP: Backup Job' task, for it, failing shortly before the (separate)...
View ArticleTime Sync Issue with Data Protection Appliance
Hello, I installed vDP in lab environment to test the product. Everything was working well for few days. Since Saturday, I am facing with this error “the most common cause for this error is that the...
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VDP and Disk Consoliation Needed
hi guys I would like to know If I am the only one having this issues where VDP works good some time and all of sudden backups start failing and you find those VMs faling are the ones needing disk...
View ArticleVDP User Read Only
hi guysI need to create a read only user with VDP read only access but when I logging using a read Only user I see no VDP link to get into VDP and check backups status.anyone knows whats need to be...
View ArticleMessage "XXX vcbimage.label not found XXX" shown in vCenter
Hello all, •I am using VMware Data Protection 5.5(5.5.1.356), and when I backup a GuestOS using VDP, the following message appears at the vCenter's message window. •XXX vcbimage.label not found XXX...
View ArticleErrors with snapshot creation before TSM backup
Hi, we have a problem with backup via TSM. What we have:Windows Server 2008SP2Vcenter 4.1TSM – 6 version – Client and Server install on one Server with Vcenter12 VM’s Problem:We have a problem only...
View ArticleDifferent backup solutions
Hello and thank you for taking the time for this discussion. We current have nine servers for virtual machines and two of them are in operation. So a few questions before I go any further: 1) I would...
View ArticleVDP not sending Summary Report since Sunday (time change).
I just noticed that the (4) VDP appliances I am testing all stopped sending the Email Summary Report after the Daylight Savings time change on Sunday. the last report was generated Sunday morning at...
View ArticleVMware vDP with Virtual Matchine Snapshot
Just a Query, is it possible to take VM Backup using vDP (vSphere Data Protection Standard, 5.5.1 ) when there is a snapshots present?
View ArticleVDP 5.5 and RAW Disk
Hi all, Im just checking the VDP 5.5.Im stuck with the RAW's and backup/recovery of guests with this hd'sI know that is not supported to backup such HD's but I thought i can just backup the guest...
View ArticleEMC VNX backup w/ Symantec
Hi there, We'd like to get some insight on backup configuration for VMware with EMC VNX and configuration of the storage and how its generally done. Currently we are using EMC VNX with our VMware 5...
View ArticleVDR 2.0 cifs errors
Hi. I have upgraded from VDR 1.2 to 2.0 and have problems with dedupe store on cifs share on Windows 7. Previous VDR had no problem with backup on cifs share, but new version throws me this error in...
View ArticleSetup VDP fails during vCenter registration
Hi, I want to setup the vSphere Data Protection VM. The Import was successful.But after that I opened the Webbrowser, entered "https://IP-aress:8543/vdp-configure". At the side "vCenter registration" I...
View ArticlevDP - Advanced Login for Data Protection Restore Client
Anybody else having trouble with this? The basic logon works fine, but when I try to use the advanced logon (and yes, the user does have vCenter admin rights, as specified in the admin guide, page 42...
View ArticleProblem with Windows server 2012 Failover Clustering setup
Hi, I have a strange issue regarding setup of MS cluster on server 2012, after i follow to the letter the instruction how to setup in the box cluster i get error on cluster validation. I have vcenter...
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