vDP simply does not work
I have almost had it with this product (or at least this release).I did a very simple Backup of my VM, and tried to do a restore. The VM is running Ubuntu (if that makes any difference)?, and its VMDK...
View ArticleOff-site backup with VDP?
So currently we have vSphere Essentials Plus, with 3 ESXi 5.1 host machines, a dedicated vCenter Server and a ReadyNAS 3200. I'm using VMware Data Protection to do backups of each of the VMs each day,...
View ArticleVDR 2.0 Trouble writing to destination, error 102 (i/o error)
Hello,I hava VDR server 3 disks that attached to this server from my san system. When i backup servers via vdr it backups all servers except one. The error is: "Trouble writing to destination, error...
View ArticleVDP Scheduler won't start
hi guys suddenly my Backup Scheduler won't start (I can see that in status VDP configure tab). It was working fine.I manually start it. No go.I used command: dpnctl stop mcs - dpnctl start mcs. Same...
View ArticleVDP Proxy errors
Has anyone encountered this error before:vdp: Failed to initiate a backup or restore for a virtual machine because no proxy was found to service the virtual machine A new update to vdp came out last...
View ArticleVeeam Nightmare
http://vbscs.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/veeam-nightmare/ I am IT consultant for a few companies and all of them use different software packages for the same purposes of virtualization and backup. All of...
View ArticleAnybody brave enough to upgrade to VDP 5.5?
VDP 5.5 is out ... so, has anybody already upgraded to VDP 5.5? Any feedback would be apprechiated.
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 e VDP 5.5.1: Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory
When I try to registration a new VDP 5.5 on vCenter 5.5 I have the error: Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory. For user, I have used "administrator@vsphere.local" or...
View ArticleHow to Switch VDP to new vCenter ?
Hi all Due to some issue. I reinstalled the vCenterMy vcenter installed on windows 2008 R2But my VDP backup have to be managed by the new oneDoes anyone know how to switch the VDP to new vcenter...
View ArticleFailed to send the email summary report
Hi, I have the Problem that my VDPA does not send Status emails.Error is: Failed to send the email summary report. Reason: Can't find resource for bundle java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, key...
View ArticleVDP shown old checkpoint as validated not latest checkpoint
VDP appliance oldest checkpoint as validated not latest checkpoint are validated. Any process to check specific checkpoint manually? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleBackup performance ESXi 5.5
Hi All I am wondering what sort of backup performance people get when performing RAW VM backups.. I have a standalone ESXi host with direct attached storage, SAS disks. I am backing up VMs...
View ArticleCreating a snapshot with quiesce guest succeedes, but triggers vss-error in...
Hi I'm trying to backup my virtual DC, running Server 2008 R2. The Computer has all windows updates and Vmware Tools installed. When creating a snapshot (quiesce guest file system is active, but...
View ArticleError in using VDR
I installed VDR successfully and made a scenario to back up VMs to an external USB drive.I prepared and mounted an external USB drive as "SCSI-1:0". I made a backup job with specific properties for my...
View ArticleOpinions on Symantec V-Ray vs Veeam
We are looking at both of the products in the subject line for our DR solution. I can read all the marketing material till I'm blue in the face, however I wanted to here from people who are using them...
View ArticleVDP 5.1 E30931 Failed to initiate a backup
Hello, I have a problem with VDP backups.Yesterday I restarted my ESXi servers and my SAN. We are using 2x Dell PowerEdge R805 for hosts and a Dell PowerVault MD3000i SAN.Because we are changing to a...
View ArticleVDP / VDP advanced and unsupported disks
According to best practices - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vmware-data-protection-administration-guide-5120.pdf "When planning for backups, make sure the disks are...
View ArticleVMWare Essentials Kit Backup possibilities?
Hello, We have a very small system with VMware Essentials. 1 host (no vcenter installed)1 virtual server2 virtual pc's How can we do cost effective backups in case of disaster?Should we use Acronis?...
View ArticleUnable to backup VM image with Arcserve 16.5 (patched to release 3)
Just wondering if anyone using Arcserve r16.5 successfully knows how to overcome this error i get when i run a job. I wish to backup a VM through the VM agent etc. Its configured for RAW etc. I have...
View ArticleVDP - VMware Data Protection 5.1 is Free ?
Hello, I have 3 clusters running ESXi 5.0 with VCenter 5.0. I would like to use the VDP 5.1, but for that I need to update the VCenter 5.1. Know tell me that the VDP 5.1 (2TB) is free? Someone...
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