Data Protection 5.1 will not start up - DNS error
We are small users with only 3 hosts. 2 hosts are running ESXi 4.1, and I am in the process of installing a new third host. We currently rely on Data Recovery and so the new, allegedly more robust,...
View Articlepre-freeze and post-thaw scripts help
Hi I've got an environment where I want to use Veeam as the backup tool but I'm having issues with a non VSS aware application and pre-freeze scripts.Essentially, I need to freeze an old Oracle...
View ArticleghettoVcb proble snapshot missing
good morning i have a problem wnen i try backup a virtual machine in esxi 5.1i use ghettoVcb script report this problem .Snapshot found for Windows-2008, backup will not take placei habe delete all...
View ArticleVmware C drive issue
How can I extend my C drive space without restart my VM machine. Please explain me all the possibilities.
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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 ArticleReinstall VDP Appliance From Zero
Hi,how can i reinstall from the deploy the VDP appliance ?I have a corrupted appliance and i need to remove this.I Have not backup, this is a test first setup.Can i simply delete the Virtual Machine...
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 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 ArticleWe can’t make quiesced VMware Snapshots on a VM with Exchange 2010 in a RDM LUN
Hallo, first i must say, that we don't need a backup of the Exchange 2010 enviroment, this will be taken with NetApp SnapManager for Exchange. But the OS VMDK files are on a NFS Datastore and this...
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 ArticleRemove VDP?
How do I completely remove VDP from my environment? I've found some instructions on-line but every VM still has com.vmware.vdr.is-protected and com.vmware.vdr.protected-by in their notes section.
View ArticleHP RDX - testing restore but unable to see RDX drive
We have a Proliant server with an internal (USB-connected) RDX backup drive.I am using Vsphere ESXi 5.1 (free version).The main VM is running Windows Server Essentials 2012 and I have installed the HP...
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 ArticleLast hfscheck failed with result MSG_ERR_HFSCHECKERRORS
Hi, For few days VDP has not been able to complete integrity check launched fromweb client so I tried running it manually: 1. Stop all VDP services (dpnctl stop)2. Unmount the mount point (umount...
View ArticlevDP 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 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 ArticleCan vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1 deployed without a domain?
I tried to deploy VDP without domain and DNS.I've edit host file both vcenter and vdp.Both of them can communicate with hostname.I stuck at the page that you have to put a domain.Can I deploy it...
View ArticleBE2010 Attempts to mount vmdk: "Host is not licensed for this feature"
Hi all, I'm trying to use Backup Exec 2010 to perform full/incremental backups of our VM's with GRT enabled. However, at the end of every job, I get a warning saying that it failed to mount the...
View ArticlevDP - Sick of being a beta tester
I am really tired of VMWare releasing half-finished software and expecting end users to be beta testers. First it was SSO (what a disaster that was/is), and now vDP - what is going on with this...
View ArticleCan't connect to Data Recovery Appliance
I keep running into this one error trying to set up Data Recovery. I have it installed and the appliance imported. I go into the Solutions and Applications section and the VMware Data Recovery screen....
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