HP Data Protector 6.20 and VMware Granular Recovery Help
Hi all, I have two clients where we have upgraded to vSphere 4.1 Update, as well as HP Data Protector 6.20. Previously, VM backups were performed using VCB. Now with Data Protector 6.20's integration...
View ArticleSnapshot SQL Server
Snapshot of SQL 2008 Server fails with "cannot create a quiesced snapshot...exceeded time limit for holding off I/O" is due to the number of IO's? Is snapshoting SQL supported and is there a good...
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 Articlewindows 2008 drive stuck as readonly after snapshot
We are using VADP to protect a Windows 2008 server (active directory and file). It appears that after enabling this backup with CBT, the D drive on this server is set to read only and I can't figure...
View ArticlePre-Freeze and Post-Thaw script file types?
in the documentation it mentions that for windows, VMware will execute all of the scripts in c:\Program Files\VMware\VMwareTools\backupScipts.dor /usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script I assume...
View ArticleEsxi 5 Hypervisor backup image
Hi All, This is my first post, I am new to VMware. I have manged to install ESXi5 on Hp DL360 G6 with 24 GB HD and 410 Gb HD, with RAID 5 I also managed to install Centos 6.2 as my first client. It is...
View ArticleVDP - Reinstall of Appliance Issues
Greetings, During my initial installation of VDP using the local admin account everything worked without a hitch.Why i reinstalled the appliance was that i initially tried to change the user that...
View ArticlevSphare Data Protection option not shown in vSphere Web Client
Hi, I have just upgraded vCenter virtual appliance from version 5.0 to 5.1.0.5100-799730. Then I have installed vSphereDataProtection-5.1.56.179. Deployment and setup finished with no errors. When I...
View ArticleDeduplication store integrity and recatalog problems
I have Data Recovery running for just over a week and the Integrity check has completed OK each day until now. Now it seems to hang at 33%. The current task name is 'Recatalog' and the Status is...
View ArticleData Recovery Snapshot Error -3941
Hi All, I am currently experiencing an issue with the backup of one VM using Vmware Data Recovery. The VM in question is a Windows 2003 DC. Initially the error we were experiencing was along the...
View ArticleVeeam Backup Vs PHD esXpress
Hi all I've been looking at VM backup options recently for vSphere. After messing around with our current solution (Commvault) it turns out that they are still using the old VCB framework according...
View ArticleAlternatives to vRanger and Veeam? Both have poor technical support
In non-virtualized environments we generally like to use Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery. We run full/incremental backups to a NAS and copy those off to an external hard drive to be taken...
View ArticleVDR 1.1 How to Remove Damaged Restore Points
I need to remove some damaged restore points, but what do i need to do after i mark them for delete, i.e. how do i delete them or run a manual reclaim job? also. what is the ramification to restore...
View ArticleVDR snapshot getting stuck in progress
I have a specific VM (Windows 2008 R2 64-bit) where the snapshot is getting stuck "in progress" when VDR 2.0 (latest version) runs on it. This just started happening after months of having the backups...
View ArticleRestoring VMs from NetApp snapshots
vSphere 5NetApp FAS2040 I tried restoring a VM using NetApp SMVI, the VM was 40GB thin provisioned.I right clicked the VM > NetApp > Backup and Recovery > Restore > Picked the Backup >...
View ArticleUsing Arcserve R16 to backup VMs. Need help. Thanks.
Dear Friends, I 've nearly finished migrating my physical servers to an esxi5 environment consist of 3 x exsi hosts, 2 x10 gb switches and 1 EQL IP SAN. I've also purchased a Dell R620 backup server...
View ArticleBottleneck = source
Dear all, I am using ESXi 3.5 (Free version) and I am triailing Veeam Backup & Replication. The most I can get out of it is 5 - 6 Mb/s My VM is 570GB and the whole thing is taking 25 odd hours. Is...
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VMware Data Protection (VDP) and vCenter Local User
Can VDP be set up using a local, non-domain, user account? I have followed the VDP admin guide, but cannot get past the vCenter registration step, I have been installing the VDP appliance on my laptop...
View ArticleVDP - Backing up Vcenter Server or Restore if vcenter dies
Many of my customers have very simple installs with a single SAN. I have a test environment right now where I have 2 esxi hosts and a san. One of the hosts has a local datastore. I am using the local...
View ArticleSnapshot backup failed due to VM quiescing
Hi All,When we take snapshot through NetApp VSC plugin most of the VMs not backed up due to the below error. Is there any other method available? How can i fix this? Please suggest me on this.Date-WARN...
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