VDP 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 ArticleVDP Upgrade - stalls at 45% - Installation of the package stalled
Hi,i just tried the upgrade from VDP 5.5 to 5.6 and it stopped with this error message: Installation of the package stalledThe installation stalled due to an error. Please use your snapshot to rollback...
View ArticleVDR - Can't login to web console - Invalid server response, CIM server is...
Hi, I have imported the VDR OVF appliance into VC, powered it on and got a VM Console. VM has DHCP address and I can see it on the network. I have logged into the console as the default user and...
View ArticleVDR email notifications working...
We've managed to get email notifications working from our VDR installation (1.1.0.707). It certainly is not the most elegant solution; but I am hoping by sharing it with the community that it can be...
View ArticleBackupExec 2010 Thin VMDK but Thick Backup
Hi, I'm trying BackupExec 2010 R2 AVVI to backup some virtual machines on a NetApp NFS datastore. All machines have thin provisioned disks. I'm using NDBSSL transport mode.Every time I do a backup of a...
View ArticleVDP slow Performance
Hi I've a few questions about VDP. I have to save more than 150 VMs with VDP, so it's important to backup the vms in less time. Can someone describe the tasks taken in the backup process? (detailed)...
View ArticleFLR restore is showing error most of the times
Hi, While we try to use FLR for restoring the backup from VDP we are getting the following error message Failed to browse backup '<folder name>'. Unable to browse as proxies are unavailable This...
View ArticleI can't manually hot-add one snapshot vmdk file to another VM.
Hi. Due to a backup issue, (hot-add jobs fail over to network mode), Veeam support suggest me to try to add a snapshot disk manually. I did the next steps: - Take one snapshot.- Edit settings of...
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...
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 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 Article2 not working vdp's with /space partition full
been having some odd happenings the last few days where services would be stopped in the morning on 2 of the VDP appliances, usually management and scheduledthis morning 4 services were stopped on...
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be careful when changing IP address of a VDP appliance
There are two ways of changing the IP address of a VDP appliance: 1- via vdp-configure web app2- via VM console (the blue TUI inteface) The correct one is the 1- option. If you will do it via 2-...
View ArticleVDP backup optimization
how to optimize backup time, deduplication, performance of appliance. Thanks in advance
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 ArticleVDP: Host is in a state that cannot perform snapshots
We have an VDP Appliance that is backing up one Guest VM fine but the second Guest VM it continues to error out after 10-30 seconds stating "VDP: Host is in a state that cannot perform snapshots." I...
View ArticleVDP Now uses constant bandwidth even during blackout period
The initial issues I've had with VDP forced me to start fresh and make a completely new guest. I deployed an ova for the .5TB VM. I installed it to an NFS datastore. It all installed fine and is...
View ArticleMonitoring vSphere Data Protection Status using cli/script
Hi,I found that the backup scheduler service stopped running in the vSphere Data Protection Status in VDP Config Utility.I would like to monitor service status using a script.I noticed that PowerCLI +...
View ArticleVDP, CBT and write-intensive disks
My organization is fairly small and we're exploring our enterprise backup solution options. I've been tasked with coming up with an approach that meets certain requirements, one of those being nightly...
View ArticleFailed to connect to VDP file level recovery client
Hello, I'm trying to connect to the file level recovery client of a VDP appliance from a virtual machine backuped by this appliance.Unfortunately after writing my local machine administrator...
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