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VDP 5.5 failed to retrieve the storage information on the appliance
hi guys All of a sudden VDP stopped working, when I try to access VDP from Web Client I get a popup saying:"The VDP Appliance is not responding. Please try your request again.Would you like to be...
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection Management and Reporting
I like vSphere Data Protection. It does what it's supposed to do and it's been reliable when I need it. Thank You VMware - BUT THE REPORTING\MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES NEED AN UPDATE!!! COME ON Biggest...
View ArticleAlternative to VDP or what’s good for backup?
Does anyone have any recommendations for a backup alternative to VDP? I tried deploying the VDP appliance on our HA cluster and even VMWare doesn’t know what’s wrong. DNS is resolving on the VDP, the...
View ArticleAll VDP Servers Stopped working
We have 8 VDP servers running in our environment and about 10 days ago they all stopped working. We haven't made changes to the firewalls nor have we made changes to vCenter but when I tail this log...
View ArticleMS Exchange - Can it be broken by VDP?
Hello everyone, I have a client that after he hava messed up with a bunch of things with out any knowledge. He came up to me saying that he Exchange Server broke because of the VDP is backing it up...
View ArticleMove a esxi 4.1 install from HDD to SD card
Hello, We have 2 Dell R815 servers each with 2 drives in RAID 1 where esxi 4.1 free is installed. The servers have SD card slots but we did not use them when bought. I am planning to populate the slots...
View ArticleEnabling CBT for all ESX VMs ?
Hi, Does enabling CBT for all of the Virtual Machine that is managed by my Virtual Center is a good idea or not supposed to be due to the CBT overhead files ?Do I need to reboot all of the Virtual...
View ArticleVDP 5.1.11.3 - Problem to backup 4 of all my VMs
Hi, I'm encontering a problem to backup just 4 VMs of all my VMs since I upgrade from ESXi 4.1 to 5.1.To begin, I have 2 VMware ESXi.All was OK with VMware ESXi 4.1 and VMware Data Recovery.When I...
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VDP documentation says that VDPa supports replication to VDPa?
I know that VDP 5.5 can replicate to Avamar, but VDPa is still version 5.1. VDPa 5.1 does not have replicationcapabilities, but the VDP 5.5 doc says that it does? What gives? Thanks,-MattG
View ArticleVDP Create a New Backup Job causes error
Hi, We have vCenter server 5.5 installed and I have installed VDP 5.5 along with it. When I try to create a new backup job an error message pops up "Failed to acquire all licenses". I can complete...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 backup through SAN (Exchange database, SQL Server)
Dear Experts, We have the following environment,- 2 DL380p Gen8 Servers running vmware Esxi 5.0- 1 HP Storage P2000- 2 SN6000 switches- LTO 6250 FC autoloader- DL 360p gen8 server (running backup exec...
View ArticleVmware backup/recovery strategies, solutions, whitepapers, commercial and...
I have been tasked with developing a backup/recovery plan for our 4 host ESXi 4.1 cluster, planning to upgrade it 5.5 shortly. This plan can include software and hardware from VMware, veeam, IBM,...
View Articlevdp 5.5.5 advanced cannot add a license to a host
i have downloaded and installed the 60 day eval mainly to test the replication feature.i have the license provided by vmware and added it during the install/configuration go into the web client then...
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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 5.5 and Exchange 2013
Hi,Does anybody know if VDP 5.5 really supports Exchange 2013 backup?I've installed agent, configured everything as in manual, but backups are failing.I suppose that there is wrong VSS writer for...
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 ArticleExcessive traffic between VDP and vCenter Server
Good day to every one,I have a matter that i hope some one could shine some light on.I found some traffic between vDP and VC that could total to 2GB in a day.vsphere enviroment - 5.5 upgraded from...
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VDPA 5.5.6.56 does not consolidate snapshots
Dear friends,I had the same problem with VDPA 5.5.5.180 and I am still having it after the upgrade to 5.5.6.56.After a successful backup of a VM, the snapshot created for the backup job is not...
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VM CPU ready time and ESX host CPU ready time
Hi Team, I've been searching the net for info. on CPU ready time on ESX host, I'm already aware for VM's the recommended is 5% CPU ready time anything higher than that the VM would is performing quite...
View ArticleData Recovery backup job fails with error -3902
Whenever I run the Data Recovery backup job it creats the VM snapshop and then immediately removes it and fails with the following errors: 6/2/2009 9:11:24 PM: Normal backup using Backup Job...
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