Anyone else having these VDR issues?
I love the fact that VMware is providing VDR as part of the vSphere package. It's definitely a step in the right direction, albeit I'm still inclined to think this software hasn't been put through the...
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 ArticleVM Backup strategy
Hi All, I have just set up ESXi on my server and I will be running a few VMs as a home lab. I have 4 HDDs and since my server only has software RAID ESX doesn't work with this. How else can I back up...
View ArticleVM Direct Path - NIC teaming (VMDirectPath I/O pass-through devices)
Hi, Quesion on if this will work and if it's sensible.; Software: Running ESX 5.1 U1 (standard licence so no dVSwitches) Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380p, 3 x HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T Adapter...
View ArticleVDR error -105
Hello, Has anyone else encounter or know how to resolve a error -105? The exact error message is "Trouble writing to destination volume, error -105 (unexpected end of data)". This is only occuring on...
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 ArticleConfigure VDP Appliance Twice, every time?
I don't believe there's anything special about our network or vCenter configuration. We're (still) attempting to roll out VDP, which has been a bit rocky thus far. I just recently downloaded the...
View ArticleVDP Advanced 5.5 Network Design assistance.
I've been looking for documentation on the best setup for my VDP Advanced backup server. I'm not having too much luck and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I'm probably way...
View Articleesxi raid disaster - how to recover my vm's?
Hello I currently have the following issue:We have a IBM x3650 server with two raid 5 systems. The esxi host is installed on the first raid which currently failed (marked as offline). Now that I can't...
View ArticleTo CBT or Not
We are upgrading our vSphere environment to 5.1 and are moving away from NetApp volume based backups to Hitachi NetBackup based backups. Our vendor is asking us to enable VMware CBT and I wanted get...
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 ArticleCould not connect requested vdp appliance
Hi, I have vmware vsphere 5.1 deployed & i m using vdp 5.1 appliance for disk based backup & restore of vm's. Initially when i deployed vdp appliance it's working fine, the only issue i faced...
View Article"Cannot complete operation due to concurrent modification by another...
I've just updated VDP to 5.1.10.32 following Administration Guide. I removed snapshot after update but I'm not able to set disks to "Independent - Persistent“ mode again. I've got "File...
View ArticleSpace Calculation and retention policy
hi guys I have this scenario right now I have 29 VMs around 3.5 TB storage used. All are Thin provisioned.I have to implement a retention policy like this: Weekly backup on Saturdays and this Weekly...
View ArticleIntegrity Check Status -> Out of Date
hi guys It's been for a week or so my integrity check status is Out of Data.I try manually running it and it fails. All VDP services are up and running, VDP is at 86% storage utilization. Something...
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Safe to delete snapshot from failed vdp backup
Hi I had some backups fail last night and on 4 VMs I can see a snapshot that the VDP appliance made during the backup but was unable to remove automatically. (I assume)Since these are some pretty...
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How to monitor Failed backups in VDP?
Hi, There has already been some discussions about monitoring Failed backups in VDP, but I couldn't find any appropriate solution. I've checked Alarms Definitions in the vCenter and there is no defined...
View ArticleTwo VDP Appliances Backing Up The Same VMs
Hi, So my goal is to have weekly backups go to one VDP appliance, and monthly backups go to another VDP appliance, on a separate datastore. I am stuck on VDP v5.1.1 for now since I can't upgrade my...
View ArticlevDP 5.5 deployment issue
We upgraded vCenter successfully to 5.5 and have been unable to get vDP 5.5 to deploy.Importing the ova and powering it on seems fine, DNS looks good. We step though initial config and disk setup then...
View ArticleVDP - Crashed. Core services wont start. Rollback failed
My VDP appliance core services wont start. Rollback failed. Any suggestions? Is it easier to just delete it and start again? Thank you, tjcooper
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