setting up an iSCSI tape library with BackupExec
Hi,I am (still) setting up my first VMware site and i am up to the point of getting backups going.A bit of background: I have 3 physical servers that connect to an iSCSI SAN. All VMs are stored on...
View Article'vcbMounter' 1844 error] Error: Could not locate device nodes for new disks
I am getting vcb errors all of a sudden when all my vm backsups a failing. nothing was changed and I am seeing this in the vcb event log Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: PlugPlayManagerEvent...
View ArticleHow to backup a VMDK
I want to backup our VMDK, on a tape drive if possible, with netbackup. Does netbackup is the best software for that? or which netbackup version do the best job? thanks
View ArticleVDR - Adding NFS Network Share
Hi, I've set up an NFS share on a Dell NAS running Windows Storage Server 2008 and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) to provide user name mapping from UNIX to Windows. I can add...
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 ArticleBackup Guest OS
Hello, What are you suggestions to backup a Guest OS on a ESXi 4.1. The plan is to upgrade hosts to ESXi 5.1.- Taking Snapshots is not an option, there is no space.- Download Guest OS to another...
View ArticleData Recovery File Level Restore Client?
Where can I find the restore client need to do file level restore on Windows and Linux? I know it was supposed to be experimental but I cant find any documentation about it.
View ArticleHow to Schedule Snapshot Delete
I'm currently using VMWare Infrastructure Client to manage couple of VMs sitting on VMWare ESX server. I don't have access to service console. Can anybody suggest a way to schedule snapshot delete...
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection - File Level Restore
I am hoping that someone can help me or point me in the right direction. I have installed vDP 5.1.10.32 and am using it to backup my vSphere 5.1 Update environment. I have approx 40 VMs with about 30...
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 ArticleSlow throughput on vSphere and Arcserve r15 VDDK
Hey Guys, I am recently experiencing a performance issue with Arcserve R 15.0 on vSphere 4.1 using VDDK. Without any documented change to our backup environment certain VM Guests have slowed down to...
View ArticleBackup vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 with Backup Exec?
Hi, Our department is converting to an virtual environment. We have two servers, both IBM System X 3650 M2, running vSphere hypervisor 5.1 (free license). We also have a contract with Symantec and use...
View ArticleHow to Backup VMs Directly from SAN with Backup Exec 2010?
Hello, We have a 4.1 vCenter structure with Backup Exec 2010 and his VMware Agent in a SAN environement. All is working as we want except for the route used to access the SAN.The backup don't use the...
View ArticleVDP 5.1 E30931 Failed to initiate a backup
Hello, I have a problem with VDP backups.Yesterday I restarted my ESXi servers and my SAN. We are using 2x Dell PowerEdge R805 for hosts and a Dell PowerVault MD3000i SAN.Because we are changing to a...
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 ArticleCan't Download VM Files using Datastore Browser in vSphere Client 5.1
I have a powered on virtual machine that I am trying to copy over into a lab environment without having to power it off. I'm not able to download the VM files using the Datastore Browser in vSphere...
View ArticleChance to Win VMware Backup Software Free for 1 Year
Throughout the summer of 2013 you can win a chance to receive VMware backup software free for 1 year just by clicking here and downloading a free trial.
View ArticleUrgent Recovery Help needed - crashed server, no backups
Here is the situation as it is now: 1. Power outage and upon restart had 1 drive marked bad by the RAID controller (HP).2. Replaced the drive only to have the rebuild stop at Interum Rebuild3....
View ArticleRetention Policy query
Hi Folks, I would need your assistance to understand retention policy of VDP.Unfortunately VMware document doesn't explain it so well. I want to backup a VM daily and retain the backup for 14 days....
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VDP integrity check fails
One of my VDP appliances won't run integrity checks. When I try to run an integrity check manually I get the following error. My issue is almost identical to the following...
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