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VMware Client Error with VDR plugin installed
I originally just uninstalled the client and reinstalled it, didn't fix the issue.Then I uninstalled client and all plugins and started installing them one by one, until I found the vdr plugin is the...
View ArticleData Protection MCS Status: down at startup
When initially starting up Data Protection, the MCS status always seems to be down which causes the backups to fail. I have discovered that I can work around the issue by logging in to Data Protection...
View ArticleVDP: [004] The VDP appliance datastore is approaching maximum capacity
Hi, I've got this alarm "VDP: [004] The VDP appliance datastore is approaching maximum capacity" because the datastore where i have the VDP virtual disks is almost with the exact size of the virtual...
View ArticleHP RDX - testing restore but unable to see RDX drive
We have a Proliant server with an internal (USB-connected) RDX backup drive.I am using Vsphere ESXi 5.1 (free version).The main VM is running Windows Server Essentials 2012 and I have installed the HP...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 e VDP 5.5.1: Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory
When I try to registration a new VDP 5.5 on vCenter 5.5 I have the error: Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory. For user, I have used "administrator@vsphere.local" or...
View ArticleVDP not loading in web client
Just upgraded vCenter 5.0 to 5.1 and installed VDP along with it. The plug-in shows in the web client and I've configured VDP accordingly. All services (except for maintenance) are running on the VDP...
View ArticleHow to remove/uninstall vDR Plugin...
Dear team, need ur help how to unistall/remove vDR plugin as i m unable to search in vcenter server. regardsMr VMware
View ArticleVeeam Bottleneck=Source
I'm using Veeam Backup & Recovery version 6.5 with VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1. The VM storage is local to the ESXi server in a RAID5 SAS array. Veeam is running on a separate physical machine and...
View ArticleData Protection 5.1 will not start up - DNS error
We are small users with only 3 hosts. 2 hosts are running ESXi 4.1, and I am in the process of installing a new third host. We currently rely on Data Recovery and so the new, allegedly more robust,...
View ArticleVDP VCenter Registration test failure
Hi,We have deployed a 0.5 TB VDP appliance but when going through the initial setup we get the following error: Specified user either is not a dedicated VDP user or does not have sufficient vCenter...
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 will not backup Server 2008 R2 - lots of errors
I just downloaded and installed new newest version of VDP on Vsphere 5.1. I had it back up two linux VMs....no probem. I then tried to have it back up a Windows 2008 R2 VM (twice)....both times it...
View ArticleVMWare Essentials Kit Backup possibilities?
Hello, We have a very small system with VMware Essentials. 1 host (no vcenter installed)1 virtual server2 virtual pc's How can we do cost effective backups in case of disaster?Should we use Acronis?...
View ArticleVDP not usable after reboot
Hi to everyoneI need some help to regain access to my VDP appliance.Environment:vCenter server 5.1 listening to port 444ESXi hosts 5.0 build 623860VDP appliance 5.1.1 After first installation the...
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 Articlecheckpoint rollback again
my 2nd vdp appliance is now saying the core services are unrecoverable and I need to rollback. Why is vdp always doing this?
View ArticleBackup performance ESXi 5.5
Hi All I am wondering what sort of backup performance people get when performing RAW VM backups.. I have a standalone ESXi host with direct attached storage, SAS disks. I am backing up VMs...
View ArticleFull and incremental backup in VDP
Hi, How to configure VDP backup for full and incremental level? So, far I found there is no option for full Or incremental. It is the retention period can determine the backup type? I set retention...
View ArticleWhat's causing VDP to fail installation? VDP: Configuring Install Storage...
I have been pulling my hair to figure out what's going on here. I can deploy the VDP ovf appliance fine, it's allowing setup to finish so I can start using it. It fails at the final stretch, during the...
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...
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