Veeam Nightmare
http://vbscs.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/veeam-nightmare/ I am IT consultant for a few companies and all of them use different software packages for the same purposes of virtualization and backup. All of...
View ArticleStuck on 5.0 because I don't want VDP...5.5 version any better?
Running a 5.0 environment with VDR 2.0.1 and while it is not great, for the most part it works. After reading so many horror stories and limitations with VDP I have been avoiding 5.1 updates but with...
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 ArticleImpact in changing VDP appliance's IP address
Hello, I have two VDP appliances. They have been backuping for 2 monthes.My question is simple, if I change the IP address of the appliances, what will happen?If I do so, do I have to configure...
View ArticleHow to create consistency group for protection group? I am interested in to...
How to create consistency group for protection group? I am interested in to find out 'how to get mapping list between SRM protection group and recover point consistency group'?Please kindly help.
View ArticleVDP - Limit concurrent backups
Hi, Has anyone tried to limit concurrent backups? Default number (8) is just too much for our NAS and i'd like to have 4 or even 2 backups running at the same time. Jeff Hunter mentions that it's...
View ArticleVDP email configuration no longer works with yahoo or gmail.
I've had the email configuration page set up to email me via my yahoo account for several months. A few days ago, it stopped working with this error: "Send email summary report error: Failed to send...
View ArticleVDP backup optimization
how to optimize backup time, deduplication, performance of appliance. Thanks in advance
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 ArticleVDP upgrade from 5.1.11.3 to 5.5.6
Is it possible to upgrade vSphere Data Protection from 5.1.11.3 to 5.5.6 ?? In the VMware interoperability list, vCenter 5.1 shows as compatible with VDP 5.5.6, but in VDP administrators guide, there's...
View ArticleHP Data Protector 6.20 and VMware Granular Recovery Help
Hi all, I have two clients where we have upgraded to vSphere 4.1 Update, as well as HP Data Protector 6.20. Previously, VM backups were performed using VCB. Now with Data Protector 6.20's integration...
View ArticleVADP Recovery Issues for SRM Protected VM
We get the following error when trying to recover a VADP image level backup for a virtual machine which has been protected using SRM: Invalid or unsupported virtual machine configuration.vSphere...
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 ArticleAnybody brave enough to upgrade to VDP 5.5?
VDP 5.5 is out ... so, has anybody already upgraded to VDP 5.5? Any feedback would be apprechiated.
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 ArticleThe SSO Server could not be found ???
Friends,VDP installed in my structure, but when access to the vSphere Web Client Console to manage the appliance, the following message appears: COULD NOT CONNECT TO REQUESTED VDP APPLIANCE. THE SSO...
View ArticleProblem with FLR with vmware data protection 5.1
Hallo, We have a problem with our vdp and after two days of reading manuals and kb article we dont know what to do anymore.We have ESX 5.1 and vCenter 5.1 and using also the 2TB Data Protection 5.1.The...
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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 ArticleCA ArcServe: Unable to map the VM volume to a VM disk image file
Hi, Although this isn't strictly a VMware issue i was wondering if anyone could help me out. My VMware RAW backup using CA Arcserve 12.5 has started to fail with error: AW0551 2010-02-15 12:13:03...
View ArticleCan not register VDP to vcenter
Hallo, i try to register the vdp to vcenter 5.1. I use the embedde SSO. The settings seems to be OK. But after the connection test, i get an error message box without text. If i change the settings to...
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