VDP 6.0 "Select Destination" in FLR is blank
Hi all, Running Vsphere 5.5 U2, and VDP 6.0. I am using a Server 2012 R2 VM to attempt a FLR (file level restore) and I get all the way to the point where I select a destination to restore the file to....
View ArticleCrash-consistent backups in VDP
Hi everybody I have installed the vSphere Data Protection 6.1 and since few days the backup of a VM is "crash-consistent". The other VMs don't have this problem and all the backups are...
View ArticleVDP upgrade to 6.1.3 failed
Hi, I tried to upgrade from 6.1.2.19 to 6.1.3, in order to upgrade vmware to 6.5 It failed, because after upgrade I'm still in 6.1.2 and MCS service is down. Itried to retart or force retore it,...
View ArticleVDP Error at vCenter Registration
Hi,I am unable to register VDP to vCenter, i am getting the following error "Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory." or sometimes i am getting "The connection test did not complete...
View ArticleVDP: A backup/restore/validate activity did not start within the alloted time
Hi, If anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have setup VDP to backup my VMs individually. Previously my backup used to work but recently, I keep getting the error saying " VDP : A...
View ArticleSetup VDP fails during vCenter registration
Hi, I want to setup the vSphere Data Protection VM. The Import was successful.But after that I opened the Webbrowser, entered "https://IP-aress:8543/vdp-configure". At the side "vCenter registration" I...
View ArticleVDP License?
Hi all, I just deployed VDP Appliance 6.1 for testing (download OVA file from https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=VDP613#errorCheckDiv)on my ESXi 5.5 lab. My...
View ArticleBackup fails due to quiescing
Hello Since upgrading our environment from 5.0 to 5.1 we are having problems backing up several VM'sWe use the Netvault Backup, with the VMware Plugin, to backup our VM's When a backup job is run...
View ArticleVM 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 ArticleESXi 5.5 Host backup
Hi vSphere community, Curious what people are doing to backup up physical ESXi servers? We have IBM TSM, but I'm not sure it can backup an ESX Host. Strictly looking at ESX host backups at the moment...
View ArticleBackup job failing - Error 3 (One of the parameters was invalid)
Hello,as stated above my backup job is failing and I don't know why. From the vSphere Web Client I get the following message on the task console: VDP server execution error code: 10055 And from the...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 Can I choose the correct timezone please?!
Hello there.Im at the VDP configuration stage now (...:8543/vdp-configure) and I cannot find the correct timezone (I need UTC+7). I usually use Asia/Krasnoyarsk tz, there are a lot of UTC+7 zones here...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 unable to ssh using root password
Hello, I am trying to upgrade my VDP 6.1 appliance to 6.1.1. The iso is not being detected when mounted so I was going to run the hotfix. However, I cannot upload the hotfix files to my appliance via...
View ArticleVMDK file not recognized
I have a vmdk file tfrom an SMVI backup that i am trying to mount on a different server adn wehn i try to add it and point top that datastore location no files show up so i can't restore my files. The...
View ArticleE10007 Miscellaneous Error Backing Up VM
I have recently setup a small new virtual environment. One of the key features is a vDP backup appliance running on a host at physically separate location, with backups being performed over the...
View ArticleVDP Fails with Error E10052 - Seems VMs freeze while VDP backs up.
Hello Everyone, So, I'm working with VDP and trying to backup 7 vms. I don't have this issue at any other client of ours. I have a client that the VDP runs at the default time set and fails to...
View ArticlePlease, help my VDP DIsk full issues.
My VDP version is 6.1(based EMC). VDP Backup schedule is not running, because that appliance state is "admin" status. "gsan" service was degraded. From the logs I can see it might caused by disk full,...
View ArticleTime Sync Issue with Data Protection Appliance
Hello, I installed vDP in lab environment to test the product. Everything was working well for few days. Since Saturday, I am facing with this error “the most common cause for this error is that the...
View ArticleVDP 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 ArticleVDP 6.1.3 Exchange 2013 Backup Issues
I have deployed a new VDP appliance and I set it up to run backups for my Exchange 2013 environment. I have a DAG setup with 3 mailbox servers and 2 Client Access Server that aren't in the DAG. The DAG...
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