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VDP won't start
hi guys my VDP latest version is up well looks like up but when I try to connect from Web vSphere I get this error. The SSO server could not be found. Please make sure your SSO configuration on the...
View ArticleHelp with VDP DR test?
Hi all,If you want to get right to the question go to paragraph 4. 1. I'm making good progress with VDP, backed by iscsi volumes on ZFS (zvol.) It's a nice solution running free backup software in VDP...
View ArticleMonitoring vSphere Data Protection Status using cli/script
Hi,I found that the backup scheduler service stopped running in the vSphere Data Protection Status in VDP Config Utility.I would like to monitor service status using a script.I noticed that PowerCLI +...
View Articlesnapshot on Oracle and SQL servers
All, I am a big fan of snapshots for application servers, file servers, etc. I wanted some input on the behavior of taking snapshots of Oracle and SQL severs. Is it supported? I am no DBA, but it seems...
View ArticleVMWare and Tape Libraries
I am trying to do a direct passthrough of a dell pv124t tape library to a W2K8r2 vm. The vm sees the SAS card that the library is attached to with no issues, but the library is not showing up in...
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VDP Appliance shows guest vmdks attached to it and as the active disks for guest
After a failed backup job my vdp appliance is left showing in vSphere that it has still guest vmdks attached from at least 5 guests. The guestsThe backup job usually completes in an hour or 2 but was...
View ArticleBackup Solution with vmdirectpath enabled vm (esxi5.1) ?
Hi, has anyone a working solution for backing up a VM with vmdirectpath (AVM PCI Controller) without shutting down the guest ? may this possible in the future ? any rumors about ?Thanks-Armin
View ArticleVDP Backup Job fails for Linux VM containing a /tmp partition mounted with...
Hi Community.Below you'll find a short report on a problem that can be observed on Linux Systems with noexec option on /tmp partitions. Problem Description:VDP fails to complete a backup job with VMs...
View Articlebackup all looks normal then gets canceled by Administrator???
I have a VDP dedicated to backing up a single mail server. It has run successfully in the past but now fails. Looks like something is stopping backups 1 hour after every run. Anyone see this...
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 ArticleFree Recovery Time Calculator Tool
You can click here to access the new Recovery Time Calculator Tool for FREE. This is a free tool to help you determine if you'll meet your RTO's. You can quickly calculate how long it will take to...
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection - Offsite backup
Hi, Does anyone knows what's the better way to do an offsite backup of the backups executed by the vSphere Data Protection? For example, copying /data01, /data02, /data03 to an usb drive?
View ArticleVDP Backup Failure with Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller
I've tried several times to backup our domain controller (NTS501-PDC01), each time it fails at the 'create snapshot step', with the 'VDP: Backup Job' task, for it, failing shortly before the (separate)...
View ArticleMessage "XXX vcbimage.label not found XXX" shown in vCenter
Hello all, •I am using VMware Data Protection 5.5(5.5.1.356), and when I backup a GuestOS using VDP, the following message appears at the vCenter's message window. •XXX vcbimage.label not found XXX...
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VDPA 5.5.6.56 does not consolidate snapshots
Dear friends,I had the same problem with VDPA 5.5.5.180 and I am still having it after the upgrade to 5.5.6.56.After a successful backup of a VM, the snapshot created for the backup job is not...
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VM 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 ArticleVDP hang after it restarts
Dear Friends, I restarted VDP appliance, when it is booting up getting hanged here, Starting VDP normal boot, starting VDP systems, estimated time to complete : 10 minutes. Regards, Faisal Odakkal
View ArticleVMware Data Recovery backup destination types
Im testing out VMware Data Recovery and read that it can backup to different destinations. Here is a sentence from the admin guide.You can store backups on network shares, in VMDKs, or on RDMs. The...
View ArticleUsing Vmware Data Recovery without Vcenter
Hello I am lead to believe that you can use VDR to restore backups without Vcenter server. Since my Vcenter server is Virtualised in a DR scenario I would need to recover this backup using VDR. Can...
View ArticleDon't use rsync version below 3.0.5 for backups!
When using the rsync parameter --sparse or -S to efficiently copy large VM disk images (VMDK files) you need rsync version 3.0.5 or newer as with older version you get into data corruption without any...
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