Slow restore speed of virtual machine
Hello! I have a question about slow restore speed of virtual machine. Backup speed of 8 VM (parallel) is about 900...950 GBytes per hour Restore speed of one VM on VMFS through SAN is only 75...80...
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...
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be careful when changing IP address of a VDP appliance
There are two ways of changing the IP address of a VDP appliance: 1- via vdp-configure web app2- via VM console (the blue TUI inteface) The correct one is the 1- option. If you will do it via 2-...
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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 ArticleVDR Issue with large VMs
Hey all, I currently have a few webservers that occupy anywhere between 250-500GB of space that need are being backed up with VDR on a nightly basis. The problem however is that after the first backup...
View ArticleVSS Provider Problem with Symantec Backup Exec
Hi, we have vSphere 5. Our vCenter is a virtual machine too. For Backup we use Symantec Backup Exec 2012. In the log files of Backup Exec we get an error message. Translated to english it tells:While...
View ArticlevDP simply does not work
I have almost had it with this product (or at least this release).I did a very simple Backup of my VM, and tried to do a restore. The VM is running Ubuntu (if that makes any difference)?, and its VMDK...
View ArticleLinux VM failing to snapshot
This is a bit of a strange issue and I haven't been able to find any evidence of similar reports. Maybe someone smarter than myself can point me in the right direction. I have been having trouble...
View ArticleFailed to send the email summary report
Hi, I have the Problem that my VDPA does not send Status emails.Error is: Failed to send the email summary report. Reason: Can't find resource for bundle java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, key...
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...
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VMWare tools quiescence in linux
I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about VMWare tools quiescence. I'm talking about how vmware tools will automatically run the scripts;/usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script...
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 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 ArticlevSphere Data Protection stucks at 92% on Windows 2008 R2 VMs
I'm having issues with backing up Windows 2008 R2 VM using data protection... it stucks at 92 % and lasts like forever, unless I cancel the job. Does anyone have solution to this already? I've seen a...
View ArticleCan't connect to Data Recovery Appliance
I keep running into this one error trying to set up Data Recovery. I have it installed and the appliance imported. I go into the Solutions and Applications section and the VMware Data Recovery screen....
View ArticleApplication Backup (Exchange) Error on VDPA
Hi, I am doing the exchange application backup but failed. Creating job is successful. Trying many methods including update the latest VDPA (From 5.5.5--->5.5.6) , testing in exchange 2013 and...
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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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 ArticleIs there a workaround to allow VDP to use NFS windows shares? VDP...
VDP installation has been failing me ever since. Today, Techsupport pointed out that Windows NFS shares are not supported for storing the VDP virtual drives. Is there a work around for this? My only...
View ArticleCreating a snapshot with quiesce guest succeedes, but triggers vss-error in...
Hi I'm trying to backup my virtual DC, running Server 2008 R2. The Computer has all windows updates and Vmware Tools installed. When creating a snapshot (quiesce guest file system is active, but...
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