Veeam Backup Vs PHD esXpress
Hi all I've been looking at VM backup options recently for vSphere. After messing around with our current solution (Commvault) it turns out that they are still using the old VCB framework according...
View ArticleData Recovery File Level Restore Client?
Where can I find the restore client need to do file level restore on Windows and Linux? I know it was supposed to be experimental but I cant find any documentation about it.
View ArticleData Recovery snapshot failure
Hi, When I try and run a backup job all guests fail to backup with following message: Failed to create snapshot for {VM Name}, error -3948 ( vcb api exception) Does anybody have any idea what this...
View ArticleVCB Snapshot method changes in vSphere?
Hi, I was reading this from the manual: Consolidated Backup runs a set of scripts. The pre-backup scripts quiesce the virtual disks and generate snapshots. Once completed, thepost-backup scripts...
View ArticleVDR backup disk space never decreasing?
I've been testing VDR 1.0.1 for a while now, it works fine for me so far, but there is one possible serious issue I'm pondering about now:Old restore points are being deleted according to my configured...
View ArticleThe host xxx for VMware Data Recovery appliance is not licensed, backups...
This message is logged and it usually goes away if i restart the vdr appliance or sometimes i only need to wait for some times and then start the backups - does anyone else get this error message?...
View ArticleVDR 1.02 - How is it doing?
Good Day Everyone, I have noticed that VMWare has released a new verison of VDR, VDR 1.02. So can anyone give their experiences on it. Is it an improvement or still no better than the previous verison?...
View ArticleVDR: Correct time configuration
Located in Germany, I installed a vSphere environment (all GA versions) with the appropriate time config.Hosts, Virtual Center and the Data Recovery VM are set to Europe/Berlin (GMT +2:00). After...
View ArticleVDR: Operation not allowed on non-connected sockets
vCenter lost the connection to the VDR VM after vMotion. On reconnect i get the error: Could not connect to 10.133.1.159 (The operation is not allowed on non-connected sockets.)Please make sure that...
View ArticleBackup Exec 12.5
Hi, I'm having an issue with the size of my backup VM's. I have one question I'd like answered if possible When a backup successfully completes should it delete the IMG directory? At the moment...
View ArticleIs there a way to run vcbmounter (or a free alternative) so that it does not...
Hi All, A separate question on vcbmounter. Just getting the backup portion of my VSphere implementation going and going to go with vcb and backup exec. Have vcb proxy zoned into EMC cx500 fc san. I am...
View Articlebackup to Dell 1850 Powerdege?
I am provisioning a new VMware certified server from Aberdeen Inc. However, I have no storage server to backup the VMs. So I am thinking of using my old Dell 1850. 1) I am wondering if I...
View ArticleIs VDR reallt THAT bad?!
We're currently running ESX 3.5 U4 Standard and using esXpress for VM backups. I'm tempted by the special vSphere upgrade offer that would see us able to move to advanced for a reasonable price. This...
View ArticleAdding VCB VMDK files to ESX
I have win 2003 VCB proxy server that creates VCB backups locally on its hard drive (full monolithic -t fullvm -M 1). I share the folder using NFS in windows where the VCB backup files are stored. I am...
View ArticleAnyone using VCB with NetApp on FC?
Just curious if anyone out there is using VCB with NetApp over FC, and what their configuration is on the proxy side.
View ArticleVDR - Can't login to web console - Invalid server response, CIM server is...
Hi, I have imported the VDR OVF appliance into VC, powered it on and got a VM Console. VM has DHCP address and I can see it on the network. I have logged into the console as the default user and...
View ArticleVMware Tools on Data Recovery Appliance
Please could someone explain how I upgrade the VMware tools on the appliance machine? vCentre is reporting the tools out of date, but doing a "Install/Upgrade VMware tools" fails - I assume it needs...
View ArticleSloooooow performance using VDR...
Hi, I'm a vRanger user who uses VCB SAN mode to do my day to day backups. When I heard about VDR, I got pretty excited, it was free, is totally integrated with the VI client and does...
View ArticleHow does one cancel vDR backups ?
I have two backups that have been running for days .... and I wanted to know what the best practice was to stop/cancel/abort them ?
View ArticleVCB With Dataprotector, Error vcbmount.js(411,1) path not found
Hello , i am trying to install VCB and Dataprotector on my ESX3.5 infrastructure, i have a Windows Server 2008 64Bits with VCB installed, i followed all instruction, diskpart command is done, the...
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