Now that VDR is here...any benefits of continuing with vRanger?
So we're upgrading to vSphere and I'm just wondering should I even bother renewing all my vRanger Pro licenses? Anyone else out there ditch their 3rd party backup's or is there another reason to keep...
View ArticleNow Available: VMware Data Recovery version 1.0.1
All, VMware Data Recovery version 1.0.1 was released today and is available from http://www.vmware.com/download/vsphere/ Note that updates are happening, so the listing on the page may still say...
View ArticleVDR: Slow Integrity check
I have a VDR store that has a size of 180 GB. Integrity check started the first time this morning at 01:00 am. Now it is almost 6:00pm and it is still running with a progress of 20%...
View ArticleVDR and Windows Server 2008 R2
I have been unable to use Data Recovery to successfully backup a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM. I consistently get the error: "Cannot create a quiesced snapshot because the create snapshot operation...
View ArticleMissing backups, restores, jobs... after reboot.
Hi all, After some maintenance i had to reboot ESX's machines (with Vcenter, VDP, etc) and when i entered vSphere Web Client i can't find any backups or jobs, anything. I tried to reboot again VCenter...
View Articlecannot rollback vdp
my vdp appliance failed o start the services and so i tied to rollback o a previous config but failed. any idea what to do now?
View ArticleBackup and Recovery tools and method for ESXi 4
Hi All, For example I have one SAN that is shared (can be accessed) by two ESXi 4 servers, How am I supposed to backup the VMs the SAN ? Is thereany standard or free tools to perform backup and...
View ArticleAnyone else having these VDR issues?
I love the fact that VMware is providing VDR as part of the vSphere package. It's definitely a step in the right direction, albeit I'm still inclined to think this software hasn't been put through the...
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Is reclaim task working as expected for anyone in VDR1.1?
Hi All, This for me is the big final test in VDR 1.1 for me. I have my retention policy set to keep: Last 7 days backups, then last most recent from last 4 weeks and 3 months. The "Few" setting...
View ArticleExtending a VDR destination
Hi has anyone sucessfull extended a VDR destination? If so what were the steps you took? The Admin guide and release notes do not detail the steps and simply making the disk larger and then clicking...
View ArticleVeeam Backup & Replication integration
Hi there,In our project we decided to use veeam backup & replication. We are going to use it for the first time. How should I integrate it with vSphere? Or should i choose other backup...
View ArticleWhat speed and dedup are you all seeing with vDR?
To be able to plat vDR deployments, I'd like to know wome things from you all that have deployed Data Recovery 1.1. 1) What typical speed are you experiencing to backup, say, 500 GB of data? Time for...
View ArticleVMware Datarecovery 1.1 only 64 bit?
Hi all, the new VDR is 64 bit and i've an hardware with no VT instructions, for this issue i can't install on Vsphere VMs that runs Guest 64bit systems, is there any way to download the new release...
View ArticleVDR 1.1: How to limit maximum size for a cifs destination?
Hello all, we use VDR 1.1 to back up VMs to a cifs share. The amount of data on the destination volume grows quickly. Obviously VDR is unable to shrink the destination store as restore points are...
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 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...
View ArticleVMware Data Recovery 1.1
I have a complete vSphere environment, ESX 4, VV 4, etc. I installed Data Recovery 1.1, and can backup all VMs except the VM hosting the SQL Server VirtualCenter uses. Any ideas?
View ArticleProblem with restore vcb backuped machine
Hi, I'm trying to import into vSphere Infrastructure (ESX 4.0 and VC 4.0) backuped machine. I made backup via vcbproxy. For import purpose I'm using Enterprise Converter plugin. When I'm try to open...
View Article(VMware Data Recovery) Restore without vCenter ? possible?
Hi, it is possible to restore a complete virtual machine without using the vCenter?i mean in the case of disaster if no vCenter is available and the esx hosts are crashed. Or is vCenter a MUST to...
View ArticleExport VM / Backups
Hello everyone, I was wondering how you guys managed to export VM / Archive them in order to free space on the SANs once they become obsolete. We need to be able to provide our clients with...
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