ghettovcb.sh & ghettovcb-restore.sh
hi, I have to backup some VMs and I try to use ghetto script for that. I have ESXi4 The ghettoVCB.sh script backup the VM (wiki01.vmx wiki01-flat.vmk wiki01.vmdk). It seem to be correct......
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View ArticleHow to choose the backup Frequency ?
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View ArticlevcbMounter fails with Error: Other Error Entoured, VSS errors in log
Hi, I'm trying to make a backup with vcbMounter of a Windows 2008 VM, I use this command while logged in to ESX server: /usr/sbin/vcbMounter -h localhost -u root -p password -a...
View ArticleAre vStorage APIs for Data Protection supported on ESXi?
Hi - We're just powering up our production environment and my supervisor found a rather disquieting comment on one of the VMware pages: "The vStorage APIs for Data Protection are the next generation...
View ArticleVDR reclaim job and shrinking datastore?
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View ArticleIncorrectly adding second HD to vDR (twice the c-drive)
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View ArticleHow to restore & get backup configuration after reinstalling VDR ?
Hi, after having unsolved connection problem, I have removed my VDR appliance & import a new appliance.I have mounted the backup folder, but now, nothing appears in the restore tab. Same for backup...
View Articleunable to select single disk with data recovery 1.1
How can I select a single disk from a vm in data recovery. I can select a single disk in the wizard but after I apply the configuration the changes aren't applied. If look at the job the vm isn't...
View ArticleVDR deployment issue
Hi Everyone, I am new to VMware. Basically, I am running Windows 7 64 Bit on my Dell T300 server (Compatible with all VMware products) . I did use VMware Workstation 7 to create ESXi 4.0 servers....
View ArticleVDR 1.1 How to Remove Damaged Restore Points
I need to remove some damaged restore points, but what do i need to do after i mark them for delete, i.e. how do i delete them or run a manual reclaim job? also. what is the ramification to restore...
View ArticleVMWare data recovery error when backing up Server 2003
Hello all, I am using VDR to backup my VM's and it works for most of the systems except on Windows 2003 SP2 machine that we recently created with a Physical to Virtual conversion. The backup fails...
View ArticleVCB 1.5 update 1 for Vsphere
hi guys I have to install VCB 1.5 update 1 for a Vsphere Environment - it's going to be my first installation - I want to know 2 things 1. Can I follow this to install VCB 1.5u1 for Vsphere and...
View ArticleVDR forgets to backup VMs
I've got a VDR appliance pointing at a vmfs volume on iscsi. Several of my VMs keep dropping off the list of machines to be backed up after a few days. The only common factor I can see is all these VMs...
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