Creating 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 Articlecustom quiesce scripts does not work in linux
I have a custom quiesce script in my linux virtual machine.The scripts are /usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script and /usr/sbin/post-thaw-script. The pre-freeze-script quiesces the DB and touches a file ( say...
View ArticleVDR "trouble reading files, error -3956 (operation failed)" issue
UPDATE : Mistake corrected with red color Hello, I use VDR 2.0.0 with ESXi 5 HA cluster created with 3 hosts and FC SAN acting as datastore.I've tried to backup VM with two vmdks - first 102GB and...
View ArticleTime Sync Issue with Data Protection Appliance
Hello, I installed vDP in lab environment to test the product. Everything was working well for few days. Since Saturday, I am facing with this error “the most common cause for this error is that the...
View Articlepre-freeze and post-thaw scripts help
Hi I've got an environment where I want to use Veeam as the backup tool but I'm having issues with a non VSS aware application and pre-freeze scripts.Essentially, I need to freeze an old Oracle...
View ArticleBackup / copy of a thin, nonpersistent disk?
We have a VM which includes a thin allocated, nonpersistent independent disk. Is it possible to copy the unprovisioned version of this disk? When viewing this disk in the datastore browser it's ~95MB...
View ArticleHow to make full guest OS backup?
What is the best way to make a full guest OS backup in the case that the hardware failed? I want to be able to simply re-install the hypervisor and restore the guest OS instead of reinstall everything...
View ArticleEnabling CBT for all ESX VMs ?
Hi, Does enabling CBT for all of the Virtual Machine that is managed by my Virtual Center is a good idea or not supposed to be due to the CBT overhead files ?Do I need to reboot all of the Virtual...
View ArticleOff-site backup with VDP?
So currently we have vSphere Essentials Plus, with 3 ESXi 5.1 host machines, a dedicated vCenter Server and a ReadyNAS 3200. I'm using VMware Data Protection to do backups of each of the VMs each day,...
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 ArticleVDP Now uses constant bandwidth even during blackout period
The initial issues I've had with VDP forced me to start fresh and make a completely new guest. I deployed an ova for the .5TB VM. I installed it to an NFS datastore. It all installed fine and is...
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 ArticleBackup Tasks
Guys, i have 2 storeges in my production environment. EVA4400 and EVA6400. When i start the backup, they go to the limit of stress.. well, i know it's because the routine of vdp to make backup of 8 VM...
View ArticleVDP 5.5 - unexpected error 10058
new vdp 5.5 appliance 1TB connected to a vcenter 5.5 applianceconfigured a dozen or so backups that are working. have 3 vm's that get "An unexpected error occurred with the following error code: 10058"...
View ArticleTroubleshooting VDP Backup Failure - New to VDP
Hello, I have only recently started using VDP after having taken over responsibilities for the VMware environment from the engineer who performed the installation. In familiarizing myself with the...
View Articlevdp job waiting at 92%
Hi all,one of my backup job stop at 92% but i don't know why.I'm reading the vdr-server.log but i can't find particular errors.Which other log have u to read? Tnks
View ArticleVDP 5.5.5 - Could not connect to the requested VDP Appliance - The SSO Server...
Hi,I have installed VDP 5.5.5 on 2 different subnet in a single VCenter. First VDP is in the same subnet (192.168.50.x) than the VCenter 5.5. No issues at all. It works like a charm. My other VDP 5.5.5...
View ArticleBacking up VM's under ESXi 5.1
As we move to using ESXi 5.1 vms "live" we needs to do back ups Can I simply use the data store browser to copy the folders to another box and then copy these on to back up hard drive or tape?
View ArticleRole to create and restore backups
Hi All, we want just start with VDP and I setup an appliance with the version 5.5.1 on our VC 5.1. I can create and restore backups, because I have administrators rights on the VC. The goal is to have...
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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