VMware Data Recovery step-by-step for newbie's
Firstly I have to say that this post was born due to my frustration with VMware Data Recovery. I was lucky or unlucky enough to be target by few different bugs in all releases, up to 1.0.2. VDR...
View ArticleRestoring VM's using Netbackup to ESXi host
Hi,In my environment we use Symantec Netbackup 7.1. We backup VM's using our vCenter server to a Netbackup 5000 device & the backups are then copied out to our Disaster Recovery site over a 100MB...
View ArticleOpinions on Symantec V-Ray vs Veeam
We are looking at both of the products in the subject line for our DR solution. I can read all the marketing material till I'm blue in the face, however I wanted to here from people who are using them...
View ArticleCan not register VDP to vcenter
Hallo, i try to register the vdp to vcenter 5.1. I use the embedde SSO. The settings seems to be OK. But after the connection test, i get an error message box without text. If i change the settings to...
View ArticleCould not connect requested vdp appliance
Hi, I have vmware vsphere 5.1 deployed & i m using vdp 5.1 appliance for disk based backup & restore of vm's. Initially when i deployed vdp appliance it's working fine, the only issue i faced...
View ArticleWhy output of "vmware-mount.exe /L" is not getting captured?
I am currently mounting and unmounting snapshot files using vmware-mount.exe.But when I am trying to list mounted volumes, neither the output of command prompt is getting captured in a file nor I am...
View ArticleVPD vCenter Registration Test Connection fail
Hi everyone, I come across a problem while setting up VPD, I am trying to deploy VDP for our foreign office, their ESXi hosts are managed under our vCenter, The installation looks fine, DNS...
View ArticleWill VDPa reliably backup vCenter 5.5 Appliance (vCSA)?
Now that the vCSA in 5.5 can support up to 100 hosts using the embedded DB I am interested in using the appliance going forward. I see that vDPa 5.5 now supports to Direct-to-Host emergency restores...
View ArticleVDP: heavy traffic on lo
Hi,I successfully restored one VM last Thursday. I'm checking CPU Usage of VDP now and it increased to three times since then. Two java processes run constantly and I can see heavy traffic on lo (25...
View ArticleBackup as image to different host
Back in the day of VM-server, I had 2 identical servers - one live, the other for backup. The backup server powered on at 3am each day and ran a script that shut down a VM on the server PC then copied...
View ArticleCan vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1 deployed without a domain?
I tried to deploy VDP without domain and DNS.I've edit host file both vcenter and vdp.Both of them can communicate with hostname.I stuck at the page that you have to put a domain.Can I deploy it...
View ArticleAuth problems with VDP Restore Client and Linux guest
Hi,I´m trying to get VDP and the restore client to work on a linux guest.I got it working on a windows guest but on linux I get this error when I logon with the local credentials for the root user on...
View ArticleAdvanced login vSphere Data Protection restore client fails
Dear All,I have a problem with the vSphere Data Protection Restore Client. Namely with the advanced option. If I use the basic login option I can get to my backed up VM and I can also restore a single...
View ArticleManual backup and restoration of vCenter 5.1
Folks -- Will the new SSO facility change the way we are to restore the vCenter 5.1 server? Are the instructions in KB 1023985 still valid for vCenter 5.1? We have installed vCenter 5.1 on a...
View ArticleVDP / VDP advanced and unsupported disks
According to best practices - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vmware-data-protection-administration-guide-5120.pdf "When planning for backups, make sure the disks are...
View ArticleVMWare x Backup Exec
Hi everybody!I talked with Symantec Support because I'm received the follow error im my job backup (Backup Exec 2012):An attempt to take a snapshot of a virtual machine failed because it was unable to...
View ArticleVMware VADP do I have to get Ent or Above
Gents, Hi we have planning to upgrade our backup to EMC networker v8, & now in process to get vSphere Standard 5.1 do we need to reconsider of get vSphere Enterprise or Enterprise plus for VADP...
View ArticleHow to reduce downtime
Hi guys, my customer asks me for providing a solution to allow him to apply planned maintenance to the Sql Server and Application server with minor impact on production (reducing downtime).It means...
View ArticlevDR stopped backing up
I've been using VDR 2.0.1 for a few months now, with two 500GB NFS shares mapped in following the guides available. This has been working far better than the previous CIFS method I was using, and I've...
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pay-as-you-go or pay-per-use licensing model for a backup solution?
Hi, We were quite happy with (tuned) VDR, which is unfortunately not supported any more in vSphere 5.1, and we are literally scared to move to VDP since there are so many open issues (we wouldn't like...
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