Backup VM´s on a SAN over Ethernet
Dear Community, one of our customers had a three ESXi Hosts running Essentials Plus. This Environment uses shared Storage (a SAN with IBM DS3524). Now he wants to take one host with local storage in a...
View ArticleAll backup jobs are failing - getJobError... ???
Hello,I´m running vSphere Data Protection 5.1. and I have a "little" problem that needs to be solved. All my backup jobs are failing and I can´t find out why. When I look into...
View ArticleOverride language of VDP configuration web UI?
Hi,my comapny recently moved to vSphere 5.5 and we're now using VDP, version 5.5.1.356.My issue is that the VDP configuation web pages are always displayed in the language I use for keyboard layout and...
View ArticleCan VDP be managed via the Windows vSphere Client?
Can VDP be managed using the old Windows vSphere client, or do you have to use the new web GUI? I'm at an organization where vCentre is at the parent company and they've not yet rolled out the Web GUI...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Unresponsive on Snapshot Removal (30 seconds+) when CBT enabled
Hi, I have a couple virtual machines on a NFS datastore running on a NetApp Filer. Everything works well normally. The storage is not overloaded. On my regular virtual machines, never backed up using...
View ArticleProblem with Windows server 2012 Failover Clustering setup
Hi, I have a strange issue regarding setup of MS cluster on server 2012, after i follow to the letter the instruction how to setup in the box cluster i get error on cluster validation. I have vcenter...
View ArticleVADP Recovery Issues for SRM Protected VM
We get the following error when trying to recover a VADP image level backup for a virtual machine which has been protected using SRM: Invalid or unsupported virtual machine configuration.vSphere...
View ArticleLinux VM failing to snapshot
This is a bit of a strange issue and I haven't been able to find any evidence of similar reports. Maybe someone smarter than myself can point me in the right direction. I have been having trouble...
View ArticleRemove VDP?
How do I completely remove VDP from my environment? I've found some instructions on-line but every VM still has com.vmware.vdr.is-protected and com.vmware.vdr.protected-by in their notes section.
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VMWare tools quiescence in linux
I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about VMWare tools quiescence. I'm talking about how vmware tools will automatically run the scripts;/usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script...
View ArticleghettoVcb proble snapshot missing
good morning i have a problem wnen i try backup a virtual machine in esxi 5.1i use ghettoVcb script report this problem .Snapshot found for Windows-2008, backup will not take placei habe delete all...
View ArticleEBRA and EBRA Porxy Installation with vCenter 5.5 and NetWorker 8.1
Hi, I have several questions below: 1) Can EBRA and EBRA Proxy OVA be installed with vCenter 5.5 without DNS? If the /etc/hosts files in all the conerned hosts are fully configured should it work? or...
View ArticleVDP LUN to be backed up by TSM
Hello Team,Has anyone backed up their VDP LUN(Where VDP dumps its backup of the Vms) to the Tape drives using TSM. I am looking forward to implement that , so wanted to check if any one has implemented...
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VDP 0,5TB integrity check fails
I'm running Vcenter 5.1 with 4 x ESXi 5.0.0 76811 hosts. I've implemented two VDP appliances 1 x 0,5TB and 1 x 1TB . Integrity check fails with 0,5TB VDP backup appliance. Everything is okay with the...
View ArticleVDP and Snapshot hang up
Hi all, i'm using VDP appliance to backup some VM.The first job has failed for 4 VMs and 3 of them have still a snapshot hanged up. Why? No other backup software are used.I think i have to consolidate...
View ArticleVDP crash
Hi,Two days ago i need to restore some file from a vm with windows 2003. The restore job started but it hang at 92%. After several hours I decided to cancel the job.The vdp vm crashed. After a "Restart...
View ArticleUnable to login to VDP restore client
Hi I've just recently started to use the VDP and am trying to test the file level restore functionality.I'm unable to login to the restore client however. On a VM I have a backup of, I open IE and type...
View ArticleMove a esxi 4.1 install from HDD to SD card
Hello, We have 2 Dell R815 servers each with 2 drives in RAID 1 where esxi 4.1 free is installed. The servers have SD card slots but we did not use them when bought. I am planning to populate the slots...
View ArticleVDP vs VDP Advanced - Backup Speed
Hello - Does anyone know if VDP Advanced is any faster than the 'regular' free version? We finally finished our Production deployment of the 'free' version of VDP, and it on days with heavy data...
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