Snapshot Errors
My setup:vSphere 5.0.0, 4695124 VM Instacnes, all being backed up using Veeam 6.1Using Veeam 6.1 Backup and ReplicationMonthly Full with incrementals.My backup jobs are failing on ONE of the 4...
View ArticleSplit VDP virtual disks to alternative datastores
Whwn I was using VMWare Data Recovery, I used a NAS datastore to store my backups while still having the backup appliance running on my main datastore that contains all my VMs. Is it possible to do...
View Articlehow to know the size of backup image via VDP
Hi,After configuring vShpere Data Protection, i run backup jobs successfully, but from job details, i can't find the size of backup image, is there some way to get it? i feel that, with VDP, it's quite...
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 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 ArticleCan VDP send syslog events?
I've been unable to determine if the VDP software can send events/logs to a syslog server. I've checked all the documentation I can find and multiple searches on Google and VMware's forums, but have...
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VDP Appliance shows guest vmdks attached to it and as the active disks for guest
After a failed backup job my vdp appliance is left showing in vSphere that it has still guest vmdks attached from at least 5 guests. The guestsThe backup job usually completes in an hour or 2 but was...
View ArticleBackup configuration of virtual machine
Hi, Is there a way to backup the configuration of each virtual machine on an ESXI sevrer ( CPU , RAM ....) ? It will be helpfull to restore the Vm on a different host. Thanks.
View ArticleVMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec 2012
Good morning everydoby! I have had a big problema with this applications: VMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec.If I process the job backup (Backup Exec) with Veeam stoped, the job finish with success. But, if...
View ArticleUsing VDP with Data Domain
Hi, I have the following two question regarding VDP: 1. Can VDP work with Data Domain or it must be Avamar? 2. Is DNS a must or simply populating IP and host name in the /etc/hosts file sufficient?...
View ArticleVDP File-Level Restore with Server 2012
When I run a backup on a VM running Server 2012, and then attempt to browse that image at the file level using the vSphere Data Protection Restore Client, I can not do so. I can successfully mount, and...
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VMware Data Recovery 2.01 - Destination Disk Mounted but does not get Ready
Hello everyone, I have ecounter this issue weird issue with VMware Data Recovery 2.01 where the destination disk gets Mounted but does not get Ready as you can see below. I can´t find a solution for...
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 ArticleBackup VDP appliance with veem to export data on external disk, is it a good...
Hi, I'm using VDP to backup my VM.I wish to backup these data on tape, then I 'm looking for a good solution.I'm testing veeam to backup the VDP appliance on an external disk, then I backup this disk...
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How to monitor Failed backups in VDP?
Hi, There has already been some discussions about monitoring Failed backups in VDP, but I couldn't find any appropriate solution. I've checked Alarms Definitions in the vCenter and there is no defined...
View Articlevdp appliance no space left on device
I got a no space left on device message on the vdp appliance so I went into /usr/local/avamaclient/var-proxy-x and delete one of the logs that was about 400-500mb there was one on each var-proxy-x...
View ArticleVDP Advanced CPU Licensing
I recently deployed VDP Advanced in my environment. I applied my license key for the product in VCenter Server, which is 15 CPU licenses (which I only have 12 CPUs). When I look at the licenses on...
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 ArticleHotadd backup method explanation ?
Hi All, My goal is to make the backup of VM faster since most of theVM is in the MD3000i_SAN VMFS and between the ESXi host is direct connection tothe both ESXi1 and ESXi2 I’d like to get...
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