Clone fails with error: error caused by file vm/vm-0000002.vmdk
I was trying to make backup to a the vcenter vm with Veeam B&R 6.5 last patch, and i got the followed error: timed out waiting for all VDDK disks to close, so i tried to fix the error restarting...
View ArticleVDP fsck failed.
Hello.. My VDP appliance is in a read-only state and will not boot into read-write. I don't understand the command I think its asking for i.e. bash# mount -n -o remount,rw / doesn't work? Is the bash#...
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 ArticleNFS Backup for VM'S
I am searhing for backup solution were the vm's are on a virtual nfs stored on many esxi hosts.I am talking about nutanix.http://itbloodpressure.com/2012/06/12/nutanix-drop-it-like-its-hot/ As there is...
View ArticleError 3946 (Disk Open Failed) on VMware Data Recovery jobs
We currently backup VMs accross three different clusters using multiple VMware Data Recovery appliances. Without much warning, we've begun to have problems with one of the hosts. That host was...
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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 ArticleVMWare Essentials Kit Backup possibilities?
Hello, We have a very small system with VMware Essentials. 1 host (no vcenter installed)1 virtual server2 virtual pc's How can we do cost effective backups in case of disaster?Should we use Acronis?...
View ArticleAll VDP Servers Stopped working
We have 8 VDP servers running in our environment and about 10 days ago they all stopped working. We haven't made changes to the firewalls nor have we made changes to vCenter but when I tail this log...
View ArticleIssue with advantaged transport methods. VixDiskLib_Open alway open with "nbd"
Hi All ,I am writing application to access the disk by using the advantaged transport methods for Linux 64 bit. I have downloaded and instaleed VDDK 5.1.1 for Linux 64 bit. When i access the disk by...
View ArticleBackup Solution with vmdirectpath enabled vm (esxi5.1) ?
Hi, has anyone a working solution for backing up a VM with vmdirectpath (AVM PCI Controller) without shutting down the guest ? may this possible in the future ? any rumors about ?Thanks-Armin
View ArticleBackup on NFS Share - questions
Hi,Just have a few question about my backups: Backup Scenario Source: Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualized on VMware 5.1. C: Disk is "System" D: is "Data". D: size is 1 TB. Purely a File Server.Target:...
View ArticleIntegrity Check Status -> Out of Date
hi guys It's been for a week or so my integrity check status is Out of Data.I try manually running it and it fails. All VDP services are up and running, VDP is at 86% storage utilization. Something...
View ArticleLUN signature after RAID controller replacement
I have the following scenario: I got a Cisco UCS server with a LSI controller. I needed to replace the controller for another one, same specs, different model. I did the physical replacement, powered...
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 ArticleBackup 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 ArticleReregistration of VDP 5.5 at vCenter Appliance 5.5 fails
Hi, I updated latest VDP 5.1 to VDP 5.5, everything worked fine.After that I upgrade vCA to 5.5. I did that before the Management Services from VDP went back online because it took more than 6hours, on...
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VM backups being created\stored to an NFS datastore are not accessible from...
Hello, I apologize if this has been asked before, I checked and was not able to find any post relating. I'm running a dedicated server with ESXi 5.1, and trying to create a backup of a Windows 2012...
View ArticleVDP 5.1.11.3 - Problem to backup 4 of all my VMs
Hi, I'm encontering a problem to backup just 4 VMs of all my VMs since I upgrade from ESXi 4.1 to 5.1.To begin, I have 2 VMware ESXi.All was OK with VMware ESXi 4.1 and VMware Data Recovery.When I...
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 5.5 deployment issue
We upgraded vCenter successfully to 5.5 and have been unable to get vDP 5.5 to deploy.Importing the ova and powering it on seems fine, DNS looks good. We step though initial config and disk setup then...
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