Buffalo Linkstaion for Backup
Hi Guys, one Question more.I need a NAS to Backup the VM's.Which Model of Buffalo Linkstation with RAID 1 or 5 is the right one, to use as Backup in a VMWare/vSphere 5 Environment ?I think the...
View ArticleCan not ping esxi servers thru data recovery appliance
Hello I have VMware 4.1 esxi servers that are on 192.168.1.x network. Each has a network connected to 10.64.236.x. I also have a vconsole connected to both esxi servers. I have verified ports 443,...
View ArticleData Recovery Snapshot Error -3941
Hi All, I am currently experiencing an issue with the backup of one VM using Vmware Data Recovery. The VM in question is a Windows 2003 DC. Initially the error we were experiencing was along the...
View Articlere-attach VDP to new vCenter server
Hi all, I needed to wipe my vCenter server and start from scratch due to issues of naming conventions. Historic data loss was not going to be an issue. I cleanly powered down vDP and removed vCenter...
View ArticleCan't Download VM Files using Datastore Browser in vSphere Client 5.1
I have a powered on virtual machine that I am trying to copy over into a lab environment without having to power it off. I'm not able to download the VM files using the Datastore Browser in vSphere...
View ArticleDifferences between VDP and Vmware data recovery
hi, I wonder if vSphere5.1 has changed the name of vmware data recovery to VMware Data Protection(VDP).I found the download link shows Vmware data recovery before vSphere5.0 and Vmware data protection...
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installation error
hi,i have a problem in completing the installation of VDP its something i think in the domain name .and i did what written in this link but nothing changed the link : VMware KB: IP/DNS could not be...
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 ArticleChange VC VDP is registered with
Hi I am in the process of rebuilding my VC.... my old one is working like a dog, after being fixed by VMWare support. Had issues installing client certificates ... Anyway.. I go to re register the VDP...
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 ArticleIs it possible to restore vmware guest OS and database from clonebackup ?
We use vsphere4.1 and guest OS (WIndows2008R2) and database(SQL server 2008R2 which is installed in guest windows2008R2 OS). If we take cloneback up guest OS partition and data partition which include...
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 ArticleAdding VCB VMDK files to ESX
I have win 2003 VCB proxy server that creates VCB backups locally on its hard drive (full monolithic -t fullvm -M 1). I share the folder using NFS in windows where the VCB backup files are stored. I am...
View ArticleVMware Data Recovery has now broken on me 5 different ways
I have now reinstalled VM DR from scratch 5 times. The last time I did everything possible to keep the installation as clean and lean as possible. Everything then finally ran for 2 weeks without...
View Article"Kernel panic - not syncing: fatal exception" with data recovery
Hi We have some troubles with the VMware Data Recovery Appliance (latest Build 207380). It crashes every time with a "kernel panic - not syncing: fatal exception" message when we try to backup a vm...
View ArticleVCB and Oracle failure
Hi all, I have a customer who have some ESX 3.5 host in an HA and DRS Cluster, all the VMs are stored on some IBM DS Storage.There are also a Windows Server with Fibre HBA connected to the storage...
View ArticlevReplicator and vRanger Pro Alternatives?
We are evaluating backup and replication solutions and I have so far only setup the Vizioncore products in a demo environment. So far these two products seem to do the job pretty well, albeit some...
View ArticleProblem with backup Virtual Center 4 virtual machine with VDR
VC in Vsphere4 is virtual machine. When I try to backup it with VDR there is an error cannot create a snapshoot because operation exceeded time limit. VC is Windows 2003 Standardx64. I know the...
View ArticleVDR error, all restore points gone!
this morning i walked into the following errors: Integrety checkk completed with one error. destination will be locked until restore point with error is deleted. when i went to the restore window it...
View ArticleBackup and restore the ESX 4.0 host
Dear all, If my environment consists of a HA cluster with 2 esx hosts, assumed that if one host accidentally corrupted, the VMs will be moved to the other host; however i need to restore back the...
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