Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to large
Hi! I have a problem with the backup size. Backup is larger than the used space by the VM OS. VM is configured Thick with Lazy. I have also VMs with Eager. Problem is the same.Datastor a SAN Luns, wich...
View ArticleRe: Seeding a replication/backup in VDP?
No I'm looking at VDP 6, not vSphere Replication.
View ArticleRe: Weekend backup window in VDP?
Can you explain to me how this actually changes the backup window? As far as I can see, all I'm doing is scheduling two jobs during the weekend, but it will still use the default backup window, which...
View ArticleCustom Certificate for VDP 6.0
Our VDP device is failing Nexpose (Rapid7) Security Scans because the SSL certificate on port 443 needs to be changed. The VDP admin guide describes securing other ports that handle communication...
View ArticleRe: Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to...
I'm curious as to what would happen if you migrate to a thin-provisioned disk format, then back to thick.
View ArticleRe: Custom Certificate for VDP 6.0
I found the answer.VDP uses Apache HTTPD (Apache2). There is directory /etc/apache2 with what you need.certificate is in ssl.crtprivate key is in ssl.keyconfiguration file is in vhost.d server.crt (the...
View ArticleRe: Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to...
Hi! Ok i have news: We run the Windows Tool SDELETE -z in the VM. Did a backup, and its now the same size as the used space. Thats good and bad news. Because we cant run sdelete before every backup....
View ArticleRe: Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to...
I'd assume this is because Windows is marking the deleted space as usable in its filesystem table, but isn't freeing the space at the block level until you run SDELETE -Z. Much like Windows doesn't...
View ArticleRe: Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to...
So how do other companies use VM backups? No one care about the fact that you backup already deleted files? That you fill your library with unnusefull data?
View ArticleRe: Problem with CommVault Simpana Backup - VADP - ESX 5.5 - Full Backup to...
Fusi, I am only making an assumption based on other Windows behaviors. As you did see an exception in your logs, perhaps this would be worth opening a support ticket with Commvault or VMWare. I'm...
View ArticleVDP 6 plugin not working.
I was very pleased with vdp6. Backups are working, replication is working to our off-site provider. Only one complaint about the plugin. I can't seem to connect back into it. I originally setup up the...
View ArticleRe: Seeding a replication/backup in VDP?
Ive had to face this a while back. I don't think there is an official way to seed but I've been able to replicate locally then dump the vdp target machine on a external disk. Ship it over half way...
View ArticleRe: second NIC config on VDP appliance?
Not sure if you were able to get this done. If not, research this utility called YAST. It's built into the suse virtual machine and lets you modify all the network settings. I'm pretty adding multiple...
View ArticleRe: VDP 6 plugin not working.
So it looks like this was just a buggy deployment from the start. I ended up doing a fresh deploy importing the disks and all is well now.
View ArticleRe: VMware Data protection5.5 error code: 10014
Friend! You verification this is KB vmware. VMware KB: Running a backup verification job in VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.x fails
View ArticleRe: second NIC config on VDP appliance?
We are in this same boat with VCSA; due to lots of VLANS and multiple networks, we need another NIC on the Appliance. It's been added correctly, and seems right but we can see it rejecting traffic. It...
View ArticleRe: VDP Unable to Deploy VDP 6
Thanks JcsJr, do you happen to know the link to the KB article? Regards Alex
View ArticleRe: VDP Unable to Deploy VDP 6
I was not given that information before the case was closed.
View ArticleVDP snapshot files
HiI am new to VDP.Is it possible to copy the snapshot files(vmdk) of the backed up virtual machines?
View ArticleRe: VDP snapshot files
It is not possible to view vmdk (virtual disks) backed up by VDP. So no option to copy the vmdk manually.
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