Re: I have the VMs backup and ESXi config backup but what about the other stuff
I posted this question some time ago in the general forum but no one answered. I changed the post to a forum I supposed that will get attention but no one has answer either. Please help.
View ArticleRe: VDP 6.1.2 appliance can't connect to vCenter after initial configuration
72 Hours after fresh installation, the vm send me an email: Start the Backup Scheduler by using the vSphere Data Protection Configuration utility. Tried to connect to VDP-Config but stucked with a grey...
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Re: I have the VMs backup and ESXi config backup but what about the other stuff
Hi, You need to backup ESXi configuration and VM.VM backup will help you to restore VMs if you need to. Incase ESXi host completely get failed, which is very rare, then you can install ESXi again and...
View ArticleVDP 5.x migration to 6
Hi There, We created new appliances for VDP 6.x and then used the migration utility to move the jobs to the new appliances. Everything seems to be working great, and I would like to retire the 5.x...
View ArticleRe: Need assistance on ESX Behaviour
Hello a.j. Thanks for the link, I went through it and found the explanation very helpful. The only problem was that the "Defragmentation" which is considered as unmap from guest OS did not work for me...
View ArticleRe: I have the VMs backup and ESXi config backup but what about the other stuff
The esxi configuration backup will include the third-party application folder?
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Re: I have the VMs backup and ESXi config backup but what about the other stuff
no, you have to take 3rd party app backup separately.
View ArticleRe: VDP 5.x migration to 6
Hi, Can you try performing a storage vMotion of the VDP appliance so that all the 6.x VDP files come under one folder. And the 5.x VDP VMDK should be renamed to 6.x display name post the SVmotion. Suhas
View ArticleRe: VMWare VDP 5.5 Backup Problem - MSG_ERR_OFFLINE
Could you share the gsan.err and gsan.log files please? Between, VDP 6.x is completely free provided the host is running Essentials + or higher. Suhas
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Question about internal proxy and external proxy
Hi, I have a question about internal / external proxy.Indeed, I installed the VDP appliance in an HA cluster to back up all VMs residing in the cluster. It works well with hotAdd mechanism. I also have...
View Articleswitch to new storage ?
Hello. VDP 6.1. Is it possible to switch to new storage without re-"installing" VDP ?Currently have 1 TB storage and need to use new one (new storage device) with 4TB.
View ArticleRe: switch to new storage ?
You want migrate your 1TB virtual disks to the 4TB datastores? If yes, just use storage vMotion. But, if you want just add new capacity to the VDP, check the page #101 of the following guide:...
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Re: VDP email configuration no longer works with yahoo or gmail.
Bump here. Any solution? Suhas
View ArticleRe: switch to new storage ?
Thank you for reply. Yes, I want to change (migrate). Do not want to expand, because old datastore hasn't enough capacity.Didn't fully understand about vMmotion, if I have two external nfs servers, one...
View ArticleRe: VDP email configuration no longer works with yahoo or gmail.
From Admin Guide:"NOTE The VDP email notifications and reports do not support ... SSL certificates"One possible solution:"Restricted Gmail SMTP server (aspmx.l.google.com) - Port 25, TLS not required,...
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Re: switch to new storage ?
Could I do vMotion here ?Yes, but it is called Storage vMotion... just right click the VDP virtual machine, select the Migrate option, on the migration wizard, select "Change Storage Only" and at...
View ArticleBUG: VDP using deprecated DNS ANY record lookup
vSphere Data Protection attempts to verify PTR (Reverse) and A or CNAME records exist by requesting an ANY type lookup. The ANY lookup is not a reliable method for determining the proper records exist...
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Re: switch to new storage ?
Seems to be this way it wants to migrate everything, including vm's own disk, that is, as I wrote, located on (fast but small) internal storage.
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VADPとＪＰ1の連携について
VDPを利用してバックアップを行いたいですが、スケジュール管理をJP1に一括でやりたいです。そこで、VADPとJP1連携して、JP1からキックしてバックアップのジョブを実行することが可能でしょうか。 ご意見を頂ければ幸いです。
View ArticleVDP Backup failure avvcbimage Error : Snapshot cannot be performed because...
Hello experts, I have VDP 6.0 Installed and running successful backup on 1 of 2 Hosts. The VDP is successful in performing backups on the host where it resides. The other host VM backups (same LAN) are...
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