Re: vSphere 6 - Incremental backups of CBT enabled VMs
This is a known issue affecting VMware ESXi 6.0 EP6 only. Prior releases of ESXi 6.0 are not affected. See VMware KB 2145895
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Environment: Using vSphere / ESXi 6.5.0d, the latest corresponding vCenter (build 5318154), the new (not legacy!) Fault Tolerance, and VDP 6.1. vSphere HA is configured correctly and is protecting...
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Re: (new) Fault Tolerance with VDP 6.1
Maybe I should read the doc not just search on the forums. I just saw this: Backup fails if VM is enabled with VMware Fault ToleranceIf a VM has fault tolerance enabled, the backup will fail. This is...
View ArticleRe: (new) Fault Tolerance with VDP 6.1
The answer is no. No more new features for VDP. It is EOA now. VDP is good for small to mid size business. If you are running Mission Critical VMs then you should look into other solutions. Suhas
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Re: VDP 6.1 STORAGE CHALLENGE
So usually we have something called as data stripes in your data0? partitionsIn these stripes you have your data chunks. Each stripe is roughly about 250MB. Now, when you backup a client, the data is...
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Re: VDP EOA
That's only my opinion mates, mainly for VMware and DELL managers. I see DELL is “working hard” to make VMware another lost technology and eaten by Microsoft, so this is a good way folks…ehhh :((So...
View ArticleVDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even after...
Hi, I am facing VDP in admin state issue. I tried reinstalling the VDP. Moving the VDP OS disk to VMFS. Using the NFS for data disk. Engaged the VMware, now they have escalated to EMC and we are...
View ArticleRe: VDP Change IP Address
Hi--I'd like to add to this.As of the v6.1.4 release of VDP (March 16, 2017) , changing the IP address and the Host name in the configuration portal DOES work.VDP reboots, you re-register in vCenter...
View ArticleRe: VDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even...
Hi There, If I am getting you right, you have a redeployed version of VDP which was on VMFS as well later SVmotioned to NFS storageAnd the VDP state is admin.When you redeployed did you do with...
View ArticleRe: VDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even...
Hi,GSAN is showing degraded. However, all VDP core services are showing in started mode in configuration page. MCCLI server show-prop showing VDP in Admin state. Manually run the integrity check,...
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Re: VDP Change IP Address
Hi, You can manully check from VDP by taking it on putty session. Edit the below file and see if configuration is right. "cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 (if it is single ethernet...
View ArticleRe: VDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even...
IC will not work if GSAN is degraded. What if you gracefully shutdown GSAN and resume it back?# dpncl stop gsan# dpnctl start gsan Is the GSAN switching between running and degraded or always in...
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Thanks for your suggestion howerver, we tried it many time. Today, we have got it resolved . As you said, issue was with corrupted partition size. One data01 disk was showing wrong size.
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Re: VDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even...
Ah, did you expand storage? In few scenarios I have seen XFS partition does not grow. You can run xfs_growfs. Here's my document on this:VDP 6.1: Unable To Expand Storage ~ virtuallyPeculiar # Suhas
View ArticleVmware VDP is in admin state
Hi, I am facing an issue in vmware vdp 6.1.3 where it is in admin state even after redeploying the VDP. Can anyone help me in this. Thanks
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Re: Vmware VDP is in admin state
Hi, See the command output df -h . All data disk have right space allocated. In any case if you find any data disk lesser than its actual size then increase the size up to the original then your admin...
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Re: VDP Change IP Address
I was helped through this by a superb VMware Storage group tech.His blog is here http://www.virtuallypeculiar.com/search/label/VDP After you change the FQDN using the configuration tab in the VDP...
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This is updated here now: VDP 6.x FLR - Failed To Get Disks: The VMDK Filename Is Not Valid Or Present ~ virtuallyPeculiar # Suhas
View ArticleRe: VDP EOA
I think it's safe as long as it continues to support the OS you are trying to backup. Has anyone actually tried to get pricing for the deal they are proposing?
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