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Re: schedule copy of vmdk files to an external USB drive
This can be done easily with Vmwares own VCB client. Its free and works on ESX and the i versions.Just download and install the VCB client on any windows server that can store the backup files and...
View ArticleRe: Not seeing VDP plugin on web client
Two other reasons I have encountered that the plugin will not display in the web client.1) vCenter is in Linked mode. If this is the case, then "breaking" linked mode tends to allow for the plugin to...
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Re: Ideas on how to script backups to external SAN
This can be done easily with Vmwares own VCB client. Its free and works on ESX and the i versions.Just download and install the VCB client on any windows server that can store the backup files and...
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Re: VDR shrink vmdk destination.
The general steps are provided for each method, but specifics may vary by version. Method 11) Power off the VM2) Run VMWare Standalone Convertera. Specify Source / Machine Type...
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Re: vmdk change Vendor in VA
Please have a look... http://www.petri.co.il/converting-vmware-files.htm abirhasan
View ArticleRestore - System Recovery Option
Hi, My VM got corrupted. I restored it from backup tool (commonvault). I restore from backup of 23rd Aug. I went back to vm console and i saw it was displaying "System Recovery Option" dialogue box....
View ArticleRe: Not seeing VDP plugin on web client
I was actually able to fix it by just doing it again. I did a couple restarts of vCenter and the appliance…not sure if that made a difference. VMware...
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Re: Cannot connect VDR again
same case. this is what i have been doing in all the programs and machines i used. just disabling and enabling VDR worked as normal application. i guess this is the basic trouble shooting available for...
View Articlewhy VDP 5.1 does not support special characters?
In my datacenter, some vms' name have special characters, so I can't backup them with VDP 5.1. VMware KB: Backup job fails for all virtual machines after vSphere Data Protection 5.1 deployment It is...
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Re: Integrity check in 2.0
same here. seems like everything is working properly and well on my end. just the right value i may say.. i dont think we all using same machines.. that might be the difference.
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Re: why VDP 5.1 does not support special characters?
Hi, signs like & / \ = are used in URLs and therefore might confuse the web client. Also note that VDP shows locations of backuped up VMs like /Datacenters/DC-Name/Clustername/VM-Name. Using the...
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Re: Problems with VDR
this might be normal for VDR, i did disable mine and enable afterwards and all went in place. good to know that you have solved your problem.
View ArticleVM Restore fails when the particular ESX(i) Server is managed by vCenter
Hi, I have tried VM restore into an ESX(i) Server using vStorage API. But, it fails with "Access to resource settings on the host is restricted to the server(vCenter Server) that is managing it" error....
View ArticleRe: VM Restore fails when the particular ESX(i) Server is managed by vCenter
Welcome to the Community - I have moved your question to a more appropriate forum -
View ArticleRe: VM Restore fails when the particular ESX(i) Server is managed by vCenter
Check if this helps - Access to resource settings on the host is restricted to the server that is managing it But keep a copy of original cfg file in case you may want to revert
View ArticleBackup / copy of a thin, nonpersistent disk?
We have a VM which includes a thin allocated, nonpersistent independent disk. Is it possible to copy the unprovisioned version of this disk? When viewing this disk in the datastore browser it's ~95MB...
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Thin provisioning uses sparse files, i.e. previously unused blocks are just represented by a pointer. Since this is a file system feature, the virtual disk inflates while downloading. What you can do...
View ArticleRe: Backup / copy of a thin, nonpersistent disk?
All we're doing is copying a VM from a vSphere environment to a local workstation to be run using VMware Workstation. We have an automated process in place (using Veeam) which has been working well for...
View ArticleVDP appliance is not responding issue
Hi, We are seeing troubles accessing VDR from the Web Client. When go to the vSphere Data Protection plugin tab, and click [Connect] for our VDP instance, getting the following error: ERROR:...
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VDR (daterecovery process) suddenly started repeatedly crashing
Hi, Suddenly all of our Data Recovery appliances started repeatedly crashing. The appliance VM itself is running OK, but the datarecovery service is crashing soon after the service starts. So all of...
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