Need some ideas for recovery
Hi folks: I'm helping a small business with their VMWARE environment. THey have: * A single ESXi 5.5 HOST (VMWARE ESSENTIALS). It's a DELL PowerEdge R720, 32gb with DAS (about 2TB)* Three VMS. All...
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Re: Veeam, snapshots, consolidation etc...
Mostly indeed this problem occurs when files are still locked, see similar behavior with different solutions. Problem: VMDK disk is still hot-added to a VEEAM proxy and isn't properly released after...
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thanks guys! I did notice one machine (proxy) with 15 random VMDKs attached to it. I just removed them from the VM.Im not sure how it should really look but he has replicas setup which had a number of...
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Way to backup linux vm single directory
Hello Is there a way to backup just a single directory like /var/www in Linux virtual machine on licensed ESXi 4.1 . I was trying to find answer on google but without any effect Best regardsWojtek
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Hi there,what's your requirements? The easiest solution is probably to setup a tar cron job from inside the Linux VM and then scp the file over to you backup server.
View ArticleUsing Avamar backup for vphsere 5.1, need to give proper roles for backup...
Can anyone point me to in the right direction for setting up a role for backup operators in vphsere 5.1. We are using avamar as our backup product. Right now the operators need vmware admins to do...
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Have you tried restarting your ESX hosts? sometime file locks can do funny things with phantom files turning up in the vm directory on the datastore.
View ArticleVpshere Data Protection Vcenter Login fails
Hello @ all, i have a login problem with my Vmware Data Protection. I don´t can logon with the creditals from the vcenter server. Only the access to the recovery points from the local user works, but...
View ArticleRe: STOP auto refresh in tasks screen
Hi, I have the same problem with vSphere Web Client 5.1. When i filter results in Tasks, its deleted after a refresh and im transfered to the first line of the task.We are waiting reply. thank you.
View ArticleRe: VDP 5.5 failed to retrieve the storage information on the appliance
Hello escapem2, Could you elaborate on the root expiration setting? I think I'm having the same issue. My VCenter server can't connect to VDP, and I'm getting the "failed to retrieve the storage...
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Hi Welcome to communities. using below command try to change password and check have proper permission. change-passwords
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sure yesterday I had the same issue again in another vCenter 5.5, this error message again ""failed to retrieve the storage information on the appliance" and also to be sure try login ether vclient or...
View ArticleIs it possible to take backup of VDP data base
Is it possible to take backup of VDP data base on disk or tape ? Purpose is to save this database to a remote site, so that If VDP database gets corruput, VMs backed up by VDP can be restored....
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Can VDP take backup of remote site VMs ?I have a vCenter server, on which I have added a host of remote location (about 700 miles away). Is it possible to backup this VM using VDP, which is installed...
View ArticleWhat are the requirements to restore a VDP backed up VM at remote site ?
If I take backup of VM using VDP, and replicating VDP data base to remote site (site B).Is it possible to restore VM at remote at remote site on a different vCenter Server ? What would be the...
View ArticleVDP support for backup of 8VMs simultaneously and can manage 8 TB of data,
As per VMware documentation for VDP5.5, only 8 VMs can be backed up simultaneously. However nowhere it mentioned, whether this limit is per VDP appliance or combined of all the VDP appliances on a...
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Your requirement can be addressed by VDP-A (Advanced version) You can replicate VMs from one VDP-A appliance(Site-A) to a VDP-A Appliance located remotely(Site-B) over WAN You can always recover VMs...
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8 concurrent VM backups is per VDP appliance (It is because VDP has 8 software proxies that care of backup) Yes..it is well understood that 10 appliances per vCenter in total can perform 80 concurrent...
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I was also thinking on the same lines. Is there any VMware document, which clarifies this point.When there is a question on max. limit, documentation should explain the limit with single appliance, and...
View ArticleRe: VDP (vCenter Data Protection) throughput and data management.
Is it mentioned in any VMWare document that 80TB and 80 VMs simultaneous backup is the limit per vCenter ? Thanks,Sanjeev Shrivastava
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