Help needed with server and data recovery from vdmk files
ok this is the situation (ESXi 5 /VSphere client): VM (WS2008) didn't boot anymore.I've managed to download via Data Storage Browser the big SERVER-flat.vmdk file plus 14 out of 15 other file sets...
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Depending on the files, their sizes and how lucky you are there might be an option to at be able to restore important data from the files.Please post a complete list of file including names,...
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Hi there,thanks for helping. Just going through your post Recover Snapshoted VMDK file but some thing I don't understand and others don't work (e.g. how to open comand prompt with the VM shut down)....
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and these are the files from the clean rebuild.
View ArticleRe: Help needed with server and data recovery from vdmk files
Sorry, but this really confuses me. There are files in the "restored machine" which do not match with the "saved files" (e.g. the size of Accounts-00002 - ~4GB vs. 51GB). Did the Accounts-000001 files...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to take backup of VDP data base
Hi Welcome to communities. Yes you can do that .http://www.vmware.com/in/products/vsphere-data-protection-advanced/features
View ArticleRe: Help needed with server and data recovery from vdmk files
Well the files on the restored machine are confusing me as well! The clean rebuild was the machine I ended up with in the first instance. No idea where all these files e.g. Vmdk18 are coming from. I...
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Check this article for tape support: vSphere Data Protection Backup to Tape And this KB article for procedures to manually backup of your VDP deduplication store: Backing up a VMware Data Protection...
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When you want to fix a snapshot chain, you need to edit two things, the "parentFileNameHint" as well as the "partentCID", which has to match the "CID" of its parent .vmdk file. However, depending on...
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VDP installation has been failing me ever since. Today, Techsupport pointed out that Windows NFS shares are not supported for storing the VDP virtual drives. Is there a work around for this? My only...
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XXXcom.vmware.vdp2.server.error.10056.formatonvmfoundXXX VDP 5.5
hi guys I have this VDP that backups only 8 VMs, and I've been having a problem with one of them - always the same VM (vmware tools up to date, OS W2008 R2) I get this error message like every 3 days,...
View ArticleVDP keep perform full backup of some VMs
Hi, I am using VDP5.5.6 version. I find that the VDP always perform full backup on some of the VMs especial VMs with large disk size. I tried to backup the VM again just after it completed but the task...
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You can try to create a temp folder and move the xxxx-000001*.vmdk to it manually.
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There might be 2 reasons...I know of 1- Change rate on the VM is more thatn 35% - In this case VDP always performs a FULL backup instead on INC 2-VDP unable to get the Change Blocked ID - VM HW...
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Still no luck. I've installed VMware Workstation and copied the all the saved files over. I followed your advice and put the CIDs right. they are now: ACCOUNTS.vmdk:# Disk...
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thanks, but what do you mean by to do manually? I mean that 00001. file is a snapshot and is being used I don't think I can move it to "remove the snapshot" is it the same as consolidate?
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Sorry if I wasn't quite clear with modifying the CIDs. You may only modify the "parentCID", don't modify a "CID" as this may cause issues with the "ddb.longContentID" setting. I attached a set of files...
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try follow this KBhttp://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2036109
View ArticleRe: XXXcom.vmware.vdp2.server.error.10056.formatonvmfoundXXX VDP 5.5
thanks but like I said is a hidden snapshot from snapshot manager that is being read/written so kinda difficult to create a folder and move it o rename it...since it's being used and I consolidate what...
View ArticleRe: VDP 5.5.5.180 cannot edit backup Job
same problem here, all services are up and running, but backup job cannot be edited. once I ran storage performance test on VDP, I could accidentally edit the jobs, but I cannot save them. I guess some...
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