Hello there!
cry from the heart
my boss, told me make a auto snapshots on VM's (ESXi 6.5 free edition) or another else simple way of auto backing up. I search in google how i can do that. Okay, i find vghettoVCB (veeam backup free edition doesn't work with free edition ESXi (б***ь, да вы серьезно!? Russian filthy language)).
yes, i know, snapshots - bad practice of backing up.
Okay. I use vghettoVCB (vmkfstools) for backing up. But backup files very "thick" even when i use parameter "thin". How it work? If I allocated for VM 700GB disk space in the VM settings - backup file size = 700GB.Okay, it FULL backup, i agree. But i choose "thin" parameter! And why if I do export in OVF file same VM, this file size ~ 5GB?
I transfer backup file on NFS share. And when i transfer 700Gb through local network.... it's not cool. after starting cloning (vghettoVCB (vmkfstools)), after 30 minutes, only 1% has been transfered!
I dont know what to do. I need small backup files, and i not understand...how arrr! Anyone help? God bless you, and your server if you help me.