Can vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1 deployed without a domain?
I tried to deploy VDP without domain and DNS.I've edit host file both vcenter and vdp.Both of them can communicate with hostname.I stuck at the page that you have to put a domain.Can I deploy it...
View ArticleCannot Backup Virtual Machine using VDP
I had deployed VDP, but i could not back up a Windows Server 2008 64 bit virtual machine using vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1, i get the following error: Execution Error: E10055: Failed to attach...
View ArticleNot seeing VDP plugin on web client
Hi All,I have a vSphere 5.1 environment. I installed VDP Advanced, went through the configuration successfully, but there's no VDP option on my web client. The registration with vCenter said it was...
View Articlerecovering deleted backups
being new to the appliance i had occasion to not want a server backed up any more because it moved to a new siteso i deleted the backup job which also seems to have deleted the backups that were...
View ArticleVDP, CBT and write-intensive disks
My organization is fairly small and we're exploring our enterprise backup solution options. I've been tasked with coming up with an approach that meets certain requirements, one of those being nightly...
View ArticleMonitoring vSphere Data Protection Status using cli/script
Hi,I found that the backup scheduler service stopped running in the vSphere Data Protection Status in VDP Config Utility.I would like to monitor service status using a script.I noticed that PowerCLI +...
View ArticleFree Recovery Time Calculator Tool
You can click here to access the new Recovery Time Calculator Tool for FREE. This is a free tool to help you determine if you'll meet your RTO's. You can quickly calculate how long it will take to...
View Articlecan i have 2 x vdp appliances backing up the same guests??
being a bit paranoid about backups and really liking VDP i am wondering if having 2 appliances backing up the same guests would be ok. i would of course stagger the time of backups to not overlap. as i...
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VDP Management service start failed and can't get into VDP panel
Hi everyone Now my VDP 5.5 can not start management service. I try starting many time and also try rolling back but it's still not come back to running stage.Screenshot below show me everytime I try to...
View ArticleConfiguration tab freezes up always
We are having issues with accessing the configuration tab in the data protection plugin from the vsphere client. Everything else works just fine, we are able to access all four other tabs such as...
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A bit of encouraging words for the VMware Data Protection appliance
Hi, Recently we have switched our backup services from VMware Data Recovery to VMware Data Protection (without migrating backup jobs and data from VDR, we did fresh config and fres backups in VDP). So...
View ArticlePrevent VDP from deleting only recovery point
We have extremely short retention policies for some jobs - effectively, I just need the latest copy of a VM stored as a backup (1-day retention if you will). However, if a job or backup of a VM fails,...
View Articlevdp 5.5.5 advanced cannot add a license to a host
i have downloaded and installed the 60 day eval mainly to test the replication feature.i have the license provided by vmware and added it during the install/configuration go into the web client then...
View ArticleVDP - Backing up Vcenter Server or Restore if vcenter dies
Many of my customers have very simple installs with a single SAN. I have a test environment right now where I have 2 esxi hosts and a san. One of the hosts has a local datastore. I am using the local...
View Article2 not working vdp's with /space partition full
been having some odd happenings the last few days where services would be stopped in the morning on 2 of the VDP appliances, usually management and scheduledthis morning 4 services were stopped on...
View ArticleVDP 5.1.11 Error code: 30915
Using VDP to backup Windows 2008 R2 server - upgraded to 5.1.11 to fix the quiesced snapshot issue. Some VMs are now backing up, but random others are getting this message: Error code 30915: An attempt...
View ArticleFailed to connect to VDP file level recovery client
Hello, I'm trying to connect to the file level recovery client of a VDP appliance from a virtual machine backuped by this appliance.Unfortunately after writing my local machine administrator...
View ArticleHow to freeing up space in VDP with the capacity health check limit reached?
Used Capacity on one of our VDP reached 96.46% and Backup Scheduler was stopped. I'm able to start Backup Scheduler. But although I deleted many backups the used capacity is still the same. Is any way...
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VSphere 5 and Data Protector 7 - Backup problem -> Nothing happens
Dear all, 4 weeks ago we updated our Data Protector server from Windows 2003 with DP 6.2 to Windows 2008 with DP 7. Since then we have really big backup problems. We are using VSphere 5.0.0 U2 and the...
View ArticleBackup Solutions ESXi 5 Free
I'll say sorry up front if this topic has been talked about to death but i need/want to ask for any best practices and include my current setup I will preface to say i work in a public library and we...
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