VDP : SO many issues
Hi, I am trying to implement VDP for my backup needs, i have installed it, also the configuration is done, I am using 3 TB solution, the free version /dev/sdb1 1.0T 19G 1005G 2%...
View ArticleUnable to delete hung backup job
Hello, I have a hung backup job which I would like to delete... How do I go about doing that? (screen shot attached).I am able to start new backups and those completed successfully. vCenter server...
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VDP suddenly stopped to schedule backups
Hi,I installed VDP appliance (5.1.1). Registered to the vcenter, setup several backup jobs. The appliance worked for 2 months quite reliably, but suddenly something happened and I cannot start any...
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how to optimize Veam Backup Speed ???
I have small environment in which i configured Openfiler as a iSCSI Storage. I configured Vmnic load balancing on vmkernel ports (Vstroage1 , vstroage2) attached to on of ESXi.Please verify is it...
View ArticleHow to access VM backup out retention policy
I made a backup on 7 of July and after that day I turned off the VDP. The retention is of 30gg.Now the 27th of August I cannot see any restore point. Noone backup was performed since July. Is there a...
View ArticleConsolidating Parent's Snapshots
Pretty new to vSphere/VMWare, so excuse me if this is stupid question. I have backups failing due to too many pre-existing snapshots. Is it safe to consolidate Parent VM's snapshots if there are linked...
View ArticleHow to change the size of VDP
Hi!I need to configure VDP with size 2TiB and the provisioning mode shall be Thick Lazy-Zeroed. At the moment due to disk space limitation I can configure only 1 TiB VDP. I expect to have the...
View Articleerror [001] The most recent checkpoint for the VDP appliance is outdated
daily me the following error occurs in data protection vmware 5.5.6 vSphere Data Protection Alert VDP 03: [001] The most recent checkpoint for the VDP appliance is outdated backups do not complete...
View Articlemy veeam B&R 7 Problem
Hi i have a problem with veeam b&r first say i have asked this question in veeam forum but nobody know about that i have added my esxi host to veeam B&R 7 but when i want create a replicate...
View ArticlevDPA or Mirage Granular Restore Capabilities
Anyone know if its possible to restore an individual email, calendar items, contacts, tasks or can it only restore a full mailbox user?If only a full mailbox user anyone know if Mirage could restore...
View ArticleVDPA how to look at space used per Job
I can't find a way to look at the space used but a specific backup job.Thanks for the help
View ArticleScanning tool for a backup inventory
Hi, I need to make a complete inventory of all our servers. We are switching to CommVault (backup solution) and we need to figure out what would be the ideal licensing plan (by socket, or VMs, or...
View ArticleHow to add a new storage to VDP
I have a customer that currently has the VDP and it's configured to use a NFS storage as the repository for their VM backup. Now, they are buying a brand new NAS and want to add it to the VDP and I was...
View ArticleiSCSI SAN transport in a VM
At VMware KB: Best practices when using advanced transport for backup and restore it says "SAN transport is supported only on a physical machine". I'm wondering why this is, and if there are any ways...
View ArticleVMWare Data Protection storage questions
Hello,i try to deploy a vmware data protection appliance.When i start the wizard i can create new storage max 2 TiB.At the next step i can click "save with appliance" or i can select a datastore with...
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection stucks at 92% on Windows 2008 R2 VMs
I'm having issues with backing up Windows 2008 R2 VM using data protection... it stucks at 92 % and lasts like forever, unless I cancel the job. Does anyone have solution to this already? I've seen a...
View ArticleGood low priced vdp replication units?
Hi all, We have a small 2 desk office in another town and would like to put a small nas unit like a Buffalo nas or similar in a corner there to accept replication from our VDP. Where might I find a...
View ArticleDelete and start over?
I blundered on the disk size with my first VDP deployment. While I got the size big enough, there isn't room to hold the number of generations I need. If I wanted to delete what I have now (I've...
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how restore dynamic disc?
s I doto restore avirtualmachinewith 3dynamicdisks.I need to createa new machinefromthe backups you've done are3 discsandmakea dynamicpartitionas driveF:when I do therestoretells me tocreatea new...
View ArticleDoes VMware Data Protection (VDP) support Microsoft Cluster (MS Cluster)...
I have a Microsoft Cluster configured under VMware VMs. Does VMWare Data Protection (VDP) support / work backing up / restoring via snapshots this type of client environment? Note that the Product...
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