Have -delta.vmdk files, no -.vmsn files. Is it safe to delete all the...
Hi, Our VM froze because our ESXi datastore is full. I deleted -.vmsn for the 1st snapshot file via CLI (using the 'rm' command). VM is on thick disk and have 2 snapshots. so I still have -flat.vmdk,...
View ArticleSanity check - VDP architecture
Hi I have a central site which is running vCentre 6 Standard. There is a private MPLS network joining the 11 remote sites to the central site. Each site will be added into the vCentre with its own...
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Backup VM manually
Hi, Which files I need to copy to have the latest data and be able to recover it if I need to backup a VM manually ? Thanks
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VDP and vlan
Initial conditions: net 172.30.157.0/24 with vlan 3032. i try to deploy Vmware DataProtection 6.1.1. Deploy applaince with vCenter and config the network settings. After reboot network in VM does not...
View ArticleRetrieve data from vmware that is in a corrupted hard drive
I've installed Fedora on Vmware. Recently my hard drive is corrupted and can't be read.Could someone please help me out, how to extract the data I've in that virtual machine.The host OS: Windows 10....
View ArticleVDP: Failed to create snapshot
I have been getting this error on several VMs but have not been able to figure out why. I found the following in the log file. Can someone tell me why VDP cannot create the directories? How can I...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 check if CBT is being used
We're having a customer doing a backup of a VM with a couple of TB's.But looks like CBT is not being used, scanning the disks takes more than 24hours and we had to extend the backup...
View ArticleData Protection 6.1 issues, please help me!
Hello guys,I've install DP 6.1.1 (12GB ram and 4cpu) on VMware Host + vCentre 5.5u2, my first backup seems works fine but now it sutcks at 92% for too much time for only 1 guest machine with size of...
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VDP vCenter Migration
We are planning on moving to vCenter 6.1 once released and are currently using VDP with our existing vCenter. I know from looking at it that moving the appliance itself is not very hard, however, I do...
View ArticleRestoring vCenter with local SQL Express DB using VDP
Dear Community I am currently using VDP to back up my vCenter server (VM running Server 2008 R2). The vCenter DB is located on the same VM using SQL Express. The vCenter DB is backed up using the VDP...
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VDP SQL backup question
I have installed the VDP SQL agent on one of my SQL servers when I go to create the backup I see the SQL server but when I click the down arrow I am not seeing the databases so that I can select...
View ArticleVMWare 4.1 Backup and Replication
Hello All, I am new to VMWare and I have the exciting luxury of managing several VM Guest's on a few ESXi HOST running VMWare 4.1. How can I develop a backup solution which will backup the HOST and...
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VDP Version Number Confusion
Hi, I am a vSphere Essentials Plus user who has been running VDP 5.8.1 for a year or so and would like to upgrade to latest version. When i log in to myVMware 5.5.11 is displayed as latest version but...
View ArticleVADP Exchange 2013 SP1 - Error : Failed to restore item 'ExchangeDB1/test...
Hello all, While trying to restore a mailbox on a Exchange 2013 SP1 , we get the below error . We already have a case opened to VMware, but wanted to see if someone else encountered it. 2015-01-13...
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cannot install the sql agent -> vdp not find
Hi everybody, I have installed the vsphere DataProtection 6.1 and I try now to backup the database with the sql agent. In our test-environment I could install it without problems, but in our...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 change datastore
Hello everyone, I've deployed VDP 6.1 and now i would like to move it to faster datastore. Its 12 TB appliance (12x1TB disk) , is it possible with simple storage vMotion? Thank you for your help! Regards,
View ArticleVDP Appliance corrupted.. again!
This has happened to me a couple of times now, so I'm not sure if it's me or what? I'm running the latest version of vDP appliance 6.1 and backups have been running along great for a couple of months....
View ArticleVDP 2TB image ran out of space on root
/usr/local/avamarclient folder seems to be full of huge log files. Are these safe to delete? 0 bytes left on / How could I have prevented this?
View Articlevdp 6.11 slow loading backup
I have 3 VDP appliances, #1 has 181 clients, #2 has 101, #3 has 80. The load time for the GUI when selecting the Backup tab is horrendous on #`1 - 20 minutes (IT WILL eventually load if you leave it...
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VDP : Backup stuck at 92% (V6.1.1)
Hi, I'm using the last version of VDP (6.1.1) I succesfully backup VM but I have problem with other VM under Windows 2008R2 The backup start and stuck at 92%. I've see on the other discussion but the...
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