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I need a suggestion about backup solution
Hi, I looking for backup solution can restore Virtual Machine or data inside it (MySQL database, files, etc...). I found Veeam but i don't know how to restore data inside the VM. It's can't backup and...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 Can I choose the correct timezone please?!
Hello there.Im at the VDP configuration stage now (...:8543/vdp-configure) and I cannot find the correct timezone (I need UTC+7). I usually use Asia/Krasnoyarsk tz, there are a lot of UTC+7 zones here...
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Maintenance services starts right after deployment.
Good day.VDP 6.1.2 was deployed in my lab. VDP 6.0 documentation (couldn`t find 6.1 doc, dont think it exists) says that maintenance services should not start within 24-48 hours after deployment to...
View ArticleVDP tasks not visible in vSphere Web Client
I configured a backup job in VDP which backups all my vms at night. This job runs fine but I never see any tasks about VDP in the task list in VDP ?The reporting by email works fine but when I run a...
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Manual restore using actual virtual machine files?
Hello all. I have an old but complete backup of a virtual machine that has since been deleted from the ESXi server. I have a need to temporarily restore it. Is there a process for recreating a...
View ArticleAnalize the VDP Logsfiles
Hi everybody, I have the vSphere Data Protection 6.1 (v. 6.1.0.173) in my environment and daily I do a backup of my database virtual machine. Normally it tooks about 2-3 hours to do that but with no...
View ArticleVDP proxy with dual nics
Hi, can we have dual nics on a VDP proxy in order to separate backup traffic from management traffic, I know this is possible with native Avamar, however I need to know if this can also be accomplished...
View ArticleVDP: Failed to attach disk
Facing issue with VDP 6.1 when initiating backup. Refer to attached logs. 2016-05-17T04:44:23.519-10:00 avvcbimage Info <16041>: VDDK:VixDiskLib: Unable to locate appropriate transport mode to...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 compatibility with ESXi 4.1U2
I have ESXi 4.1U2 and want to deploy VDP. As per vmware compatibility matrix, VDP6.1 is not compatible with ESXi 4.1U2. However I still wanted to to give it a try in lab environment. I could install...
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Error while taking a snapshot on ESX 6.0.
Hi I´m having the following error taking a snapshot on ESX 6.0 An error occurred while taking a snapshot: msg.snapshot.error-NOTFOUND.An error occurred while saving snapshot file...
View ArticleDowntime associated with Snapshots associated with Backups
We use a mix of vSphere 5.5 and 6.0 environment and uses Veem (version 9.x) for backing up purposes. Veem takes a snapshot of the VM, and uses the snapshot of the VM for Production purposes while the...
View ArticleUpgrade ISO 5.8.4 detected as incompatible by VDP 5.8.3
Until recently, we had VDP 5.8.0 up and running here. (It was a 5.5.x before, upgraded to 5.8.) Now I noticed that there already is 5.8.4 and wanted to upgrade to it. The upgrade ISO showed up as...
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VDP 6.1 unable to ssh using root password
Hello, I am trying to upgrade my VDP 6.1 appliance to 6.1.1. The iso is not being detected when mounted so I was going to run the hotfix. However, I cannot upload the hotfix files to my appliance via...
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Attached Drives?
I've been digging for the answer to this for a little bit now. If I back up a VM that has a LUN attached via iSCSI will the LUN also be backed up? It is mounted inside server 2012 as the "D:" drive....
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VDP6.1 smtp email notification not working
Can't seem to get smtp to work. I've tried using gmail accounts as well as a local smtp server (the local server doesn't allow authentication over port 25 and I believe VDP6.1 doesn't support SSL)....
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Can restoring a VM which has a NFS shared mount, cause a NFS lock which can...
Hi,I am a newbie and came across below issues.We have a set of VM hosts which access customer's data through a same NFS data point. I have done a snapshot restore using vsphere client and observe a...
View ArticleHow to install wildcard certificate onto vdp appliance?
I currently have a wild card ssl for my domain and would like to apply it to our vdp appliance. I have exported the the ssl certificate, the certificate chain and the private key all into a pfx file...
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Excessive traffic between VDP and vCenter Server
Good day to every one,I have a matter that i hope some one could shine some light on.I found some traffic between vDP and VC that could total to 2GB in a day.vsphere enviroment - 5.5 upgraded from...
View ArticleVDP Web Client hangs when adding a VM with a distritubed switch
I'm really puzzled. We had vCenter 5.1 (windows) + VDP 5.5.11 + ESXi 5.1 working until we lost a datastore and had to reinstall it.After reinstall it couldn't create a backup, when trying to create it...
View ArticleVDP Agent SQL Database Backup Failure - Operating system error 112(There is...
Community, I'm posting this weird error in case it helps someone else. It feels like a silly oversight on my part after finding/fixing it. I was running into a reoccurring error when trying to do a...
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