upgrade VDP 6.1.2 to 6.1.4 with vCenter 5.5U3e : backup failed
Hello, I recently upgraded my VDP 6.1.2 to VDP 6.1.4. I can't backup my VMs any more. Each time, I launch a backup job, it stops immediately and I receive the following error : Error: An attempt was...
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how to restore data from *-delta.vmdk without *-flat.vmdk ？
due to some reason , I have a abc-00002-delta.vmdk and no other files ( no VMX . no abc-0002-flat.vmdk)is there any way to mount this vmdk in windows to recover files ？or any way to mount this vmdk in...
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VDP 6.1 STORAGE CHALLENGE
I have a vpd storage domain showing clients consuming terrabytes of data.... these are clients which i have deleted using the web interface and i have also deleted all restore points. however they are...
View ArticleBackup vm to NFS server fail using VDDK5.5 or higher in CentOS7（7.1，7.2，7.3）
I write a program to backup vm to a NFS server using VDDK 5.5 or higher. The program run correctly on CentOS 6.5. But on CentOS 7, there must be a error with errno=13. In the code, directory...
View ArticleVmware backups not releasing unused space
My VMware appliances are near 93% full. I went into the restore tab and deleted a bunch of old backups but it did not free up space on my backup appliances. I thought when the garbage collection ran...
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DiskSpace and Snapshot
Just a quick question with regards to free space needed before taken a snapshot of the VM's
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VDP 6.1 Creating new job failing
Hi All, I am having problems with my VPD backups. One of our backup jobs kept failing so I deleted the job and tried to create a new one but every time I go through the VDP new job wizard it fails with...
View ArticleEvaluating Vmware Data Recovery - licensing issue
Hi, I recently upgraded to Vmware vSphere 4.1 Standard from ESX 3.5. I divided the license key I received from Vmware (4 cpu) for the 2 virtual hosts (2 cpu) I'm using.I wanted to evaluate Vmware Data...
View ArticleVDP - How to add storage to store Backup
How to add storage to store Backup in VDP backup solution. edit by wila: Discussion moved from Workstation Player to Backup & Recovery
View ArticlevSphere 6 - Incremental backups of CBT enabled VMs
Hi, I'm testing with Backup Exec 15 the incremental backup of VMs.The flags for "ctkEnabled" and "scsi<x>:<x>.ctkEnabled" are both set and "True", the file "*-ctk.vmdk" also exists.There...
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(new) Fault Tolerance with VDP 6.1
Environment: Using vSphere / ESXi 6.5.0d, the latest corresponding vCenter (build 5318154), the new (not legacy!) Fault Tolerance, and VDP 6.1. vSphere HA is configured correctly and is protecting...
View ArticleVDP 6.1.3 running on Vsphere 6.0 update 3 showing in admin state even after...
Hi, I am facing VDP in admin state issue. I tried reinstalling the VDP. Moving the VDP OS disk to VMFS. Using the NFS for data disk. Engaged the VMware, now they have escalated to EMC and we are...
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VDP Change IP Address
Can you change the IP address of a VDP appliance? I have gone in through the web GUI and changed it this way, however, upon boot it is still trying to access its old IP? I know that in the...
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Vmware VDP is in admin state
Hi, I am facing an issue in vmware vdp 6.1.3 where it is in admin state even after redeploying the VDP. Can anyone help me in this. Thanks
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Does VDP supports multiple data stores in one appliance?
Hello community, I got a question about the VDP appliance. I already tried to look out for other discussions that probably answered the question but couldn't find anything specifically about that.Also...
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New VM and archive old one
Hello, i have to create a new VM but before i have to uninstall/save/archive an old one. I dont want to delete the old one. i want to be able to re-install it if i need it (urgent case). How can i do...
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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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How many VMs can you backup through one vCenter server?
Hi all, we have a fairly large vSphere 5.0 environment with 2x vCenter servers, each with ca. 2000 VMs using about 600 TB of FC-attached SAN storage.The majority (~90%) of these VMs are backed up with...
View ArticleVDP - backup status
Is there a way to see what the status of each running job in VDP is? I know you can see percent complete of the overall job but is there a way to see which machine is being backed up, which have...
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I need your thoughts on ESXi business continuity
Currently we use ShadowProtect, which works with Oracle's virtual box to do that and it works great, especially for physical machines. However, I'm looking for something that works with VMware so...
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