VDP 6.0 Update sequence and vCenter compatibility
vSphere 6.0 update sequence KB 2109760 says to update SSO and vCenter before upgrading VDP. I have a lot of customers that want to take advantage of the VDPA features that are now included with VDP...
View ArticleConfiguration VDP appliance is stuck.
Hi all, Can you anyone advise me how troubleshooting this issue. Configuring VDP is stuck at 20%.See the screenshots in the attachment.Version VDP - 6.1.3. Thank you for your help Ales.
View ArticleVDP 6.1.3 cannot register to vCenter
VDP 6.1.3.70 config screen "vCenter Registration" Fields are correct, test connection fails with message "Unable to connect to the provided SSO server/port combination. Please re-check values and try...
View ArticleUnable to Select VDP External Proxy Host
We have recently deployed qty(2) VDP appliances and loaded the patch so they are accessible in the vCenter web client. However, we also need to deploy some external proxies to backup some VMs via...
View ArticleVDP: Configure appliance (20%)
Good afternoon peopleI am updating my VDP from 6.1.2 to the current version 6.1.3, but after all configuration and restart of the Appliance .... it also caught:VDP: Configure appliance (20%)More than 2...
View ArticleUsing an external ESXi host to backup all the environment
Hi there, we currently hace at the office 2 ESXi hosts with a SAN using FreeNAS.We recently got a third ESXi that we want to set up in another physical location outside the office but connected through...
View ArticleImage & Restore a Windows Server OS from within a Virtual Machine
Is it feasible to Image & Restore a Windows Server OS from within a Virtual Machine? It seems like it would be feasible. However, I have no experience with this situation. It seems like you could...
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the problem with the snapshot after suspended VDP job
Hi, At the beginning I'm sorry, but I don't speak English well.I have the following problem. When making copies (backup) using the VDP - jobs is suspended. After a long time I had to finish the job...
View ArticleError in VDP 6.1
Good morning Someone already got this error in VDP 6.1? root@vdp01://#: mccli activity show --active=true1,22801,User login failure.Attribute Value--------- --------------------reason Locked user...
View ArticleBest way to backup ?
Hi, So here's the setup : 1 x vcenter2 x ESXi Very small setup. Not a lot of VM (it's a lab). Now we need to backup VM from time to time but the boss doesn't want to pay. So I looking for a tool that :...
View ArticleVDP restore problem
I was trying to restore a backup crash-consistency. The process of restore works great, but when i try to power up the VM the system say that Operation System not found. In the boot menu i can't found...
View ArticlevSphere Upgrade from 5.1 to 6.0
Hi We have a VMWare setup with 2 Nodes as below. 1. Physical Machine - Windows Server 2008 With vCenter 5.12. 2 Physical Hosts Running ESXi 5.1.0 HP Custom We would like to upgrade the setup to 6.0...
View ArticleVDP 6.1.3 / vSphere 6.5 - 92% hang on backup jobs, not the issue in the...
Hey guys, With a fresh VDP 6.1.3 install on top of vSphere 6.5, most backup jobs hang at 92%. This is not the issue documented in the release notes, and the backups almost never complete. I DID NOT...
View ArticleVDP upgrade to 6.1.3 failed
Hi, I tried to upgrade from 6.1.2.19 to 6.1.3, in order to upgrade vmware to 6.5 It failed, because after upgrade I'm still in 6.1.2 and MCS service is down. Itried to retart or force retore it,...
View ArticleVdp plugin not showing up in vsphere web client 6.5
HI, I am really struggling to get my VDP plugin running in webclient 6.5 after the upgrade. I Can se the VDP plugin 6.1 under Administration--> plugins, but not on the start page of the web...
View ArticleVdp replication question
Hello. Anyone using replication here ? I'm thinking about replication to to other location, we have VDP 6.1 (not advanced), and, according to docs, there is still a product called RTI (Replication...
View ArticlevDP 5.8 Integrity Check Time
Is it possible to force the integrity check to a certain time, we've set the the maintenance window but integrity check always occurs 15:00-16:00, which is outside of the mantenance window. It seems...
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Automation of "Pair site" for SRM
Hi! I'm looking how could be automated "Site pair" in Site Recovery -> Sites -> site_address in "Summary" tab (as shown on the picture): Any kind of scripting is acceptable (PowerCLI, esxcli,...
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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...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 - Reduce storage
I currently have a VDP 6.1 appliance with 12TB of stoage capacity. I'm using less than 1TB (it has been set up for a year). Is there a way to reduce the capacity? Ideally, I would like to reduce it to...
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