VDP scripting
Hi, Is there a scripting solution for managing vdp appliance ?ex : powercli, powershell, avamar ... ?
View ArticleVDP 6.1.4.30 SQL Agent and SQL Server 2016
I have an SQL Server 2016 and 2008R2 which are being backed up via VDP. I am trying to setup the Application Backup for SQL and have installed the Agent on my 2 SQL Servers. When I choose our 2008R2...
View ArticleVDP and VR cross vCenters
Hi, So we have 2 vCenters one in our Branch Office the other in our Main. The Main office has vCenter 6 while the Branch has vCenter 5.5 (do to Hardware Compat with 6.0 esxi). I am wondering if I...
View ArticlevSphere 6.5 VDP 6.1.4 VMware Tools outdated
Hello, This has been an ongoing issue with the last few VDP versions. I update vSphere to the latest version (in this case 6.5.0 5224529) and then the VMware tools on VDP appliances throws a warning...
View ArticleHow to backup the VDP appliance offsite for Disaster Recovery
Hey all, I am trying to find out how to back up the VDP appliance offsite for disaster recovery. We have 5 - 6 virtual servers that backup to the VDP appliance and that process works fine... but what...
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VDP 6.1 Failed to Create SQL Server Backup Job, No Databases Showing up.
Hi, I just deployed VDP Appliance 6.1 into our ESXi 5.5 host. Everything's running smoothly (backup-restore VM Image, File Level Restore, Backup verification etc.), but there is one issue: when I want...
View ArticleVDP not working after upgrading VCSA to 6.5.0b
Yesterday I had some time on my hands, noticed 6.5.0b for vCenter appliance was released, and 6.1.4 vdp was available. Upgraded vCenter appliance no problem (from 6.5.0a). Then tried to upgrade 2 vdp...
View ArticleHow to Backup VM without turning it off.??
Can any one in this group help me in this Task. Backup a VM without turning it off.
View ArticlevDP 6.1.3 and vCenter 6.5 - No vDP in Home Screen, No Client Plug-In Appearing
Hi All, I've been struggling with another issue in my home lab. I upgraded to vCenter 6.5 last week and, at the same time, deployed a new vDP 6.1.3 appliance. Try as I might, I can't seem to get the...
View ArticleBackup SQL Server 2016 with vsphere Data Protection 6.1.3
Hello, I have a small lab where I am testing VDP 6.1.3. This appliance is backing up some VM successfully. I have installed SQL server agent in a server with Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016. I...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the requested VDP Applicance VDP 6.1.4
I am attempting to deploy a new VDP 6.1.4 appliance in our vCenter Server 6.5 environment. I am able to deploy and configure the appliance without issue, all services are running, and I am able to ssh...
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...
View ArticleDiskSpace and Snapshot
Just a quick question with regards to free space needed before taken a snapshot of the VM's
View Articlehow 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 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 backup only one disk
Hi,i have a VM with 4 disk, the first is a normal vmdk with the system of about 40GB, the other 3 disk are RDM in virtual mode.I have to backup ONLY the first disk, the one with the OS.I try to make a...
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...
View ArticleMonitoring vSphere Data Protection Status using cli/script
Hi,I found that the backup scheduler service stopped running in the vSphere Data Protection Status in VDP Config Utility.I would like to monitor service status using a script.I noticed that PowerCLI +...
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