(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 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 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...
View ArticleVmware 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
View ArticleVDP 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...
View ArticleDoes 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...
View ArticleBackup solution for (free) ESXi
Is there any backup solution (freeware, if possible) for VMware ESXi free version?Regardsmarius
View ArticleNew 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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VMware snapshot using CoW or RoW technology
Sorry for trouble again, not sure if this is correct category, moving this discussion from vCenter to vSphere.hope get some help from you. Hi, All There is one question regarding VMware snapshot...
View ArticleVDP 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...
View ArticleVDP - selecting single disk restores whole VM
HI there, I'm fairly new to vDP, but my new employer has VDP 6.1. configured and it mostly seems to work fine. However we have an issue in trying to restore a single disk. Although we can step through...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleVDP License?
Hi all, I just deployed VDP Appliance 6.1 for testing (download OVA file from https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=VDP613#errorCheckDiv)on my ESXi 5.5 lab. My...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleApós atualização do VDP para 6.1, appliance não aparece para gerenciá-lo
Olá,Atualizamos a versão do VDP para a 6.1, porem não é possível selecionar o novo appliance no drop-down do VDP para gerenciá-lo (aparece somente o nome da VM do appliance antigo); Verificamos que...
View ArticleRecovering "inaccessible" VMs on datastore
In short, I am looking for help recovering "inaccessible" VMs. Background:My operating theory is that during maintenance on the UPS connected to our SAN rack, I accidentally tripped the power on one of...
View ArticleVDP 6.0.2 - Missing gear icon for adding Data Domain
Hi all. We have deployed a VDP 6,0.2 over a vSphere 5.5 on which we will integrate a Data Domain as storage for backups. However, after going to the storage tab there is no "gear icon" to get action...
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vdp disk space?
In vmware-data-protection-administration-guide-61I can find the configurations:I don‘t understand it.VMs need 30T disk space to backup.How should I configure it in VDP?Does VDP need separate datastore?
View ArticleVDP Installation Issues - Configuration not completing, vCenter not Integrating?
I am installing the VDP 6.1.2 Appliance .OVA file on vCenter 6.5 via the Deploy OVF/OVA tool. VDP installs fine, and I configure VDP through the configuration server after installation and confirm its...
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