Problem with VMTools & backup of virtual machines

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• Problem with script to clone virtual machines

  Hello

  I created a script to clone virtual machines on a regular basis around a method posted by LucD and Simon Long here or on their blogs.

  Here is the part that does the actual work:

  $VM = get - VM $Machine.MasterVM
  # Send Email of departure
  .\startmail.ps1
  # Create new snapshot clone
  $CloneSnap = $VM | New-Snapshot - name "Instant Test" - Quiesce
  # Get the managed object display
  $VmView = $VM | Get-View
  # Get the managed folder object reference
  $CloneFolder = $VmView.parent
  # Construction specification clone
  $CloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec
  $CloneSpec.Snapshot = $VmView.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
  # Make the linked disc specification
  $CloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
  $CloneSpec.Location.Datastore = (get-Datastore-name $Machine.BackupDS). Extensiondata.MoRef
  $CloneSpec.Location.Host = (get-vmhost-name $Machine.BackupHost). Extensiondata.MoRef
  $CloneSpec.Location.Transform = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation]: sparse
  $CloneName = "$vm - BU - $date"
  # Create clone
  $vmView.CloneVM ($cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec)
  # Write newly created VM to stdout as confirmation
  Get - VM $CloneName
  # Remove snapshot created for clone
  $Snap = get-Snapshot - VM (VM-Get-name $Machine.MasterVM)-name $CloneSnap | Remove-Snapshot - confirm: $False
  #Send full email
  .\endmail.ps1

  I want to use in an environment composed of 3 servers ESXi 4.0 with a local data store each. This works well in my test environment, but not in that productive.

  Here, I get this error:

  Exception, calling 'CloneVM' with '3' or the arguments: "it was not correct to specified parameters.
  Spec.Location.pool ".
  C:\script\vm-backup\backup.ps1:98 char: 18
  + $vmView.CloneVM < < < < ($cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec)
  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [], MethodInvocationException)
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: DotNetMethodException

  In a comment on his blog, made Simon refers to an error in the data store, but it seems very well here.

  By comparing the values of the characteristics to those of my testbed everything looks good, too.

  Does anyone of you can tell me where to look for the problem?

  Thanks in advance

  Christian

  That's correct, 1 by Server default resource pool.

  You can do

  Get-ResourcePool-name resources-site (Get - VMHost - name MyEsx)

  to get the default pool for a specific ESX Server

  CAB, you add a line in your original script

  $CloneSpec.Location.Pool = (get-ResourcePool-name resources-site (Get - VMHost - name MyEsx)). Extensiondata.MoRef

  This should be the correct MoRef

  The message seems to indicate that the target VM already partially exist.

  Remove it before you run your script once again.

• Problem with the backup computer virtual to Virtual Center 4 with VDR

  VC in Vsphere4 is the virtual machine. When I try it with VDR save there is an error failed to create a snapshoot because the operation has timed out.

  VC is Windows 2003 Standardx64.

  I know the problem with vdr and VSS service and so on, but I does not do so in this situation.

  All reviews are useful.

  Thank you.

  Thank you

  What about the vssadmin list providers?

• Problem is when I vMotion virtual machine running it stop responding for 5-10 sec.

  I get a black screen with the message "waiting for connection" and complete the wheel which revolves around 5-10 seconds until the display returns and vMotion. vMotion drop the ping package on the virtual computer to 78%

  I created the test of setting up a pilot project of HA/DRS in my company. But I found that there is a problem with vmotion on running virtual machine.

  I have 2 Dell Power Edge 2950 servers with 8 GB of RAM and dual NIC. I gave a separate connection to port vKernal for vMotion. Everything works well except vMotion.

  I took RDP to the manual migration of vm and VM stop giving response for 5-10 seconds

  Cool is...

• Manual backup Parallels virtual machine - how to exclude folders?

  Can't find an answer.

  I want to exclude certain folders when you do a manual Virtual Machine backup Parallels.

  There are thousands of responses but all backups on Mr. time.

  And since I had a crash when restoring a virtual of TM machine I won't use.

  I have no problem with manual backups.

  But since my photo file is about 100 GB and I don't change anything

  often, in this case, I want to exclude from the backup of file that records everything.

  Greateful for any suspicion.

  Can you clarify, you try to back up only via Parallels

  or try you backup via Time Machine and want to exclude a folder?

  If this last, go preferences of Time Machine and choose your folders to exclude

  

  If you only back up Parallels see here

  http://KB.parallels.com/en/4859

  or here

  http://KB.parallels.com/en/8827

  - - - -

  Your mileage may vary.   All advice is based on my experience.   I bought a shareware/commercial software in any given notice and have no financial interest in all of the mentioned products.

• Keep a backup of virtual machine removed at POS

  Hello

  I want to make a backup of virtual machine (vdp 6.1) and then delete vm in the cluster. I need a backup for future possible restoration.

  Is it OK to do this? POS will keep the backup?

  Hello

  You can go to POS, select the backup of the virtual machine and put it in the menu. This may block the normal expiry date and the backup will be deleted from POS.

  Tim

• What is the best way to backup of virtual machines on a standalone ESX with the data store local

  Hello

  I want to save the virtual machines on a host ESX autonomous. and all of these virtual machines is the local data store.  What is the best way to save these virtual machines in this situation?

  And probably we don't provision VTL on the local data center, so it is possible to use VCB to backup? And VCB is a good choice compared to the traditional method that installs the backup client in each virtual machine?   Because I think that in this situation with the data store local, it cannot not reduced the load on ESX hosts and network overhead can be avoided.

  Thank you!

  LAN

  > 1. VCB usable remote tape library? I mean it's not local library and uses the tape library to another network data center.

  VCB is completely unrelated to the tape library, it is a framework, not a backup solution. If your standard backup software can work with the remote tape library you can try it to ungrateful with VCB.

  > 2. what the difference bwteen hot - added NBD and modes if there is that an ESX host with store data local and want to use a virtual machine like VCB proxy? I think that they are the same: the VCB proxy read data through the I/O of the ESX host stack in this situation.

  NBD works on network and the backup traffic goes through the service console connection. Hot add uses special machine for assistance to connect vmdk to and uses of e/s disk stack instead of e/s network.

  > 3. Veeam Backup is free software?

  No, it isn't.

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• Problem of migration of a virtual machine with multiple vCPUs

  When I try to migrate some of our virtual machines with vMotion, I get the following error.

  «Impossible to migrate from host a to host b: virtual machine has 4 virtual CPUs, but the host only supports 1.» The number of virtual processors can be limited by the selected guest OS for the virtual machine or the granting of licenses for the host".

  The two ESX Server are identical HP DL380 with two quad core Intel Xeon. They are both connected to the same server vCenter (2.5). They both use the same license server. And, the VM OS is set to Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (32-bit), which is responsible for 4 vCPUs (it does now after all).

  I tried moved under voltage power VM off and got the same error, so I changed the vCPU to 1 and it migrated correctly. Then, I changed it to 4 vCPUs with no problems on the new host. Only problem is, I can't stop some of the virtual machines to migrate to the new host because of the availability requirements.

  ~ Brian

  Have you tried to change the settings of your license and apply them, just in case where?  I had the weird services fails when there is a kind of latency hit the license of the ESX host server.

  -KjB

  VMware vExpert

• Backup of virtual machines with question VCB

  Hi all

  When you backup a VM with VCB and it has the virtual disk that are size fixed say 100 GB, does that mean when you save this VM with VCB, you will need 100 GB of space to back that up?  If this is the case is that you can set VCB to backup the virtual drive but only backup, which is acutally used anyway.  Say so, you have a virtual machine with 100 GB fixed disk but it only really uses 20 GB of available space is possible to get VCB to backup only the 20 GB of the virutal disk or you must take it all when it comes to a fixed disk?

  As long as you drop the flags of the export, you will get a backup of only the space used for a backup of fullvm. SO, in your example, you have a backup of a little more than 20 GB, 100 GB.

  Flags of the export drive:

  -M: If, together, the disk is exported in a single file (monolithic).

  When it is off (default), the disc is divided into several files of 2 GB.

  -F: so together, the disk is exported in the form of disc "flat", with no optimization.

  When it is off (default), the exported files disk will be more compact than

  unused space in the disk image is not included in the exported file.

  Dave

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• New computer with Windows in a Virtual Machine installation

  Hello

  I want to do a clean install on my new computer, so I can run Linux as main OS with Windows 7 on a virtual machine using VirtualBox.

  Is it possible/legal? How can I activate windows?

  EDIT: I forgot to mention that I have an OEM windows license.

  See you soon / Erik

  Yes, the end-user Windows 7 license contract permits.

  2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.

  a. one copy per computer. You can install one copy of the software on a single computer. This computer is "licensed computer.

  b. a computer license. You can use the software on up to two processors of the computer under license at some point. Except as provided in these license terms, you cannot use the software on any other computer.

  c. number of users. Except as provided in these license terms, only one user may use the software at a time.

  d. other Versions. The software may include several versions, such as 32-bit and 64-bit. You may install and use only one version at a time.

  d. use with Virtualization Technologies. Rather than use the software directly on the licensed computer, you can install and use the software within the single virtual (or emulated) system on the licensed computer. When used in a virtualized environment, content protected by digital rights management technology, BitLocker or any hard drive full-volume encryption technology is perhaps not as secure as protected content not in a virtualized environment. You must comply with all national and international laws that apply to such protected content.

  You may need to use the activation of the phone well:

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Problems of migration of a virtual machine

  Hello

  I have a problem when you try to migrate a virtual machine to an ESXi to and another ESXi. I migrate from power off State. That's what I get:

  

  I have 2 ESXi host with vCenter device.

  When I go to the preview of the hosts, in the first (it is the destination of the migration), I have no CPU usage and memory. There is something wrong because I have the vCenter and other Linux machine powered:

  

  The other host (this is the source of the migration) looks good:

  

  How could I solve this problem?

  I'd really appreciate your help.

  Best regards.

  Thanks for the reply.

  I reboot the host and now I can migrate and CPU and memory info is correct.

  Kind regards.

• Backup of virtual machines on a remote host

  We have a number of standalone servers ESXi 4.1 in places remote, managed by 1 vCenter server and want to use the ghettoVCBg2 script to save them. We do not want to deploy a vMA on each server ESXi, rather we want to use 1 vMA by geographical area to manage VM backups for all ESXi hosts in this area. There may be 2 or 3 hosts 2 or 3 virtual machines running in each region.

  In my lab, I have 2 hosts configured on nets under different. I have 1 vMA running on host 1 I want to manage backups for host 1 and 2. The two hosts have only local targets for storage, no NAS or SAN or iSCSI.

  I have 2 copies of the ghetto script, each adapted to the ESXi host needs the VMs system backed up. Everything seems to work fine, I can run the script on the host 1 to backup VMs on host 2 (by using the - server switch and any copy of the script) with local storage on the host 2 as the destination storage.

  My question is: what path the data takes when save? Given that the vMA's in one place and it's back up virtual machines in a different storage location that is local to the target ESXi host, the traffic is forwarded through the host that is running the vMA? or the host ESXi target handles the traffic locally so that it touches the WAN?

  When we look at the performance on the network adapters on the host and two virtual machines (the vMA and the VM being supported), I don't see any significant increase in traffic, but backups take about twice as long to complete.

  Is there anything else I can check without having to put a sniffer on the network to capture traffic? Some places have slow links between sites, some are even the radio links to reduce WAN traffic is a priority in some cases.

  Any suggestion would be appreciated.

  Backups are started remotely through vMA using the vSphere API, but the actual backups and as mentioned traffic occurs between your hosts and data warehouses is destination.

• Backup of virtual machine using iSCSI Server

  As the title says.

  I (MSA 2312i) iSCSI storage and Im going to do install a backup on a virtual computer product.  To achieve LAN free backup, I think I need to create the virtual machine with two network cards.  One on the production of LAN and the other on the iSCSI network?

  I have a NETWORK card physical free that I can create a Virtual switch with a VMKernel port and then add it to the virtual machine, it would be the best solution?

  Thank you

  Yes the iscsi network, where by it would also be the LAN backup.

• Backup of virtual machines in ESX

  Hello

  I have several VM in two ESX 4 day 1 host. Now, I need to make a backup of all the virtual machines. But I still think prepare a routine that make this successive copies. VMware has a program/system to planificate this? Thank you.

  Best way is to use 3rd party specialized solution. I prefer Veeam Backup.

  Since you are using vSphere Essentials check out Veeam Essentials - all-in-one package for SMB with discount.

  ---

  MCSA, MCTS Hyper-V, VCP 3/4, VMware vExpert

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Backup of virtual machines really necessary?

  Hello

  I have a few virtual machines running with Windows. I save the machines under windows in the form of images. From the images, I can possibly restore the entire machine or single files.

  So, when my machine goes down I could create a new machine in ESXi and restore from my backup image.

  Does make sense to make a parallel backup virtual machines with free solutions described in this community, because if I would back up my data twice.

  Is that not wrong? What is your opinion?

  Concerning

  Peter

  There is only one hardware requirement, in the new virtual machine u must use the hard drive of the same size or more, but not smaller than the disk of the failed computer, performance differences are few

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