VCB & Exchange backups

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• Error VCB - VM backup

  Hello

  We had problems with backup of virtual machine by using Backup Exec 2010.  I talked to Symantec and they said that the fault is not with BE.

  We ran the command "vcbmounter.exe h esx.wrapidgroup.co.uk u root Pei password - an ipaddr:192.168.0. * - r "c:\cnt" t - fullvm m nbd.

  and it returns the error:

  Error: can't export the disk: network probably disturbance

  The backup exec server is the can of fine ping of the virtual machine, all that responded to the questionnaire in milliseconds.

  We are using VMware ESX server 3i, 3.5.0 120505

  VCB version: Version 1.5.0.5584 (build 226297)

  Any suggestions?

  Concerning

  Sounds like you need to update 2 that this problem has been fixed in update 2

  http://www.VMware.com/support/vSphere4/doc/vsp_vcb_15_u2_rel_notes.html

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '.

  Gregg Robertson, VCP3, 4, MCSE, MCSA, MCTS, MCITP

• VCB to backup server with HP's Eva and Dell AX4 storage systems

  I have two storage systems connected to a backup server. It is installed on Windows 2003 Server x 64 PowerPath5.2. Windows see each storage only once, so I think that multiple paths to the storage works correctly. Whenever I try to start to browse (or start the backup operation) a VM on HP Eva everythink is ok, but for the VM on AX4 I recive error message:

  Error: Cannot open the disk blklst

  :/ / snapshot-2627 [VRAID5_1, 43TB_datastoreDell3] PLBOLFS01/PLBOLFS01.vmdk@plbolvc:

  443? xxxx/xxxx. Could not open the file on disk: error: Disk library failed (can't access

  a SAN/iSCSI LUN support this virtual disk. (Tip: If you use vcbMounter y)

  or may use the '-m ndb' option to switch to disk based network access if it

  you want.) If you were trying to access at the file level, stop the vmount served

  this by typing "net stop vmount2" in a command prompt to force vmount to re-scan f

  or SAN LUNS and try the command again.). Cannot open ' blklst://snapshot-2627 [VRA

  [ID5_1, 43TB_datastoreDell3] PLBOLFS01/PLBOLFS01.vmdk@plbolvc:443'. Conf OMIS

  Figure scsi0:0 of disk.

  An error has occurred, cleaning

  ...

  D:\mnt\PLBOLFS01 deleted directory

  PrepareForBackup() failed to prepare PLBOLFS01 for backup, returned the error 1

  The external command failed. See the above error.

  Exit code: 1

  What can I do with it?

  VCB Version 1.5

  Next step would be to check a second time your zoning and lun masking. There could be a conflict with the various mpio drivers between eva and the clariion. I would try to remove all mpio drivers too.

  Dave

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• In AppAssure 5.4.2 Exchange backups

  Hi all

  I know that this will be one of these stupid questions, but I can't understand it.

  My server AppAssure 5.4.2 is not recognizing our Exchange Server as being an Exchange Server.

  Does anyone know who I can have forgotten to do?

  Concerning

  Jason

  It was a free report with our Exchange Server. We could not connect to the ECP for some reason any. Restart the Excahnge server solved the problem of the ECP and fixed the problem of AppAssure. Thanks for your comments guys.

  BTW, this is Exchange 2013 CU5

• VCB suspension of Exchange

  I just built a new Standard 2003 and Exchange 2003 Standard running virtual machine. I'll implement VCB to backup the virtual computer.

  I added the two scripts: pre-antifreeze - script.bat and post-thaw - script.bat to C:\Windows.

  I added a line to the scripts that created a text doc, so I could verify that the scripts are actually being run.

  I ran VCB on the machine, and of course the two scripts run and two scripts created text files. However, two text files have been created at 16:12 (less than 1 min interval).

  Keep in mind that it is a new server with no users are still using, so not very busy...

  My questions are:

  (1) could the scripts and the snapshot both executed in less than a minute?

  (2) I use the correct scripts?

  (3) what else am I missing?

  Here before freezing:

  GT; c:\aFreeze.txt & gel ECHO

  off @echo

  NET Stop MsExchangeSA /Y

  Here's the thaw after:

  GT; c:\aThaw.txt & thaw ECHO

  off @echo

  NET Start MsExchangeSA

  NET Start MsExchangeIS

  NET Start MsExchangeMTA

  Yes, this is what is happening.

  Pre script prepares the system for the snapshot.

  VCB creates the snapshot

  Post script returns the system to the features

  System returns to normal operation

  VCB backups to the top of the snapshot

  VCB releaseses snapshot

  If you look at this way you can see that the post script does not wait for the backup to the end, he's waiting just for the nod to create.  1 min is probably enough time to stop the service on an unused exchange server and create a wink.

  Have you tested a restore?

  If this was helpful, give me credit

  Jason White - VCP

• Configuration of Backup Exec 12.5 and VCB with Windows 2008 64 bit

  Hello everyone

  Try to install the update of VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5 1 with Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows 2008

  64-bit server.  Having a hard time getting the configuration to work.  When I try to do a restore via vCenter

  I don't get "VMware Converter not found"

  I installed Converter Stand Alone on the server, but I still get the same error.

  Some would please the VCB and Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows 2008 Setup process

  64-bit server?

  Thanks in advance...

  Gerald S.

  Looks like you need to install vCentre Converter (the server vCentre himself) of what has been said.

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• VM vs VCB Backup fault tolerance?

  Hi all

  I'm looking for your suggestion and advice in using the Local SATA-II empty unused for my virtual machine data store.

  I have the following ESXi 4.0 build 164009 and a valid license of vSphere Essentials license, so I could use VCB, but the problem is that using NBD of the SAN in the backup server is much too slow :-| it took 55 hours to backup the whole score of VMFS 1 TB.

  and now, I think that rather than using the backup solution is it possible to clone the virtual machine on the

  fly to more than 2 store data such as cluster service fault tolerance? (in this case to the business data store and the)

  SAN_VMFS) in case there is a failure in the SAN, the virtual machine can run the

  Local data store

  Kind regards

  AWT

  Backup VM with VCB, backup system disks together just with VCB and backup of the data with the specialized software. For example if you have Oracle - place Oracle DB on another VMDK/RDM and backup tools with Oracle via 1Gbit link.

  Fault tolerance requires SAN and saves you more failure of the host only, not SAN failure.

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  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Snapshot with Exchange 2007 and AD backups?

  Hi all

  I was wondering if best practices in ESX4 changed regarding snapshots for backups go. Is still a bad idea to take a snapshot of your Exchange and AD server? As I know that in the last restore from a snapshot in a situation of failure total was not recommended for AD or Exchange. This changed at all or anyone has tested this more in detail?

  Also as far as backups go it is always advisable to make an announcement file level backup and exchange with your agent of backup software (IE. Backup Exec Agent 12.5 Exchange / AD agent, ect)

  A lot depends on how you have the Exchange Setup program.  You have your database and logs on the VMDK files?  RDM?  All these things will make a difference on how you protect the virtual machine.  In my view, there is no size unique all the backup strategy for virtual machines and applications, so it depends on what your environment looks like.

  I have the environments that use snapshots and vRanger to connect to VMS Exchange backup.  But the restore strategy depends on what actually happens to know which method is used for the restore.

• Is it possible to exclude some discs of the VCB image-level backups?

  I have VCB with Backup Exec 12 running successfully.  Image and at the level of the backup files work as expected.  However, I have a server with a large data volume (more than one terabyte) that I would be able to exclude at the Image level backups, using only at the level of the files or any other means to back it up.  It's possible?  A thought I had was to configure the volume in physical rather than virtual compatibility mode.  Thoughts?  Recommendations?

  Thanks in advance.

  A RAW device in mode physikal will not be saved in the VCB. I do it with our databases that reside on the RAW devices in the SAN, and I don't want that they are backed up with VCB. So, it is definitely possible.

  Paul

• VCB + Backup Exec 12.5

  Hola,

  Estoy configurando form of of a con sistema VBC + Backup Exec 12.5 d from Symantec. The cuestion are las maquinas office of infrastructure, tiene mi una a volume of important data y quiero hacer una copia completa Máquina (fullvm) each end of semana, pero no tengo espacio para montar el instant y despues copiarlo. Hay of forma a una sola unidad fullvm of hacer? Esta respond I serviria are only in mi unidad E: tengo solo datos is para esto I can use-file...

  Gracias,.

  Hola payball,

  Training mas annoyingly are of poner el disco del cual no quieres hacer en backs up modo independiente. VCB not backup of haria dicha unidad of disco.

  El problema're tienes than apagar the MV para poder change el disco virtual modo.

  Saludos,

  Jose Maria Gonzalez,

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• VCB trying to create an Image backup

  I am trying to create an Image using VCB and Backup Exec 12.5 backup. Everything is set up correctly so there is no problem. We would like to have the Image stay in his backup (mnt) and not on the band in the same work. Then the next morning, we have a job for each virtual machine that takes the disk image in the mnt directory, on tape. Disk to tape backup works fine. I can't explain how do us the work of disc to disc to work. What I want to accomplish is to create a job for the disc on the disc and then a job to drive to strip. The drive to the task of band we have figured out. I just need help on the work of disk to disk.

  We have to our disk to disk backup, this command-line pre-Testimage "D:\Program VMware Consolidated Backup Framework\backupexec\pre-backup.bat" TestServer.EDU - FullVM

  We have nothing in the command post. How to do the work to find the server, so it can save it? What should I put in the selection list?

  Thank you

  Take a look at my 'Proven practical Guide' VCB on VIOPS-> http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1392

  It explains how things work a little better than the current VM backup Guides. While you are on the site of VI:OPS, check in the section "Availability" to see if there is a guide specific to your backup software.

  Dave Convery

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://www.dailyhypervisor.com

  http://Twitter.com/dconvery

  Prudent. We do not want to make of this.

  Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes".

• 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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• Installation of POS 6 Exchange 2013 plugin - current user is not a domain administrator

  I installed Exchange SP1 2013 (current patch level).  I'm tying to install the plug-in by vmware-data-protection-administration-guide-60.pdf, Exchange age 169.  VMware VDP Exchange Backup tool for configuring the user start and tells me "the current user is not a domain administrator" (see screenshot).  I am connected to the machine using credentials a domain administrator, not the local computer.  The Exchange sever, Storage group, Mailbox store drop-down lists are empty, apparently a problem of authority.

  The talks on creating a VDPBackupUser account manually KB creating a VMware vSphere backup user account Data Protection (WTP) Exchange plugin with Advanced VDP (2073168).  Before I trot in this way, I thought I'd see if there is anything obvious or that I ran out of base.

  Problem solved.  Setup VMware VDP backup user tool must be "Run as administrator...". "I must have missed that in the doc

  In addition, notes in the log (the configuration tool dialog box) that the created account VMwareVDPBackUser (mailbox) must be connected to (at least once) to complete the configuration.  I use OWA to open a session.

  The VMware install document talks about the user VDPBackupUser.  The user created by this process is VMwareVDPBackupUser.

• Restore backups of data to different vcenter server recovery

  Hello

  We have separated closed vCenter in our society in different places, I'm just starting to use Vmware Data Recovery instead of VCB for backups. Is it possible to restore the backup of Vmware Data Recovery of Virtual Machines to a different vCenter Server?

  If you can, you could point me to documentation that shows how?

  Thank you

  Glenn

  You can create another device VDR with the same data from disk (or NAS share).

  Then connect to this device (you can also use the VDR plugin when you are connected to a host, not only when you are connected to vCenter) and wait until it import the backup catalog.

  André

• Can I schedule of VCB scripts in vSphere 4 Essentials?

  Hello:

  Some time ago I asked if vSphere 4 Essentials taken supported scripts VCB to backup and restore virtual machines. I received an affirmative answer, however, now I need to know if I can plan these VCB scripts to run at night. And finally, if possible, where can I find help on writing and programming of VCB scripts?

  Concerning

  Carlos Negroni

  Hi Carlos,

  You must install the VCB framework on a Windows machine. Then, you can plan your bowl of the internal Scheduler backup scripts. You can take a look at the documentation here to find all the information:

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_vcb_15_u1_admin_guide.PDF

  VCB is not the solution the simplest, so good luck!

  Concerning

  Franck