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• VMware VDR or VEEAM backup choice for backups and restorations of VM

  Hello

  Can someone suggest the best solutions to choose from-VDR or Veeam Backup.

  I know there are limitations with VDR as appropriate in the middle of small infrastructure...

  My infrastructure is 1 VC, 4 guests. 50-60 VM in a cluster. and I usually tape backups.

  Thanks in advance.

  You may ask why I need that? for example, if I have 3 disks for a virtual machine - C: D: E:, c: what is 20 GB contains windows OS and other two are huge disks and data (files I need) are saved by my TSM software. I would then backup that only the OS disk and the remaining disc are copied by TSM. I don't want to copy complete D: E:...

  It depends on your backup strategy.

  In my humble OPINION, I prefer to have a backup of the complete VM image... just to have a real "disaster recovery system. Of course only the system drive may suffice, but you need to document what other drives were present.

  And don't forget that VDRS and Veeam (and another backup product) can operate in "extra" mode, so that new data is copied, not whole disk (except the first, of course).

  André

• VDR recovery process

  Hello

  If I make a backup of a computer virtual with VDR, first time, it will take full backup and the next time he'll do incremental backups, same thing if we use Veeam backup software.

  My question is do I have all the disks that are backed up factors. All first full then all the differentials-MICHEL01, differentials-J02, progressive-day03. What happens if I've lost differentials-J02.

  VDR and Veeam, vRanger of connection and other backup applications do image backups. They use their own logic or - in current versions - take advantage of VMware CBT (changed block Tracking) to identify data blocks modified in the vmdk files that must be saved.

  However, an incremental backup is the same for the image and the backups of files, only the latest changes are saved.

  André

• Tape backup integration

  Hello

  We are looking for a backup solution for our vSphere with VMware vCloud infrastructure, comparing the VDR and Veeam, etc., is there a backup solution has the function of backup band integrated or integrable with other tape backup software as an automated solution complete?

  Pouvez ESXi VDR backup hosts?

  Thank you

  William

  It is a departure for passthrough. You can choose through it, however.

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1690414#1690414

  VMdirectpath

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vsp_4_vmdirectpath_host.PDF

• VDR, VDP, VCB - demystifying the Backup Options

  Hello world

  I am currently evaluate the backup options for our field of VMware, and delve into the options causes some headaches.

  Little background information - about 10 hosts ESX 4.1, VCenter Server 4.1, 100 + VM, Fibre Channel SAN storage.

  I found the following:

  VMware Data Recovery - as far as I know, this was replaced by the VMware Data Protection?

  VMware data protection - similar to VMWare Data Recovery in terms of technology and operation.

  VMware Consolidated backup - after reading several contradictory articles, I'm fighting to see where it is. Some people say it VCB don't * actually * save anything.

  So, I think that the base on my environment and the version of vCenter and ESX, my first choice will be:

  VMware data protection

  Veeam

  Can someone give a brief summary of the differences with the three designated products and how they fit into a backup strategy virtualized it please?

  
  Thank you

  David

  VCB is an ancient technology of the pre-vsphere 4.0 era, now replaced by vStorage API. Essentially, each backup, including the VDR, POS or Veeam software, rely on this technology.

  Another thing to keep in mind: you have a 4.1 cluster, you cannot use POS, if you do not upgrade to vSphere 5.1. 4.1, you can only use the VDR.

  About Veeam, is 3rd party product shopping, it is not included in the beams of VMware. Apart from this, in my view, there still many advantages even on the POS again. To name a few:

  -no backup repository size limit

  -orchestration between compiling deployment

  -recovery instant vm

  -surebackup

  You can take a look at what these features to the site Web of Veeam.

  Luca.

• Limitation of 1 TB VDR

  Hi friends,

  I heard that there is a limitation of backup destination VDR 1 TB. What does that mean? is that mean that total backups of all virtual machines should not be exceeded 1 to or VMDK to a single machine virtual 1 TB file size? I'm confused. Help, please

  Thank you

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.DataRecovery.admin.doc_20%2FGUID-748CAB0C-934D-49C9-BE97-875CEF3367C6.html

  http://www.VMware.com/products/Datacenter-Virtualization/data-recovery/FAQ.html

  Q. What are the maximum number of deduplication destinations and size of each destination?

  Device a. each VMware Data Recovery may have to not more than two destinations of deduplication. It is recommended that each dedupe destination be not more than 1 TB in size when using virtual disks. When a destination disk is a CIFS share, it is recommended that each dedupe destination be not more than 500 GB in size.

  In summary, total backups should should not increase more than 1 TB for a store, it's that you can have two stores 1 TB which is 2 TB of total space you can use for VDR to store backups.

  VDR is not a complete solution for virtual computer backups, you can use veeam backup or symantec.

• Why use a third upward on VCB and VDR

  IM ready to go using eSxpress PHD, but I would like to know what are the benefits I would win instead of just using the VCB and VDR?

  > I still don't see no need to buy a product like the doctorate, when you have VDR built as part of your license...

  If you do not see need - maybe there is no need for your environment. VDR has very limited functionality and is not suitable for my environment because:

  (1) I have more than 100 virtual machines, and I certainly don't want to keep 2-3-4-5 of VDR.

  (2) time to start the backup cannot be set to VDR.

  (3) Veeam (my favorite) can back up virtual machines directly to CF

  (4) Veeam can also make replication and use it for purposes of recovery after disaster site

  (5) VDR before 1.2 was produced quite unstable

  To sum everything up: VDR is a simple backup for small environments. If you have special needs or your environment is greater than 200 solution backup VMs 3 rd - party is much better.

  ---

  MCITP: SA + WILL, VMware vExpert, VCP 3/4

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• VDR is suitable for small and medium enterprises?

  Hello friends,

  I was told that data recovery VMware vSphere suite is suitable for businesses that received less than 100 guest virtual machines. is this true? We cannot adapt to large companies with more than 500 guest computers? Thank you very much waiting for the answer.

  VDR is a very simple and minimalistic solution. If your company has 500 + VMs you should definitely Advanced 3rd party solution to backup, Veeam Backup, vRanger connection or esxPress.

  I use Veeam.

  ---

  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Reference Dell Replay Manager with Actifio or well Veeam?

  I'm not very familiar with SAN storage. The company that I work is currently evaluating a backup solution that will use two Dell Compellents. Currently, we have a HDS, but are considering buying another for a warm site. The citation for the second HDS includes two Dell Replay Manager instances. My understanding is that Dell Replay Manager allows you to take snapshots, which is obviously a good idea. We also assess Actifio and Veeam as backup solutions. Replay of Dell Manager is quite expensive, and I wonder if it's necessary even if we will use Veeam or Actifio for a backup solution.

  Any who would provide no indication as to why or why we would not, want to eliminate the Dell Replay Manager of our purchase IF we proceed to a real (Veeam or Actifio) backup solution?

  Or, it would be better to abandon the Veeam/Actifio and use Dell Replay Manager?

  Thank you!

  You cannot Replay Manager if you go with the Actifio solution.

  Actifio captures the data of the production gradually environment forever and creates virtual copies for multiple use cases (data protection, disaster, recovery testing, etc.).  This architecture combines the quick capture of data from a snapshot of redundancy of a real consistent backup, application.

  Replay Manager uses instant Compellent to enter data, that work very well, but use of space on the storage array, and they do not provide a redundant copy of data.  Also, it presents itself as an additional cost and is another tool, that must be managed.  Actifio solution can provide snapshots, backup and replication through a single user interface services without storing to copy the data on the production storage matrix (copy data virtualization).

  Some of the main benefits of using Actifio in your scenario would be:

  -Copy the data would not be stored on the Compellent production table.  Snapshots of storage array can store the point at best time your production storage capacity.  Design of Actifio is to delete copies of your production sets and eliminate tools point of backup, replication, snapshots, etc.

  -Do you have a truly independent and redundant backup.  Storage array snapshots do not provide protection against the Group failures, breakdowns of the Bay or Bay of storage RAID software problems.

  -Data could be kept for more long with of Actifio built in compression and dedup global

  -Instant access to virtual copies of the data from the system of Actifio

• Assessment of vFoglight vs Veeam One - newbie questions

  HI -.

  IM evaluate vFoglight vs Veeam One in our VMware environment, and I have a few questions I can't fix.

  -J' I need to display all data warehouses with an option for a provisioning (how well stocked and how is used/free). I couldn't find this option.

  It is there a way to a top list of VMS with Active snapshots?

  -Is it possible to create the service in vFoglight (non-administrative) users, who can monitor only VMS I decide?

  -What excactly is the difference between Standard VoP and vFoglight (Enterprise version), and why do I need both?

  Kind regards

  Bjørn Tore

  Hi Bjern-Tore

  1.) here is a link that will tell you how to proceed: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/virtualization/infrastructure/b/storage-blog/archive/2012/03/28/thin-provisioning

  2.) If you go to the reports, there is a snapshot report open. This will tell you your shots.

  3.) Yes, there are many roles that can be defined. You can link these roles Auditors AD. Under the houses, go to Administration, user and security management...

  (4) the difference is VoP Server Standard is a virtual solution, that can help with capacity Mgt, optimization/Automation, Chargeback. vFoglight business means you get VoP, more features vFoglight vFoglight - with detailed reports, dashboards, analysis of performance depth - are more than one business control solution - you can also monitor storage, AD, Exchange, databases, networks, physical servers, you can see inside the guest o/s. Throughout with a single window.

  Kind regards

  Kevin

• Are there available for windows7 home premium software to use my panasonic VDR-D100 hand cam

  Original title: Panasonic VDR - D100 DVD 30 X / 1000 X camcorder

  Y at - it available for windows7 home premium software to use my panasonic VDR-D100 hand cam.

  Hello

  Your hand of Panasonic VDR-D100 cam is not compatible with Windows 7. Check out the following link.

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=Panasonic%20VDR-D100%20DVD%2030X%2F1000X%20Camcorder&v=Panasonic&uid=VDR-D100&c=Cameras%20%26%20Photo&sc=Camcorders

  Step 1:

  You can try first to download the drivers for the Panasonic VDR-D100 hand cam available for Windows Vista. Check out the following link.

  http://shop.Panasonic.com/shop/model/VDR-D100?t=downloads&support#tabs

  Step 2:

  Now, try to install the drivers in compatibility mode. Follow the steps.

  (a) after downloading the Setup file for the Panasonic VDR-D100 cam your desktop hand.

  (b) right-click on the configuration file, scroll down to properties and click on Properties.

  (c) in the window that appears, clickCompatibility tabCom.

  (d) in compatibility mode, check the box run this program in compatibility mode dedicated

  (e) in the scroll down select Windows Vista.

  (f) under the privilege level, check the box run this program as an administrator.

  (g) click apply and OK.

  Then install the file and verify that it works.

  You can also contact the Panasonic for assistance. http://shop.Panasonic.com/shop/model/VDR-D100?support

• difference between VR and Veeam

  Hi all

  Hello

  What is the difference between vr and veeam for synchronization? Just for machine replica and sync?

  When you retrieve the VM will retrieve the most recent replica (no GAP) and 24 stands will appear as snapshots in the Snapshot Manager.

  

  Then you would choose the snapshot you want to come back, select it and 'come back' and delete any copies remaining.

• Backup of the guests on 'free' esxi, Veeam/Storage API

  I started a new job and the company uses esxi 5 on a free key (confirmed by vmware support) and uses a 3rd party backup managed which consists of a hunger of sever running veeam. My first thought was that this is not possible due to the storage API locked on esxi when you use the "free" version However, I looked at the race of backup with the ok on the vsphere log viewer. I can't get access to the server of Veeam to check.

  Still, ive talked about Veeam and Vmware new who have confirmed my thoughts that this will not work on the 'free' version However, it seems to work... How is that possible? I missed something fundamental.

  I'm looking to replace the backup managed by our own but I am 100% I need licenses esxi for (and to a later version) to get my veeam bought to work.

  Thank you.

  The vStorage API is locked in the only hypervisor license so an instant backup wouldn't work, however, Veeam has the ability to use SSH/SCP to backup virtual machines (full copy).

• No more available space and snapshots not taken (VEEAM)

  Hi all

  I have a BIG problem here and I do not see how to solve.

  For your info, I know my SAN is complete and really isn't a good way to run VMware, but I'm about to order the new SAN and servers this week.

  Right now, I have 3 data store. the one with the question is just related to Exchange 2007 and have total 380 GB.

  VEEAM has taken a backup of it and he sews it has never deleted the snapshot.

  So this morning, I got an instant "suppression" message on my VMware, Exchange is frozen and so was VEEAM.

  I have restart VEEAM, but I can't do a thing with seams Exhcnage is 'instant withdrawal. " No option available at the time where so he tries to remove it.

  But I guess it will never end because no more space is available.

  And I don't have any space anought on any data store to hold my Exchange Server...

  Can I do it fast?

  If I browse the data store, there is

  Exchange_1 - 0000001.vmdk

  Exchange_1 - 0000002.vmdk

  Exchange - 000002.vmdk

  It seems that something is missing (Exchange - 000001.vmdk)

  Well, please help, I'm stuck here!

  Martin L.

  Depends on the amount of RAM allocated to each of your virtual machines.

  There is a file (*.vswp), which is equal in size to the RAM configured for each virtual computer (unless there is a reserve memory for this virtual machine). Sometimes, if you're not too committed on physical RAM, setting a reserve memory for each equal to the configured RAM virtual computer will allow just enough room to go back to the feature (power - on virtual machines).

  The VMFS file system can be extended dynamically on Lun - to remove the snapshot for Exchange successfully, you may need to extend the VMFS volume where it is located. There are many ways to do this that go from 'good' to a bit dodgy.

  1. Best option: get your new business SAN and to create a LUN on where you can extend your existing VMFS volume, allowing enough space to commit the snapshot
  2. Improvised #1: Use an old server or workstation decent and build something like Openfiler, where you can introduce iSCSI and extend your VMFS
  3. Improvised #2: Use a physical Windows Server or workstation and the Wind Star to present an iSCSI LUN and expand your volume
  4. Out and buy a computer from office-SAN as Synology, present an iSCSI LUN and extend your volume

  Important: once the snapshot is engaged, move the virtual machine complete a contiguous VMFS volume on a single logic unit number and delete the extended volume!

  Good luck. Full VMFS because of clichés is a bitch! I have treated several times in a support capacity.

• My first steps with RESTapi of VEEAM

  Hello

  I started to play a bit with the RESTapi of VEEAM Ent. Server.

  But in question is not directed to the Application. It's more about the handling of a RESTapi results.

  My Script:

  var PostResponse = BRHost.createRequest("POST", "/sessionMngr/?v=v1_1", null).execute();
  var TenantsResponse = BRHost.createRequest("GET", "/cloud/tenants", null).execute();
  //System.log("Tenants " + TenantsResponse.contentAsString);
  var XMLFile = XMLManager.fromString(TenantsResponse.contentAsString);
  var XMLelement = XMLFile.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("Ref");
  
  for(i=0;i<XMLelement.getLength();i++){
    var Tenant = XMLelement.item(i).getAttribute("Name")
  if ( Tenant == TenantName){
    var UIDTenantFull = XMLelement.item(i).getAttribute("UID")
    var UIDTenant = UIDTenantFull.slice(-36)
    var RessourceResponse = BRHost.createRequest("GET", "/cloud/tenants/" + UIDTenant + "/resources", null).execute();
    //System.log("Tenant Ressources: " + VMResponse.contentAsString);
    //System.log("Content as string: " + RessourceResponse.contentAsString);
    var RESdoc = XMLManager.fromString(RessourceResponse.contentAsString);
    var RESlist = RESdoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("CloudTenantResource");
    System.error(RESlist.getLength());
    for(j=0;j < RESlist.getLength();j++){
    var RessourceID = RESlist.item(j).getAttribute("Id");
    System.log("Ressource ID: " + RessourceID);
    var RessourceResponseDetail = BRHost.createRequest("GET", "/cloud/tenants/" + UIDTenant + "/resources/" + RessourceID, null).execute();
    System.log("RessourceResponseDetail: " + RessourceResponseDetail.contentAsString);
    }
  }
  }
  

  An example output:

  <CloudTenantResource xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="CloudTenantResource" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/cloud/tenants/4f90635a-7ecc-49fe-beb6-60b37eb4bd89/resources/1c7c6cd7-0cd0-4e20-8d15-a94d23299a93" Id="1c7c6cd7-0cd0-4e20-8d15-a94d23299a93">
    <Links>
      <Link Rel="Delete" Type="CloudTenantResource" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/cloud/tenants/4f90635a-7ecc-49fe-beb6-60b37eb4bd89/resources/1c7c6cd7-0cd0-4e20-8d15-a94d23299a93" Name="Cloud repository 3" />
      <Link Rel="Up" Type="CloudTenant" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/cloud/tenants/4f90635a-7ecc-49fe-beb6-60b37eb4bd89?format=Entity" Name="ABC Company" />
      <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServer" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/8ea5406b-a6e9-42d9-bca5-44b6a5d94af1?format=Entity" Name="localhost" />
    </Links>
    <RepositoryQuota>
      <DisplayName>Cloud repository 3</DisplayName>
      <RepositoryUid>urn:veeam:Repository:82db96c3-445c-4a7e-9587-f2d523e839f4</RepositoryUid>
      <Quota>1024</Quota>
      <UsedQuota>0</UsedQuota>
    </RepositoryQuota>
  </CloudTenantResource>
  

  Source: http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/80/rest/_tenants_id_resources_2.html

  My result back look exactly like that.

  Here is the Question how to process the result.

  First I want to try to extract everything "" < RepositoryQuota >' in the fields in a table. "

  What is the best way to do it?

  Hello

  The best way to consume the XML in Javascript is using E4X. Here is a code example:

  default xml namespace = "http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0";
  var doc = new XML(RessourceResponseDetail.contentAsString);
  System.log(doc.Links.Link[1].@Type);
  System.log(doc.RepositoryQuota.RepositoryUid);
  

  • On the first line, we declare the default namespace (xmlns in your XML attribute)
  • On the second line, we load the XML content in a Javascript variable named doc, that gives you a hierarchical XML data access
  • Third and fourth line show how access by index the array element (link [1] means the second element of link), attributes (@Type means the value of the Type attribute) and elements (RepositoryQuota and RepositoryUid).