VirtualCenter and VCB

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• VCenter and VCB

  Hello

  I would like to know, if possible install Vcenter and VCB on the same Windows Server or it is not recommended?

  Thank you

  vCenter and VCB share some components, so it is not recommended.  If you have only one physical machine, I would be set up with VCB and using VC in a virtual machine.  You can run VCB in a virtual machine as well, but then you don't get the san connectivity you get when VCB is physical.  Only method NBD (copy of disk based network) works with vcb in a virtual machine.

  -KjB

• 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.

• vSphere and VCB / license not available

  We went from Standard Edition VI3 to vSphere 4 Standard + Storage VMotion. Since then, the 1.5 VCB backup fails.

  I saw this message in the tasks of the vSphere client window:

  Task name: reconfigure the virtual machine

  Status: License not available for this operation

  When I click on the 'Détails' link I got the message that you can see on the screenshot.

  During execution of the backup VCB some messages "Reconfigure virtual computer" appear and are successful.

  We use VCB mode "hotadd" and both VCB (user and proxy) have all the rights in vCenter (for testing).

  This license (add hot VM?) or what else I miss? Like VMware hot add doesn't not part of vSphere standard, does this mean that our VI3 VCB Standard license went?

  
  AWo

  VCP / vEXPERT 2009

  Published by AWo

  No, I doubt that there is no difference in behavior between virtual and physical proxies. If your backups are working, I think that they are returning to the NDB mode rather than using hot add. If they do not work, set the type of transport to the next during business day that we are working on solving the problem.

  The question that we know currently has to do with VMware Data Recovery - this product uses the vcbAPI. However, the license error is the same.

  I don't know if there is a fix for VCB 1.5 in the works, so I would recommend that you produce the SR, then we can follow it.

  HTH

  Cormac

• ESX 2.3 Update 4 and VCB 1.1 update 1

  Hi all

  Is THAT VCB 1.1 update 1 is supported with ESX 3.5 Update 4?

  Responses will be appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

  Prasad.D

  taking notes of publication

  > VCB 1.5 Update 1 is compatible with ESX Server 3.0.3 or ESX Server 3.5 or later and vCenter Server 2.5 or later

  http://www.VMware.com/support/vSphere4/doc/vsp_vcb_15_u1_rel_notes.html

• VMotion, HA, DRS and VCB

  Hello all - I've been this vCenter 4 can manage esx3.5 and esx4 under the same farm.  question - vmotion, Ha, DRS, VCB funtional yet betwenn two different version of the ESX host?

  Thank you

  You are welcome

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• RDM and VCB Performance

  I have RDMs finally backup via VCB no problem... other than the performance is terrible. The level of the files back ups seem to. But when I do a fullvm it seems to back up the whole ROW, without worrying whether it has data on it. I presented a lun 500 GB as a test, put a few text files, has launched a backup and it takes hours to complete. We are talking about a few kilobytes here. In this case, if I use the BEIM or native vcbmounter... same results. It is not the SAN... performance is stellar other than this activity. Is this expected behavior? VCB is not smart enough to know if there are data on the RDM or not? I've seen some other posts to this topic, but has never seen no resolution. Just curious, if you have any ideas. It is good to be a better way.

  Ok. By default, VCB will back up fragmented file as long as you do not pass the-m or F - mode export flags is not transmitted:

  Flags of export:

  -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.

  The BEST you will get with backups of type fashion SAN FullVM is about 1 GB / minute. It is still slow down with RDM, because they must be converted VMDK when FullVM saving. You know that if you practice a full recovery from the virtual machine (you'RE done this right?). When you retrieve a RDM saved using VCB, it becomes a VMDK.

  RDM are das LUN in the native OS file system format (NTFS, ext3, etc), you may be better using an agent or perform file-level backups. Think about why you use a RDM. If you are recovering to a VMDK, what are the consequences. If there is not, amounted to a VMDK and be done with it. If there ARE implications use of files or agent in function of the backups. If this ROW is for a file server, or either method is fine. If they are boxes in the letters or databases, you better make backups of basis unless you REALLY know how to recover a database store or potentially incompatible mail. The driver of the sync and VSS providers are not a guarantee that you will be able to recover.

  Dave Convery

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://www.dailyhypervisor.com

  Prudent. We do not want to make of this.

  Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes".

• NetApp and VCB

  I am building a new server of vmware VCB for vmware environment. I'm confused about the best way to manage multiple paths.

  Currently,.

  I have the VCB Server zoned on all 8 ports on my file server. I don't have

  one of my cluster vmware LUN presented to the VCB server for test

  purposes.

  In Device Manager, I see 8 drive of NetApp devices with the following ID:

  Bus, target, LUN

  0,2,16

  0,3,16

  0,4,16

  0,5,16

  0,0,16

  0,1,16

  0,2,16

  0,3,16

  Should I just manually turn off 7 devices? How can I determine that we're in a primary path?

  Thanks in advance...

  Jason

  VCB 1.5 supports MPIO. Just install the driver MPIO of NetApp.

  Check out my Guide to proven practices VCB on VI:OPS thus, it can be useful-> http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1392

  Dave Convery

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://www.dailyhypervisor.com

  Prudent. We do not want to make of this.

  Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes".

• Backup Exec 12.5 and VCB - support requirements and agent

  I noticed there is now an agent, which you can purchase from Symantec that allows you to save as many guests on the particular host windows as you want without any agent (though law enforcement officers are still required).

  http://eval.Symantec.com/mktginfo/Enterprise/other_resources/b-solution_brief-bews12.5_agent_vmware_virtual_infrastructure_09-2008.en-us.PDF

  My question is this - from what I can find on the web, ESX 3.5 U3 does not support the latest integration modules Backup Exec (pre and post backup scripts etc.). So based on this, using Backup Exec 12.5 with VCB Symantec agent is needed giving you the GUI (no longer need to customize scripts for VM backups).

  Can someone please clarify this?

  The Agent gives you a GUI with VCB integration. You should always install VCB, just not the integration kit. You can always do it the "old school" way. The modules BE did never seem to work 100% anyway and you can the House push something pre and post if you do not want to pay for the agent.

  I think that VMware just stopped creating integration because the older kits kits are relatively stable. I tested with esx3.5u3/vc2.5u4 and have no problem. There is no update for VCB, so there is no update for the kits.

  I know that you have done this before, then you probably haven't this info, but I just posted a guide on the VI:OPS on VCB as a generic facility backup->http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1392

  Dave Convery

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://www.dailyhypervisor.com

  Prudent. We do not want to make of this.

  Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes".

• Backup Exec and VCB proxy server configuration

  Hello

  I am installing Backup Exec to back up my virtual machine on an ESX Server, but I get the following error:

  *Backup- VMVCB::ESX01VCGuestVm(DC)ha-datacenter(DC)vmserver03* 
  
  
  V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'server03' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
  
  
   
  
  
  Error: Failed to open the disk: Cannot access a SAN/iSCSI LUN backing this virtual disk. (Hint: Option "-m ndb" swtiches vcbMounter to network base disk access if this is what you want.) 
  
  

  It's my setup. I have an ESX Server connected to a San. I store my images on the SAN. I have Backup Exec installed on our file server that is also attached to the SAN and try to use this server as my VCB proxy server. I have installed on my server BE VCB framework and the enterprise Converter 3.03. I have setup a temporary staging that the server can access to place its snapshots on.

  My BE\VCB proxy server cannot access the SAN LUN that holds the images. My understanding of the process is that of BE I navigate on the ESX Server and select the virtual machine, I want to backup, and because the ESX Server can access the SAN LUNS where VM images are stored throughout the process of alignment of the image and place in the temporary storage area so that BE can then throw tape should work.

  Can someone help to solve my problem?

  See you soon

  Yes, it is the intention of the VCB.  Take the resources needed to run the backup out of the host and on the VCB proxy server.  You can define VCB to use the 'LAN' mode which backs the service console of the virtual computer on the network, but it is slower and puts more pressure on the host.

  Make sure you carefully follow the VCB document.  There are some things you need to do on the proxy before presenting the LUN as cutting diskpart automount. If you don't there is a chance that the lun might get corrupted and your VM would go bye-bye.

• Restore virtual machines with Netbackup and VCB

  I just Netbackup 6.5.2 and using VCB 1.5.  When I create my backups, it makes the .img files.  When I try to restore using Netbackup, it won't recognize backups from windows NT and not Flash.  And VM converter does not recognize the .img files.  So, how can I restore, what am I am I doing wrong?

  Hello.  The NetBackup .img files are not accessible directly.  They are used internally by NetBackup.

  When the only restore files vmdk (virtual machine complete), NetBackup 6.5.2 supports two types of restorations.  First of all, you can automatically perform a restore of the entire virtual machine by using the free VMware Converter component.  The second method involves all first restore VMware vmdk and then manually by your restoration.

  These processes are described in the document of NetBackup 6.5.2 update which can be found here:

  FTP://exftpp.Symantec.com/pub/support/products/NetBackup_Enterprise_Server/302438.PDF

  Feel free to contact me directly if you have any additional questions.

  -George Winter

  [email protected]

• Procedure to change username and password: VirtualCenter and ESX Console

  Hi all

  I need to change the user and password for VC and ESX Console.

  -What is the best procedure to change the user and password for the Console ESX and Virtual Center?  (Update3 ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 update3)

  -Can do when virtual machines are running?

  Tanks a lot.

  This is the procedure if you are not the root password - if you know not the root password, you can use the passwd command while logged in as root.

  David Weinstein VCP, VCI, VTSP

  Consultantr Senior | VMware | [email protected] | P: 847 999-8925 | F: 650 739-0499

• attributes of backup and VCB file

  Usually when you use backup software it will remove the attribute A of the files so that they are saved as.

  VCB does not when you do a file backup level. It causes us a problem because we have a cleanup utility that removes files once they have been marked as backed up.

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  You can not use attribute archive do increamental or differential backup.

  You should base this backup on timestamp.

  Only in this way, they will work with VCB mode filelevel.

  André

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• Documentation and standby VCB

  Try to get the suspension of scripts to work in ESX 4 (ditto for 3.5 U4 incidentally), I discovered that the documentation is either incomplete, or simply incorrect.

  I speak only of virtual machines Windows here, but in several messages on this community and other forums, I see the same thing for Linux guests.

  The VCB backup guide says in 2 different places to freeze the scripts:

  -ESX 3.5 U2 pre: pre-antifreeze - script.bat and post-thaw - script.bat in c:\Windows

  -U2 3.5 and later: 1 single script that takes freeze and thaw as arguments, located in the program Vmware Tools directory, subdirectory backupscripts.d

  On the two ESX 4U1 and 3.5 U4, using VCB 1.5 U1, I had problems to freeze the scripts to work when you use the format of path and the script described in the documentation.

  In the hostd.log of the ESX host, I found entries that showed the C:\Windows\pre-freeze-script.bat starting, instead of the script, I expect, based on the documentation, so I put the scripts there, and they worked.

  So, what is everything?

  Is there someone who can provide accurate information on the use of scripts of gel, and where they should be put? (please don't point me to the documentation on the Vmware Web site, I read that and it is wrong, as I described above)

  It does make a difference if I installed Vmware VSS provider or not? (two cases I had the problem with, has no, and I have not tested in a virtual machine, it was still installed)

  The new location is only used if VSS is installed with VMware tools. In order to get a solution that works always place just a wrapper on the new location that points to the original scriptname remaining on the old rental (%windir%\System32). Please keep in mind that the current versions of VMware tools changed his installation on 64-bit windows path. So be sure that you create the folder "backupScript.d" in the right place and keep an eyes open if your upgrade tools where already implement you the sleep scripts.

  1. create the file 'backupScripts.d' in /path_wher_vmwaretools_installed/

  2. place the wrapper "vcb.bat" in "backupScripts.d".

  3. create the pre_freeze and post_thaw.bat files in c:\windows

  4. create 2 text files (vcb_msg_start.txt, vcb_msg_stop.txt) to send msg in c:\windows (only 3 attachments are allowed here)

  I have attached the files of my solution which has also written to a log file and also by e-mail [1] notify if you wish. You can test the current full thing with a "vcb.bat gel" and "vcb.bat thaw."

  blat.exe and sleep.exe is necessary for sending email from the command line

  Concerning

  Joerg

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• VCB with Windows 2000 Server before and after! Does not!

  In our configuration (esx3.5, vi2.5 and vcb 1.5) we have problems get the pre post scripts running in Windows 2000 Server. It does not at all pre/start scripts. We need this because we have some strange databases that must be stopped before the snapshot and started after.

  The 2000 machine is fully updated, and the esx servers are updated 4.

  I also tried in a test environment with esx3i fully updated (beyond update 4) and vcb1.1

  Pre-Post controls work perfectly in 2003 (not yet tested in 2008).

  What I tried:

  • Disable-ing the SyncDriver (must be a solution for Server 2000 with Exchange 2000)

  • Place scripts to a location different (C:\WINNT or C:\Windows or C:\Program VMware Tools\backupScripts.d

  • Adding C:\Program VMware Tools\backupScripts.d to the $PATH variable so that the script can be run from anywhere

  • Reinstall the VMWare tools.

  The command I used to get the backup:

  v h vcbMounter.exe *. n u .local \n*-ipaddr:vcbtest. .local - r c:\vcb\vcbtest-full-01 t m nbd fullvm

  I also tried adding the switch "0 q" or "q 1".

  No solutions seem to work. Does anyone have any ideas?

  Greetinx Atze

  It works for me with a C:\Windows folder (even if windows is installed in C:\winnt),

  with files like pre-antigel - script.bat and post-thaw - script.bat