VMDK backup snapshot

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• need to know the size of the delta.vmdk a snapshot of a virtual disk 2 TB

  Can anyone help please?

  I need to know the size of a snapshot for a virtual 2 TB drive.

  Unfortunately I can't create one myself as ESX does not create a disc of 2 TB provisioned end if the data store has only 600 GB of free space.

  If you have enough free space on your storage space can you please do me a favor?

  Create a new virtual machine with a 2 TB drive thin provisioned - when the virtual machine has been created please use snapshotmanager and create a snapshot.

  When done it please download the snapshot and zip and attach it here.

  Thank you very much

  Ulli
  
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  Indeed, that is the answer

  Home: delta to a GB 2032 thin provisioned virtual disk.

• Local storage - lack of space for the backup snapshot?

  Hi all

  My apologies if this is an obvious question, but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a question I have about our ESXi server.

  We run ESXi on a Dell PowerEdge 1950 III with 16 GB Ram and 200 GB RAID 5 15 K RPM SAS for local storage - we do not have a requirement for a SAN, etc. and I understand how 'best practice' implementation of ESXi and that local storage is not recommended.

  Our question is:

  We are running very low on the amount of local storage on the server and we use a Perl script every night to create a snapshot of a VM only we want to save that copies the original VM on a separate NAS device files. Apart from slow performance, this configuration works well for us. However, during the backup of the file snapshot obviously grew up with changes that are made and once the backup is complete he writes these returns to the original vmdk file (or so I think). Can anyone tell what would happen if we managed to create a snapshot at the beginning of the backup, but the server ran out of space before the backup finishes and commit the change snapshot... it would seriously damage our original server vmdk?

  If you would like more information on our installation program please let me know but I would like some advice before embark us on this... Thanks in advance.

  Stuart Little

  If the volume is running out of space, even if you have an active member of snapshot on a virtual computer it stops running (the VM will crash) and you will not be able to commit the snapshot (free space is needed for this). Always avoid the chance of a filling volume, especially if you are using snapshots, while you probably won't lose data if you handle it properly (move the virtual machine to a volume with storage or free space before attempting to commit the snap) you will have at least virtual machine downtime.

  Alex

  www.phdvirtual.com

• Excluding backups Snapshots

  Hi all

  I'm still buying a 516 for a customer, but am I right assuming that snapshots are automatically excluded from backups made on external media (USB or peripheral sister SIN)?

  Thank you...

  steveoelliott wrote:

  I'm still buying a 516 for a customer, but am I right assuming that snapshots are automatically excluded from backups made on external media (USB or peripheral sister SIN)?

  Yes.

• Backup - Snapshot issue / question.

  Greetings,

  I have a fairly new 5.5 ESXi update 2 installation (Essentials). (September 2014).  Currently, I have only a VM on it. It is a stand-alone Server SBS 2011 standard conversion.  The virtual machine works fine without any problems.
  

  The only issue I'm having is with my Barracuda backup system.   It fails at the end of the backup while trying to create a snapshot. I know what you think.  "Why I write this here? '...
  

  I go back with the support of Barracuda.  Everything that they asked me to check, host-wise, wise system and guest-wise I could do and are come empty-handed.  See between the asterisks below for tit last correspondence I had with them (they did the highlighting).
  

  I'm not very well the workings of VMware, so I don't really know where to go from here. Because I came before empty, I'm not even sure that Barracuda is on the right track here.  But I need to get back to them before they will help me any further.  I just need to some advice and assistance to determine if it actually, the question, and if it is, how to remedy or continue troubleshooting.
  

  Thanks for any idea and assistance, you may be able to provide me with.

  
  

  PEI

  Start of Barracuda support *.
  

  "Look in the error, I see that it looks to be another process running at the same time the backup is running or something is not finished before start backups." "That's what I see in the newspaper of bbs:

  26 Dec 11:31: 27 2014 barracuda backupd [14271]: failed to create the snapshot (vim25_TaskInProgress): another task is already underway.
  26 Dec 11:31: 27 2014 barracuda backupd [14271]: fatal: could not create any backup host vmware snapshot: SFD-SRV1. Stratfire.local

  
  

  End of support for Barracuda *.

  
  

  
  

  Hi p...

  The list of files seems ok now?  It's much better from my point of view...

  If so, it looks like success all around. See the attached list after deleting all.  I'll remind the Barracuda.

  I can't thank you enough for all your help and patience.  You really are an asset to the VMware forum community.  Thank you for taking the time to work with me. I learned a bit about yourself.

  Thanks again

  P.

• Ask - what is the best way to merge multiple vmdk with snapshot

  Hello

  kindly help me.

  I created the guest with vmware workstation system 9, with split vmdk and contain snapshots.

  I want to apply the latest snapshot on the virtual disk as a modified permanent, so I want to convert this virtual disk to a single virtual disk.

  is this possible? in the affirmative. kindly guide me How to with detail. Thanks in advance.

  Find the file myguest.vmdk and run one of the following command;

  VMware-diskmanager - r myguest.vmdk t 0 myguestmerged.vmdk (for the single end drive)

  VMware-diskmanager - r myguest.vmdk t 2 myguestmerged.vmdk (for the single thick disc)

  See an example here: fusion Fusion/workstation virtual disk VMware Split in a single VMDK | artykul8

• Size VMDK after snapshot

  Hello

  I think I have misunderstood a feature of instant releated.

  We did a snapshot to reduce the total space of VM and remove all previous (so VM is on the total hard disk space + a few log files).

  When you restart the computer, virtual, the file:

  Vm02 - 000001.vmdk

  develops within a few minutes of 1 MB to 800 MB.

  Structure of hard disk cannot change so much in a short time (Windows Update just do before stop).

  Then why this file becomes so big so fast?

  Thank you

  Vincent

  Snapshots set the file hard base (your virtual drive) in a read-only mode, and all changes are kept in a new file, your "Vm02 - 000001.vmdk". If this file retains the delta between the read-only base file and the actual state of the guest. That is why it is more.

  When you delete the snapshot all the changes of this delta file are rewritten on your hard base to keep the changes. If you want to go back to the point where you took the photo, the delta file is deleted, the virtual guest is indented to the State stored in the base file and a new delta file is generated to keep the new changes.

  The snapshot is not used to reduce the basic disk. BTW the shrinkage is only possible when you have created the basic format disc thin provisioned.

  With vSphere you must have sVmotion to shrink a thin disc put into service from a data to another store or by cloning the prompt and choose the clone must use a fine service as target disc. You must run "sdelete" of the suite of tools sysinternal before doing so, so that the guest OS releases really already used data blocks.

  AWo

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• Backup/Snapshot for ESXi alternatives

  Hello

  I'm currently looking for backup (about snapshots) for the free ESXi 4 server solutions.

  The backup solution itself could also cost a few euros (max. €200 per server/virtual machine).

  The best would be, if we can run it like for example a cron job on the remote Linux server.

  We already tried Trilead VMX, but it only works on windows :/

  You can try ghettoVCB at http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760 (a nfs on your linux may be a sharing option).

  Marcelo Soares

  VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

  Master virtualization technology

  Globant Argentina

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• VCB backup snapshot or virtual machine?

  Hello

  Workflow of VCB, I read these procedures frequently and I'm confused by what backup software is stored:

  ".....  Put the virtual machine snapshot mode and take a snapshot.

  .. .Mount snapshot of the VM for the proxy backup (to win)

  .. software backup .the performs a regular backup of the snapshot of the virtual machine moving data from backup media... »

  So I wonder what backup software is saved: any virtual machine or virtual machine snapshot? and why?

  And for linux, it will export (copy) the snapshot of the machine the VCB proxy virtual of the SAN. If a single snapshot is stored to the proxy of VCB mount point, why VCB proxy must have enough space to contain the largest virtual machine?

  Can someone give me some clarification?

  LAN

  To clearify:

  In the world of VMware ESX, a snapshot is the same as the 'entire virtual machine' as you say. It's just the disks 'frozen' in a State of know. VCB can then move up and back up this disk (or copy it to the VCB proxy) while the virtual machine is placing the changed data in the temporary file. Some people refer to this temporary file that the file 'snapshot', while the other, see you in the frozen file as the 'snapshot' file, and creates confusion for users/students. A 'snapshot' is simply the functionality described above.

  When the backup action is finalized, VCB tells vCenter to "remove the snapshot" which actually means that the data in the temporary file are merged with the 'frozen' disk that is then back 'defrosted' and put into live operation.

  / R

• LAN-Free backup of snapshots VMDK of ESX Cluster

  My intention is to perform a backup outside shots VMDK of ESX Cluster to VCB Proxy Server LAN.

  I have a scenario where I have 3 ESX servers with 3 x 800 GB LUNS in a storage group separate on a CX 310 SAN box. The Ids., (HLUs) host these 3 LUN LUN are 0, 1, and 2. All these three LUNS is a VMFS volume each on the ESX Cluster and all three LUNS are visible to all the ESX servers.

  I have a physical host that boot from SAN (the same box of CX 310 SAN) and this host will be designated as the VCB Proxy Server.

  Now, I'm going to add a 1 TB LUN to the storage group as the LUN 4 ESX servers and the Id., (HLU) host LUNS for this one will be 3. This logic unit number will be added as the 4th volume of the cluster ESX VMFS. It will also show all three ESX servers in the Cluster.

  I'll create a Windows VM 'VM2K3' on ESX Server 1, and I intend to add the volume (1 TB) entire VMFS 4th as "D:\". "drive"VM2K3 ". I'll share this disc "D:\". "and it will be mapped as drive"T:\ ". "on the VCB Proxy Server. This disk 'T:\ '. "will be the target for the storage of the VMDK to snapshot backups, in a compressed format. I use VizionCore vRanger software connection to this effect on the server VCB Proxy itself.

  Question 1.

  This scenario will provide the backup off LAN of VMDK instant?

  Question 2.

  In the case of a failure full 1 ESX Server, VMotion will be or a manual movement of the virtual from Windows "VM2K3" machine would affect the LAN-Freee of instant VMDK backup? If so, how will this affect and what will be the impact?

  Question 3.

  The "C:\". "Logic of the VCB Proxy unit number will be a 30 GB SATA LUN and the total size of the RAM on the VCB Proxy Server is 8 GB. The ability to drive "C:\". "30 GB will be sufficient to make faster given the fact that I have about 45 VMs at this point in time?

  Any help or suggestion or two in this case would be very useful.

  Hello

  A physical machine cannot directly access a VMDK in a VMFS. There may directly access LUN, that LUN could then accessible by a VM with RDM or virtual RDM mode. But why would you do it is really beyond me.

  The VCB Proxy running W2K3 and you present all your VMFS volumes (make sure that you don't have a letter assignment drive automatically enabled when you make this presentation). See http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35/vi3_35_25_vm_backup.pdf for assistance with this.

  VCB proxy then read this VMFS and copy data from it to your T:\ drive (MON).

  Remember that no two hosts can access the same logical unit number unless you use a clustered file system.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
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• VEAM BACKUP error al eliminate snapshot

  Hola, he tenido a problema al realize una con replica veam una Máquina virtual backup. HA don't dado al WARNING United Nations no snapshot not eliminate el poder posterior to the replica. Lo he intentando manualmente desde el vsphere client eliminando el no snapshot pero no he could. Intentando nuevo realize her copia con veam backup ha dado error in esta ocasion. Editor los errores to see if someone can help me.

  Caution:

  Instant withdrawal
  Failed to RemoveSnapshot, snapshotRef 'snapshot-4536' timeout '3600000.
  Another task is already underway.
  Veeam Backup will attempt to remove the snapshot in the next cycle of work, but you can consider instantly deleting manually.
  Possible causes for lack of instant removal:
  -Connectivity problems, network or server vCenter Server is too busy to meet demand
  -Host ESX could not process the request for deletion of snapshot in a timely
  -Snapshot was already taken by another application

  Error:

  Initializing target session
  Failed to RemoveSnapshot, snapshotRef 'snapshot-4536' timeout '3600000.
  Another task is already underway

  
  Desde el vsphere client me ha dado el siguiente error: "another task is already underway.

  Ahora tengo the virtual machine only con a snapshot s than any I can eliminate. Tampoco puedo realize replica con el veam backup.

  Agradeceria una respond. MUCHAS gracias.

  Antonio

  Primero todo, of the reincia los del para ESX management agents that you release el pendiente task: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029041

  Eso Despues, fijate if hay algun en VM snapshot (if no hay en el no snapshot manager, igual fijate in el edit settings of the VM sober los discos, if no estan apuntando a alguna cosa nombre_vm - 000001.vmdk como - snapshots of hay estan TR). Hay of TR, crea otro desde el vsphere client, y luego hace UN "remove all" in el Manager of snapshots. ESO looks you delete all the snaps, con alguna suerte.

  Proba el clon of nuevo eso Despues a worm if works.

• Máquinas backup tolls (vmdk)

  ESSA e minha first post here.

  USO em meu ambiente o vShpere 4.1 essential more com 3 hosts ligados dell equallogic 2 da (isci). Also I have a Cisco Small Business
  NSS326 smart storage. A backup of nor realize e do vmdk nesse ja esta em meu ambiente do storage.
  Gostaria to throw some doubt em Relaçao ao das backup maquinas tolls (vmdk).
  Sober pesquisar as tools e depois possibilidades para essa has fiquei com some questions.
  A fazer minha ideia era first try no segundo of snapshot storage. Depois of rel e o funcionamento snapshot (as backup e nao) understand, studioso a worm other alternativas.
  Then then a worm sober o VCB. No comeco seria algo me atenderia, sober mas a top com o meu software backup nao go funcionar. Ultilizo Bacula para o backup back dados das Máquinas.
  Also as a descontinuou o VCB VMware vi. É ISSO mesmo?
  Comeei agora a little a sober o ler Data Recovery. Can not use ele com a minha essential licensa more?
  It will be than can fazer algo como comentei acima com o Data Recovery.
  Desde ja Agradea§o e gostaria "is nao for too pedir" some e tips contact us sober essa backup strategy.

  Bem Vindo...

  Realmente o você disse esta certo, Snapshot backup, snapshot o e nao serve fazer para any configuracao, instalacao, UO atualizacao Sistema operational quando vai da Máquina virtual, assim você drew instant uma da Máquina virtual realize essa mudanca por Segurança, wave seria o ultimo estado antes da Máquina virtual integra.

  O SIM VCB esta descontinuado e no lugar entrou o VMware Data Recovery, that alias e better than o VCB em terms of use, POIS você tem um plugin that integra ao Center Virtual, that facilitated muito.

  SUA licença provavelmente use VMware Data Recovery ate wave sei o suporte da, mas confirmed through aba do VMware Configuration > has a license, deve ter VMware Data Recovery nessa relaçao.

  O Backup Data Recovery e feito a nivel VMDK e ele nao raised Informação duplicada, isso e bacana, nao levar o disco inflado alem. (EX: VMDK 100 GB, 20 GB, ele leva only os 20 GB used).

  Você do use da forma than esta commenting no post sem nenhum problema.

  Specific case of ajuda told me, mas pra você e mesmo o VMware data recovery option best.

  Boa sort

  Atribua pontos para OS a resposta.

• Windows backup error; A snapshot could not be created.

  Original title: Windows 7 - windows backup - snapshot could not be created

  When you use the Windows backup I get an error indicating that the snapshot could not be created unless I'm trying to backup to DVD or a USB hard drive.

  I use:

  Windows 7 Home Premium SP1

  processor Intel I5 2310

  8 GB RAM

  1.5 TB of hard drive

  The full message is:

  "A snapshot could not be created.  Check the event logs "VSS" and "SPP" application for more information.

  Details: Writer experienced a transient error. I have the backup process is restarted, the error does not recur. »

  Where newspapers there is an event id 8229 - I went to the event log online help and tried all of the listed suggestions, including shutting down my computer and then restarting him and still get the same error.  I tried to disable the antivirus software and do the back up but still get the same error.

  I have spent at the command prompt and typed "vssadmin list writers" to see if all the writers are stable and the following are not listed as stable:

  System Writer - State [5] waiting for completion

  MSSearch writer - State [5] waiting for completion

  WMI Writer - State [9] failed

  What can I do to get the backup to work?

  Hi Tom,

  I wish to inform you that this error may occur if the Volume Shadow Copy Service of Notification of SPP has not started and is not set to automatic. Please refer to these steps to learn how to start their:

  a. on the desktop, press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.

  b. type services.msc in the Run dialog boxand press Enter to open Services.

  c. right-click on the shadow copy volume and the SPP Service of Notification services, and then click Properties.

  d. if the box Startup type is set to Disabled, change it to Automatic.

  e. click OK to close the Properties window.

  f. right click on the Volume Shadow Copy and SPP Service of Notification servicesand then click Start. The service should start without errors.

  If you receive any errors, please let us know.

  See the Event Viewer for the exact error message or code, and the cause of the problem. Please let us know the same thing.

  a. click on the Start button.

  b. Type in the Event Viewer, in the search field.

  c. this will bring up the box of Event Viewer . Click to open the Event Viewer.

  d. in the left pane, expand Windowslogs.

  e. click the application log and syslog, one after the other. Select the first event in the log, and then use the arrow keys to scroll down. Most of your event will be in training. Maybe you will see yellow warnings or errors in red. If you see a red error, you can double-click on it to bring it and copy the contents into a document.

   

  Please get back to us with the results.

• Cannot backup VMs to the NFS server

  Hi all

  really stuck GhettoVCB script configuration to back up virtual machines...

  I only have a single physical hard drive "datastore1" on my 6.0 ESXi host. I also have NFS server:

  
  

  /NFS

  IP address: 192.168.3.200

  First of all, I did a little test: I added this NFS server (file system is ext4) as a new 'teststorage' using vSphere Client storage. When I type in console

  # mkdir/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/somefolder

  # mkdir/vmfs/volumes/teststorage/newfolder

  everyghing is ok. Also:

  # esxcli storage nfs add h 192.168.3.200 v s/nfs/backup - backup

  # mkdir/vmfs/volumes/backup/tesfolder

  Well obviously, everything works. I so disassembled vSphere Client NFS.

  Next step, I tried to configure the script:

  VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = / vmfs/volumes/datastore1/autobackup

  DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin

  VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 1

  POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0

  ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0

  ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 3

  POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5

  ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0

  ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP = 1

  NFS_SERVER = 192.168.3.200

  NFS_MOUNT = / backup/nfs

  NFS_VM_BACKUP_DIR = auto save

  ENABLE_NON_PERSISTENT_NFS = 0

  UNMOUNT_NFS = 1

  SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15

  EMAIL_LOG = 1

  EMAIL_SERVER = mail. Core.local

  EMAIL_SERVER_PORT = 25

  EMAIL_DELAY_INTERVAL = 1

  [email protected]

  [email protected]

  VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER =

  VM_STARTUP_ORDER =

  and they started with a command using SSH:

  # /ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.sh g /ghettoVCB-master/my.conf f/ghettoVCB-master/my.list > /ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB14.log

  So, I got the following output:

  Recording output to ' / tmp/ghettoVCB-2016-03-31_04-34-07-3440436.log '...

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: = ghettoVCB NEWSPAPER BEGIN =.

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - CONFIGURATION GLOBAL GHETTOVCB = /ghettoVCB-master/kanon.conf FILE using

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VERSION = 2015_05_06_1

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - GHETTOVCB_PID = 3440436

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = / vmfs/volumes/datastore1/autobackup

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 1

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_DIR_NAMING_CONVENTION = 2016-03-31_04-34-07

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 3

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - LOG_LEVEL = info

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - BACKUP_LOG_OUTPUT = /tmp/ghettoVCB-2016-03-31_04-34-07-3440436.log

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP = 1

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = all

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER =

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - VM_STARTUP_ORDER =

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - RSYNC_LINK = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - BACKUP_FILES_CHMOD =

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_LOG = 1

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_SERVER = mail.core.local

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_SERVER_PORT = 25

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_DELAY_INTERVAL = 1

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_FROM = [email protected]

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - EMAIL_TO = [email protected]

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info: CONFIG - WORKDIR_DEBUG = 0

  2016-03-31 04:34:07 - info:

  2016-03-31 04:34:08 - info: power out put in place to

  backup will not start until the virtual machine is turned off...

  2016-03-31 04:34:08 - info: VM is powerdOff

  2016-03-31 04:34:11 - info: start the backup for Debian_Experimental

  2016-03-31 04:34:11 - info: creation of snapshot "ghettoVCB-snapshot-2016-03-31" for Debian_Experimental

  2016-03-31 04:34:12 - info: ERROR: bad DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT "thin".

  ------specified for Debian_Experimental

  2016-03-31 04:34:13 - info: Instant withdrawal of Debian_Experimental...

  2016-03-31 04:34:13 - Info: backup time: 2 seconds

  2016-03-31 04:34:13 - info: ERROR: Debian_Experimental could not backup because of the error in VMDK backup!

  2016-03-31 04:34:13 - info: # final status: ERROR: No. VMs saved! ######

  2016-03-31 04:34:13 - info: = ghettoVCB JOURNAL END =.

  2016-03-31 03:21:30 - info: # final status: ERROR: all virtual machines failed! ######

  2016-03-31 03:21:30 - info: = ghettoVCB JOURNAL END =.

  I tried:

  DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = zeroedthick, eagerzeroedthick, thin, 2gbsparse

  VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0/1

  VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0/1

  Still the same error in VMDK format.

  WM works fine, no damage.

  There is no no snapshot. VM version: 11

  Any ideas?

  Thanks in advance for the help.

  The solution was simple: my notebook + in Windows curled some symbols 'hidden' at the end of the first line, before that I sent this file via WinSCP.

  1. use only vi on your ESXi because different EOL codes (CR + LF/LF). Also don't let useful space and the end of the lines.

  2 set the async on your NFS server instead of synchronization that increases the speed of copy.

  3. place your script of ghettoVCB on your data store. For example: / vmfs/volumes/datastore1

  Hope this helps others.

• Restore a single file of a snapshot.

  Please consider a 'backup' every night which is carried out by:

  1. instant comments (suspended)

  2 clone the underlying data store (using "zfs snapshot" in my case that captures all files vmdk/vmsd/vmxf/vswp/lck/nvram/etc)

  3 remove the snapshot.

  Question: How can I go on the recovery of a single file from the file system of comments a few days ago?  I have at my disposal the entire repertoire of the VM from the underlying data store, such as he was cloned (files in point 2 above).  I guess that my options are:

  a. somehow say ESXi to bring up the snapshot taken in step 2.  Say ESXi parallel to the direct guest who is still ongoing.  Say ESXi to bring this backup but without any internet connection, so it does not interact with the network when you restore.  While the backup is in place, the files I need.

  b. somehow, mount the NTFS volume that has been captured in step 2.  This can be difficult if the NFTS volume was spread over several disks hard vmdk (typical 2 TB by-pass)

  c. < your idea here >

  Thank you

  Chris

  Hi Chris,

  Read my instructions carefully:

  1 clone your current VM. Original VM can be online - only with the right button and clone. (Do not power on the cloned VM) and then get rid of all readers (vmdk) except the system drive.

  2. now mount all vmdk backup where you have the file you want to restore. Of course, you need to get this snapshot on the data store connected to the host.

  3. remove the NIC in the cloned virtual computer and turn it on. Most likely, it will load normally and you will see the previous state and the file you want.

  4. now, the trick is to copy this file to the original virtual machine. Therefore add new disk on the cloned virtual machine.

  5 format the new drive and copy the desired file

  6. remove the cloned VM disk and attach it to the original virtual machine. Copy it.

  And bharathl will not work because you have SPLIT volume through some VMDK. Therefore, you have cloned VM with the same config as original virtual machine.