I think VCB requires that you are running Virtual Center so you will need to deploy that.
Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com owner-toasters@mathworks.com To: toasters@mathworks.com toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Tue Mar 04 09:46:36 2008 Subject: Re: VMware - snap - backup
Right now I have 2 ESX servers _(no VC) and a filer with 2 shelves - 1 attached to the A-controller and 1 to B. Servers attaching with hardware iSCSI.
Current backups are done in the box with Backup Exec. But I was thinking if I could do this more smart with the filers snap functions.
So I was looking at LUNS with VMFS - RDM and each machine in it's own VOL.
What are NDMP?
But maybe I will go the VCB way instead. Just seemed nice and fast to do the snaps on the filer.
Regards Jesper
Jack Lyons wrote:
How are your esx servers attaching to the storage. How are you backing up the rest of the filer or is it all just ISCSI for ESX?
Amateur-FASadmin wrote:
Dear group.
I have some scripting working now - 1- Snap all VM machines on ESX 2- Snap VOL on filer 3- delete snaps on ESX
- Question is: How do I copy/backup out my Snaps on the filer ?
I have an external Windows Server and software iSCSI.
License is only iSCSI on the filer.
Thanks - Jesper Harder
-I have a high Google IQ
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Just curious, what is the opinion of VCB here? I see that it is a good way to grab individual files within a vmdk, but what about restoring these files?
Is there a better way to do this that anyone has found?
From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Holloway, Chris Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:16 AM To: jesper@harderconsult.dk; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: VMware - snap - backup
I think VCB requires that you are running Virtual Center so you will need to deploy that.
Chris
VCB only gives you a backup, to restore you'll need to use your normal restore method.
There are two ways to back up a VM with VCB, you can back up individual files (which will let you do pseudo-differentials) or you can back up the VMDK files themselves. We tried both, the second was more reliable but still seemed half baked. To restore a file you can just mount the VMDK file on a Linux box (or a Windows box if it's NTFS/FAT) and copy it over.
VCB is a great idea, I just don't think it's quite ready yet.
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From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Glenn Dekhayser Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:02 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: RE: VMware - snap - backup
Just curious, what is the opinion of VCB here? I see that it is a good way to grab individual files within a vmdk, but what about restoring these files?
Is there a better way to do this that anyone has found?
From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Holloway, Chris Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:16 AM To: jesper@harderconsult.dk; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: VMware - snap - backup
I think VCB requires that you are running Virtual Center so you will need to deploy that.
Chris
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That’s the good question.
VCS is a good product but as all backup ones you understand if it’s really good when you need to restore ;-)
At image level that’s ok. You rebuild all the guest at the moment when you’ve take the backup…as from a VM snap after all.
But at file level it’s quite boring.
You have to restore the file on a different path, of course, that connect your self to some share, open an RDP sessions and so on…then copy the file over…
Da: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] Per conto di Glenn Dekhayser Inviato: martedì 4 marzo 2008 19.02 A: toasters@mathworks.com Oggetto: RE: VMware - snap - backup
Just curious, what is the opinion of VCB here? I see that it is a good way to grab individual files within a vmdk, but what about restoring these files?
Is there a better way to do this that anyone has found?
From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Holloway, Chris Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:16 AM To: jesper@harderconsult.dk; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: VMware - snap - backup
I think VCB requires that you are running Virtual Center so you will need to deploy that.
Chris
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