I had to double check that also.
Roger I would have thought vmserver would have had parts of the vmdk files locked open if the vm was running. I guess not. From: mqcarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Backup Exec 12 & VMs Oh that is completely different. I did not read his post specifically. You are right. I am thinking of ESX On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:04 AM, mqcarp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How would you grab a file off the host with BE even if it is powered down? On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Eldridge, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Only if they are powered up and live though. If powered down they are just another file/folder sitting on the host system. Also purchased Ranger here. I couldn't get BE to work with VCB backups. From: mqcarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Backup Exec 12 & VMs To back up the VMDK files, you will need a different tool. I think BE has an option now for that, but we use RangerPro, which, as you said, basically encapsulates the VM and can spot restore the entire VM to any host. It is made by Vizioncore. They also make a vReplicator product to do live replication of VMs. On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Roger Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So the agent on the host will not backup the .vm* files? It would seem that backing up these would allow for easier DR. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup Exec 12 & VMs if only 1 Guest, and if you have spare BE agent license, I would just throw the agent on the guest and back it up directly. Don't really ever need to backup the host. (Assuming all the host does is VMware Server). BE agents on the host can't backup guests out of the box. But they can, if you get creative and start sceduling/scripting snapshots/suspends. Worth investigating once you start getting more Guests running on one hosts. ________________________________ From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Backup Exec 12 & VMs Okay, I've just deployed my first VM using VMware Server - a non-essential server so I could get a feel for the process - and it's running well. Now... what do I need to do to back up this and any future machines with Backup Exec? Does the host BE agent cover the guests or do I need to place an agent on each? Or is that only necessary if I wish to restore files/folders within the VM? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ "All new": Parts not interchangeable with previous model. This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may be confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer system. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail from your system. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
