And I would like to know if exists an imaging product that backup both host and guests in one shot. For any Virtualizer server
GuidoElia HELPPC -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Jon D [mailto:[email protected]] Inviato: martedì 14 luglio 2009 4.00 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: Backing up VMWare ESX servers -- What do you use? Just wanted to thank everyone for their input. Seems like most people are using ESXRanger/VRanger, so I'm off to get a newer version of it. I just wanted to make sure I'm not the only one using it if there's something new/better. Thanks again, Jon On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Richard Stovall<[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's ESX 3.5 update 2 where there is a VSS service embedded in > the VMware tools. If you enable that feature in the tools you can > 'disable' VSS in vRanger and have the one from the tools do the VSS > work for you. Assuming of course you haven't enabled the "disable > guest quiescing" option. It's all very confusing in vRanger 3.X. The > following (provided by the ever polite and helpful Vizioncore support > folks) fleshes it out a little. > > http://supportforums.vizioncore.com/forums/thread/11626.aspx > > and > > http://supportforums.vizioncore.com/forums/3/9962/ShowThread.aspx > > Regarding the file level restore feature, there is definitely a bug in > the current version of vRanger (3.2.9.7) where the images are not > mountable in a great number of cases. There is a beta available that > supposedly fixes the problem, but nothing in production yet. (At > least this was the case a month ago before I went on vacation.) I > have not used the new 4.0 DPP product yet. I've got the license, but > no time to mess with it yet. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:27 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backing up VMWare ESX servers -- What do you use? > > Like I said all of my test/live restores have not produced any > corruption issues. > ymmv > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backing up VMWare ESX servers -- What do you use? > > Flawlessly? > If your idea of "Flawless" is a crash-consistent copy of the disc... > > All kinds of ways to do this depending on your hardware. > Some options I use/have used are scripts that shutdown the vm, snapped > the store/rdm/etc then restarted the vm which gave me infinite time to > backup the image. > > Generally I try to keep the vm static and locate its data on something > else to make this a non issue... > jlc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backing up VMWare ESX servers -- What do you use? > > In the past I've used a 3rd party app called 'ESX Ranger' which really > didn't work that great, but it was okay. > > What? > I've used it for two years and it works flawlessly. It even has the > ability to do a file restore from a mounted image. What didn't work > for you? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon D [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Backing up VMWare ESX servers -- What do you use? > > In the past I've used a 3rd party app called 'ESX Ranger' which really > didn't work that great, but it was okay. > I'm wondering what everyone else uses to backup their ESX servers. > > > > Thanks in advance, > Jon > > > > > . > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > 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. 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