I actually think it was the filelist entry and not the shutting down that made it work. Did you try the changed filelist with the systems up? (You do need to snapshot them, though.)
--- W. Curtis Preston Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies ________________________________ From: Anas Kayal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:50 AM To: Curtis Preston; Martin, Jonathan; Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Backing up ESX3 Curtis you were right. I had to shut down the VM's first before doing the backup. I put a direct link to the /volumes directory in the file list but I think it should also work with a full / backup if all the VM's are down. Now does anyone have a script that I can run directly on ESX host that automatically shuts down the VM's prior to backup and brings them back up after? From: Curtis Preston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:45 AM To: Martin, Jonathan; Anas Kayal; Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Backing up ESX3 You do not have to use VCB to back up VMware. The way Anas is trying to do it is supported. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. This method will have all full backups and you have to figure out how to snapshot the vmdk files. I believe the only problem is that the VMFS filesystem isn't being auto-discovered. Anas, have you put the /volumes mount point in the file list? Also, make sure that you snapshot the vmdk files first. I found this preso that speaks to it: http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9912.pdf --- W. Curtis Preston Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin, Jonathan Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:05 PM To: Anas Kayal; Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Backing up ESX3 The Virtual Machines are stored on a VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) which Netbackup doesn't understand. Its a proprietary format developed by VMWare for use in ESX Server (its got advanced capabilities like journaling.) To backup Virtual Machines via the .vmdk you need to use their consolidated backup piece and be running 6.5 on a server which can mount the storage. (SAN only I think, I don't think Consolidated Backup supports iSCSI.) Alternately (if you are not using shared storage) you can use the built in tools on the ESX server to "export" the virtual machines to an ext3 partition that the client can read. -Jonathan ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anas Kayal Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:52 PM To: Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Backing up ESX3 I have a growing VMware ESX farm and have deployed NBU 6 agent on the COS of ESX. When I do a full backup I don't seem to get the VMDK files of the Virtual Machines. What am I doing wrong? ________________________________ This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, kindly notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this message. Thank you. ________________________________ ________________________________ This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, kindly notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this message. Thank you. ________________________________
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