tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post131943526481242009..comments2024-03-29T07:54:46.205-05:00Comments on brain floss: vSphere Data Protection is still too immatureJim Millardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-58211831187717884162020-07-11T00:06:12.415-05:002020-07-11T00:06:12.415-05:00Sunny Leone has worked in several Bollywood films ...<a href="https://naagin3.blogspot.com/2020/07/money-heist-fans-slam-unnecessary-and.html" rel="nofollow">Sunny Leone</a> has worked in several <a href="https://naagin3.blogspot.com/2020/07/angel-locsin-regine-velasquez-other.html" rel="nofollow">Bollywood films</a> such as Jism 2, <a href="https://naagin3.blogspot.com/2020/07/joseph-gordon-levitt-tweeted-that-tom.html" rel="nofollow">Hate Story 2</a>, <a href="https://naagin3.blogspot.com/2020/07/pacquiao-camp-responds-to-agot-isidros.html" rel="nofollow">Ragini MMS 2</a>, and <a href="https://naagin3.blogspot.com/2020/07/happy-birthday-gong-yoo-see-this-iconic.html" rel="nofollow">Ek Paheli Leela</a>, to name a few.Be Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014610725421024533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-86602230063409814822016-10-13T06:30:09.129-05:002016-10-13T06:30:09.129-05:00You're probably right, Colin, but keep in mind...You're probably right, Colin, but keep in mind that what you're using is NOT "VDP," it's "VDPA." The distinction may be pedantic, but reflects the continued efforts of VMware to both improve the product and to incorporate features into the "vanilla" vSphere. The direct integration with DataDomain as a "storage tanker" is pretty compelling, too.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-67806387248235503882016-10-12T11:53:07.442-05:002016-10-12T11:53:07.442-05:00Jim I think its time you revisit. I'm digging ...Jim I think its time you revisit. I'm digging on 6.1.2 - a lot. Networker VBA had major issues and I had to stand SOMETHING up and found VMware VDP was free (included in our SNS) and it's been flawless. Replication is even included with no other $$$ power-ups. Hope to chat soon. -cpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645775206559416727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-80938671109267395422014-04-24T02:44:23.891-05:002014-04-24T02:44:23.891-05:00Newer versions of VDP are much more stable and fea...Newer versions of VDP are much more stable and featurefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-92089762909707067162013-10-09T19:04:17.606-05:002013-10-09T19:04:17.606-05:00The Avamar engine is a problem only in the arbitra...The Avamar engine is a problem only in the arbitrary limitations the UI imposes. A native implementation has none of the issues I've experienced with VDP. VMware needs some UX folks to fix things.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-61791377294886997452013-10-09T18:00:23.871-05:002013-10-09T18:00:23.871-05:00Fast forward to version 5.5 and I'd say it is ...Fast forward to version 5.5 and I'd say it is still too immature. VMware, please drop Avamar and go with simplicity. Avamar sucks green gobs of guAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-31773728541833350162013-07-12T20:15:20.423-05:002013-07-12T20:15:20.423-05:00You may want to check http://www.netzwerk-aktiv.co...You may want to check http://www.netzwerk-aktiv.com/~mheerling/VMware/vdp-backup-finder.pl<br /><br />It reads the central log "/space/avamar/var/log/dpnctl.log" for machine-specific log lines, gets from there the corresponding logfile and reads that to extract various values.<br />Output looks like:<br /><br />./vdp-backup-finder.pl vCenter<br />Querying 'vCenter' ...<br />{<br /> vCenter => {<br /> backupIncremental => "true",<br /> backupType => "synthetic_full",<br /> changeBlockDetectionEnabled => "true",<br /> datacenter => "/VM_Data_Center_01",<br /> date => "2013-07-12 20:00:23",<br /> disk1 => {<br /> backup => "true",<br /> baseDatastore => "drbd0-iscsi",<br /> capacityInKB => 26214400,<br /> datastore => "drbd0-iscsi",<br /> diskKey => 2000,<br /> diskMode => "persistent",<br /> label => "Hard disk 1",<br /> ordinal => 1,<br /> thinProvisioned => "true",<br /> vmdkBaseFile => "[drbd0-iscsi] VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.vmdk",<br /> vmdkFilename => "[drbd0-iscsi] VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.vmdk"<br /> },<br /> disk2 => {<br /> backup => "true",<br /> baseDatastore => "drbd0-iscsi",<br /> capacityInKB => 62914560,<br /> datastore => "drbd0-iscsi",<br /> diskKey => 2001,<br /> diskMode => "persistent",<br /> label => "Hard disk 2",<br /> ordinal => 2,<br /> thinProvisioned => "true",<br /> vmdkBaseFile => "[drbd0-iscsi] VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1_1.vmdk",<br /> vmdkFilename => "[drbd0-iscsi] VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1_1.vmdk"<br /> },<br /> esxServer => "esx1.netzwerk-aktiv.com",<br /> folder => "/VM_Data_Center_01/vm/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1",<br /> guestFullName => "SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 (64-bit)",<br /> guestId => "sles11_64Guest",<br /> guestOs => "sles11_64Guest",<br /> hostname => "vcenter",<br /> instanceUuid => "503d3238-ba4a-2469-d6a1-05bba248bc32",<br /> ipAddress => "192.168.1.102",<br /> logFile => "/usr/local/avamarclient/var-proxy-6/Daily_30_Days-Daily_30_Days-1373652000036-3660db743afe32a100506a5a3a9c5fdbe0847375-1016-vmimagel_avtar.log",<br /> memoryMB => 8192,<br /> numCpu => 2,<br /> poweredOn => "true",<br /> prevSnapName => "VDP-13735656073660db743afe32a100506a5a3a9c5fdbe0847375",<br /> snapshotDesired => "always",<br /> totalCapacityInKB => 89128960,<br /> version => "vmx-07",<br /> vmName => "VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1",<br /> vmToolsInstalled => "guestToolsUnmanaged",<br /> vmToolsVersion => "2147483647",<br /> vmxPath => "[drbd0-iscsi] VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1/VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.vmx"<br /><br />Use at your own risk.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-41028126528094945352013-07-09T15:30:02.343-05:002013-07-09T15:30:02.343-05:009 months later VDP is still immature.
It works for...9 months later VDP is still immature.<br />It works for some time, then backups start to fail.<br />VMware support can't help and told me to deploy a new VDP appliance. WHAAAAAT?!?!?!?<br />VMware used to be a trustable and respectful company in my opinion, but I'm changing my mind.<br />I think I will switch to Veeam as soon as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-77006090589022308582013-06-14T12:39:06.873-05:002013-06-14T12:39:06.873-05:00Yes, migrations is new to 5.1.10. It's not nec...Yes, migrations is new to 5.1.10. It's not necessary to migrate, just keep VDR around and powered down until you need to do a restore. The migration takes too long anyway. I know that now.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-57451271411398018652013-06-14T09:51:13.369-05:002013-06-14T09:51:13.369-05:00At the time I was using & reviewing VDP, there...At the time I was using & reviewing VDP, there was no migration path from VDR. If they've added one, bravo, but I've ignored the product since it was put on my "no go" list.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-25820904490218974762013-06-14T09:48:44.801-05:002013-06-14T09:48:44.801-05:00Thanks for the post. I was never a fan of VDR, but...Thanks for the post. I was never a fan of VDR, but after the VDP installation and the repeated 'install' mode visits, I'm not warm and fuzzy. The next step is running the VDP-migration to get some of my old jobs in here. Does anyone have any feedback on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-13694420728580757032013-05-15T17:54:49.956-05:002013-05-15T17:54:49.956-05:00Regarding deploying it with Thin Provisioning (&qu...Regarding deploying it with Thin Provisioning ("...the appliance will consume all that space, ...or select thin disks for block storage...). I found that no matter what, with both 5.1 (and the recent April update) seem to respect the thin provisioning settings-or vSphere does, I don't know which one comes into play at this point. I have several VDP 5.1 appliances and all 2TB and none expanded past what was actually used. So it must have been something with your setup. I'm using vSphere 5.1 U1 for all my hosts. <br /><br />Also, while it isn't ready for prime time and there were some stunningly stupid decisions that they made, it does have a place in our organization. The de-duplication is absolutely great, we are seeing 70% to 80% reduction-the Avamar part really works well. I think it will only get better. <br /><br />If you are good with Linux, the logging functions can be handled with grep and regular expressions so I'm working on some scripting just for logging and reporting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176808954089181837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-42133864107462133372013-04-29T04:41:35.425-05:002013-04-29T04:41:35.425-05:00I think the general consensus is VDP either works ...I think the general consensus is VDP either works and backups VMs without any issues, or it fails horribly and you spend more hours than it's worth trying to work out why it fails.....<br /><br />I've just upgraded the VDP in my demo centre to v5.1.10 as the release notes mention that they have fixed the issue with Windows 2008 R2 and the disk.enableUUID=true, so that you don't have to turn off that setting.....<br /><br />Only issue is now VDP fails to even start jobs because it can't find any proxies to service the backup job! ¬_¬"<br /><br />Have you come across this issue before?<br />vdp: Failed to initiate a backup or restore for a virtual machine because no proxy was found to service the virtual machineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-8253782370727393842013-04-14T14:28:38.217-05:002013-04-14T14:28:38.217-05:00Depends on your level of risk. On the free side, y...Depends on your level of risk. On the free side, you should take a look at @lamw's "ghettovcb2" script and Veeam's free VM Copy program. Neither have goodies like dedupe or much functionality on free ESX (due more to limitations in the free hypervisor than limits in the backup tool), but you get what you pay for in those environments.<br />If you have a real risk and still require fast backups, fast restores and the ability to reliably test the backups, go ahead and pony up for Veeam.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-69318026980484943172013-04-12T16:13:49.940-05:002013-04-12T16:13:49.940-05:00What backup would you use with 3-4 VM's, runni...What backup would you use with 3-4 VM's, running SQL?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-37777779784309460482013-01-19T14:13:38.451-06:002013-01-19T14:13:38.451-06:00A am just struggling with VDP as well. VDR was nig...A am just struggling with VDP as well. VDR was nigthmare, this is worse. not even going into vCenter 5.1 being rushed out... Seems that VMware only can get Hypervisor right, eveverythig else is quite random to get right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-46788185209401149232013-01-17T02:21:36.923-06:002013-01-17T02:21:36.923-06:00Amen, I fully agree. In addition to all your troub...Amen, I fully agree. In addition to all your trouble, I recognized one of mine own: once you unregister the appliance from VCenter and then re-register, it'll lose the status of "the proper VDP appliance" and you'll never be able to see it in the web client again. As a paying customer, I claimed this phenomenon to VMware support but they so far did not see this as a problem, but rather a by-design behaviour.<br /><br />However, I'm still hoping VMware will improve in later versions, and I keep paying the sw maintenance fee with my fingers crossed.<br /><br />Jan @ Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile CzechJan Pruchanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-65943328691134130622012-12-02T14:03:27.045-06:002012-12-02T14:03:27.045-06:00Jack,
The VMware Knowledge Base can be your frien...Jack,<br /><br />The VMware Knowledge Base can be your friend. I'm not familiar with the APIs for vSphere, so that's the only place I can recommend.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-31993192200040345352012-11-01T11:02:22.436-05:002012-11-01T11:02:22.436-05:00Are there examples of C# code accessing vSphere AP...Are there examples of C# code accessing vSphere API through PowerCLI or otherwise? For test automation, is PowerCLI script or C# code calling vSphere API the better choice? Please advise on docs and examples<br /><br />Regards,<br />Jackrefrigeration bergen servicehttp://www.bergenrefrigeration.com/services.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-67048750392482759152012-10-29T21:05:04.218-05:002012-10-29T21:05:04.218-05:00Veeam 6.5 is working fine in my 5.1.0a environment...Veeam 6.5 is working fine in my 5.1.0a environment. It's biggest flaw is the steep cost of entry ($700/1100 per socket), especially for environments leveraging VMware's budget-priced Essentials kits.<br />I've seen reference to issues putting the SSO database on a clustered instance, but can't for the life of me figure out why that wouldn't work.Jim Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351359075519822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-57361694386711451382012-10-29T20:03:31.074-05:002012-10-29T20:03:31.074-05:00I implemented this, half to see what it was like (...I implemented this, half to see what it was like (the mention of Avamar is a strong incentive) but also because Veeam/BackupExec were not compatible with 5.1.<br /><br />Fell foul of the uuid issue and found the entire product to be completely lacking. No true control of when your backups run, nor can you automate more than once a day.<br /><br />However - for a small office based vmware setup where they might have <20 VMs, I think it would fit the bill nicely.<br /><br />VMware need to stop buying up other people's tech and introducing it in a half-ready fashion !!! We looked into the reality of trying to build an HA SSO cluster and the reality is - you cannot since SSO will only work with a single database (MS SQL) server. No support for mirroring, won't work with a cluster, will work with SQL 2012 availability groups but of course SQL 2012 isn't supported.......not surprising since vCenter install is using stored procedures that were depracated as of SQL2005 and now removed in 2012.<br /><br />I can see a lot of people moving to Hyper-V frankly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-69525194427398523602012-10-28T21:53:41.093-05:002012-10-28T21:53:41.093-05:00Agreed. I thought that VDR was bad and was excite...Agreed. I thought that VDR was bad and was excited to hear about VDP -- the combination of absolutely stunningly horrible log ability coupled with the astonishingly "oh, yeah, just set UUID=false to make your backups work" makes me wonder what is actually going through the minds of that team at VMware. "Not ready for prime time" is the understatement of the year. What a breathtakingly disappointing release. JFZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764963136414541684.post-82989107875543789172012-10-26T16:19:49.631-05:002012-10-26T16:19:49.631-05:00I agree. VDP is horrible. The whole upgrade from 5...I agree. VDP is horrible. The whole upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1 with vcenter and vdp has been a major ordeal. I'm surprised VMware actually released a half baked product like VDP.<br /><br />Anyways, I dig this blog. Keep it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139701069379745191noreply@blogger.com