Re: MSSQL backup with SnapCenter Plugin for vSphere vs SnapCenter plugin for...
That's exactly what VMware Tools does when VM consistency is set to 'Yes' in SCV. It's triggering VSS snapshot, which pauses and flushes data to disk. For reference this one - Solved: snapshots, VMware...
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I see your point now, when IO is completely quiesced and RAM also saved to disk, there should be no difference how it was quiesced and flushed. I'm not 100% sure about that - it may be true, but I also...
View ArticleRe: MSSQL backup with SnapCenter Plugin for vSphere vs SnapCenter plugin for...
In general, Microsoft VSS framework coordinates Snapshot copy-based backup and restore operations and includes these components: MS Framework:VSS Requestor = The VSS requestor is a backup application,...
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I agree with all above, apart of the requirement for SnapCenter SQL Plugin as VSS Requestor. VMware Tools serve the role of VSS Requestor since Windows 2003 (actually usable since Windows 2008),...
View ArticleRe: MSSQL backup with SnapCenter Plugin for vSphere vs SnapCenter plugin for...
If OS and SQL-specific snapshot behave exactly the same, neither should have to roll back after a snapshot restore and OS restart.
View ArticleUse XCP to flat dump files into SINGLE DIRECTORY
I Have a situation where I have to find all files under a specific directory structure (1-10 level deep), find all files and copy it over to a SINGLE level on destination, but when I run copy with...
View ArticleVideo for restore >100TB data with snapshot
HI All, My customer request to have a demo video to show how snapshot restore >100TB data within a few minutes. However, our demo lab only have <10TB capacity, cannnot make the video. May I know...
View ArticleRe: Video for restore >100TB data with snapshot
Hi! Contacting CPOC might be the best option - @neto and friends!
View ArticleRe: MaxDB: No backup template specified in Sc config - Snap Creator Framework...
With respect to the template definition: the template name needs to be configured in MaxDB itself, as type "EXTERNAL", as it mentions in the documentation.I don't know enough about MaxDB to know if...
View ArticleRe: xcp initial configuration
@jporetsky Just checking in to see if there's a solution here. Several things have been suggested, but its unclear if any of them helped get XCP working for you as expected.
View ArticleTimed backups not running from SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere
Have recently updated SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere to v4.6 but the timed backups that usually run early morning are not triggering but they can be run manually without any issues so doesn't...
View ArticleRe: Timed backups not running from SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere
Yes, I have seen the issue before with other plug-ins (ex- sql), I remember going to the 'Windows Task Scheduler', to fix it. But, for SCV I think all jobs are created as cron jobs on the SCV...
View ArticleRe: Timed backups not running from SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere
Thanks.I had checked NTP settings and timezone is correct, also checked cron and the service is active.
View ArticleRe: Timed backups not running from SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere
Ok. Try the steps in this order:1) In GUI choose Resource Groups : Highlight the RG and choose Suspend Resource Group2) Recreate RG with the same policy and schedule3) Restart the scheduler service...
View ArticleMigrate snapmirror to snapshot lock or volume lock compliante.
Hello Everyone, I did some research , and i couldn't fine a solution.Rigth now i have snapmirrors from a netapp A to an netapp B (with licence snaplock, version OS 12.2.1). Without any volume on...
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I think the problem you are facing is "The policy i use to do the snapmirror is the type mirror-vault."...
View ArticleRe: Migrate snapmirror to snapshot lock or volume lock compliante.
Hello, I tried the two type of policy.The mirror-vault i have a error like "mirror-vault not complient with snaplock"The vault i can do the scheduling every hour.
View ArticleRe: Couldn't upload custom plug-in file SCCTest.zip to the SnapCenter Host(4.6)
I'm also stuck with the same sort of issue, have we arrived with any sort of solution to this issue?
View ArticleWhat's different of Snapmirror configuration and SnapVault configuration?
When config Snapmirror and SnapVault,the command is also use snapmirror,but what's the major different parameter cause different effect ? Thanks
View ArticleRe: What's defferent of Snapmirror configuration and SnaoVault configuration?
SnapMirror is disaster recovery technology, designed for failover from primary storage to secondary storage at a geographically remote site. SnapVault is archiving technology designed for disk-to-disk...
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