How to backup ESXi VM using BE 12.5 and VCB 1.5 ?
Hi All,
I'm having problem in backing up a Standalone VM without any iSCSI SAN mapped on it
How does one perform the multiple ESXi 4.0 VM backup using the VCB framework v1.5 + VCenter Server 4.0 and BE 12.5 in one server ?
Backup Server Spec (All in one server):
- Windows Server 2003 Std R2 SP2
- SQL Server 2005 Std. SP3
- VCenter Server 4.0
- VCB Framework 1.5
- Backup Exec 12.5 (patched to the latest).
- Converter Stand Alone 4.0.1
when i do the backup it failed with the following Error:
Job ended: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 at 6:42:42 PM
Completed status: Failed
Final error: 0xe000954c - An error occurred while running the VMware 'vcbMounter' command to back up a virtual machine. See the job log for details.
Final error category: Resource Errors
For additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-38220
Backup- VMVCB::\\vCenter\VCGuestVm\(DC)domain.com(DC)\vm\ORS\ASTON
V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'ASTON' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
Backup- VMVCB::\\vCenter\VCGuestVm\(DC)domain.com(DC)\vm\ORS\Win2003x64_RSA01
V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'Win2003x64_RSA01' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed: Could not quiesce file system.
Backup- VMVCB::\\vCenter\VCGuestVm\(DC)domain.com(DC)\vm\ORS\Win2003x64_RSD01
V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'Win2003x64_RSD01' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed: Could not quiesce file system.
Backup- VMVCB::\\vCenter\VCGuestVm\(DC)domain.com(DC)\vm\ORS\Win2003x64_RST01
V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'Win2003x64_RST01' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed: Could not quiesce file system.
and then I come up with the following URL to diagnose the problem:
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/321740.htm
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009073
If I remove the VSS support this is not a good way to backup those VM as they're running SQL Server 2005 and Java Application server.
Any idea please ?
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Please let me know how your
Please let me know how your selection list is configured? What are the agents you are using?
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Selection list ? do you mean
Selection list ?
do you mean which VM that i've selected ?
I don't use any agent at all, only the VCB framework v1.5
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I am asking about which
I am asking about which Backup Exec licenses you have?
Please give me the list of Backup Exec licenses so that I can work on your query
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OK, the VM that I'd like to
OK, the VM that I'd like to back up is currently live/online VM
it is just ordinary my existing BE 12.5 Server license installed with vCenter Server 4.0 + VCB 1.5 framework.
/* Infrastructure Support Engineer */
Can you give meselection list
Can you give meselection list snapshot or data path which you have selected for backup
Then I can tell you the exact way of backup method
Also let me know if do you have Backup Exec Agent for SQL Server license is available?
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No Agent involved
Hi Abhijit,
Here's an update for my case,
In backing up those 4 VMs i don't use any agent installed on each VMs, yes i do have the latest version of VMWare tools installed on each VM.
Yesterday i was successfully selecting single SQL Server 2005 VM and then use the -NBD parameter from the BE 12.5 VMware settings.
but i don't know why the backup still failed on those other three App Server VM ?
/* Infrastructure Support Engineer */
Hi Albert Can provide failed
Hi Albert
Can provide failed backup job logs?
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Hi Sir, I've found article in
Hi Sir,
I've found article in : http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/321740.htm, they said "do not install the Filesystem Sync Driver and Volume Shadow Copy Services Support. and Backups now also should be executed without the option to use Advanced Open File Option (AOFO)."
so in this case of my Windows Server 2003 x64 Application server won't be backed up properly since there is no VSS support ?
the only error log in the failed backup job is the same as the one that i copy paste, i use NBD parameter in this case.
/* Infrastructure Support Engineer */
Non AOFO backup still
Non AOFO backup still failed,
The backup using BE 12.5 and VCB 1.5 still failed even after i uninstall the VMWare tools and reinstalling it according to the following suggestion:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010045
error log:
Create virtual machine snapshot Win2003x64_CESWS_Support Operation timed out.
/* Infrastructure Support Engineer */
Backup success without VSS support on the VMWare tools
Hi Abhijit,
Thanks for your suggestion, here's what I've done to make the VM backup possible:
1. Uninstalling the existing VMWare tools (previously i performed COMPLETE install)
2. Restart the VM
3. Install VMWare tools without the VSS support.
4. restart the VM
5. make sure the Microsoft VSS manager and VSS writer services both enabled - automatic.
by then i execute the following command line to perform the backup from the backup proxy server cmd prompt and surprisingly it was success !
vcbmounter -h ESXServer01 -u root -p password -a ipaddr:<TargetWindows2003VM> -r \\DLINKDNS323-SAN01\Volume_1\Test -L 6 -m nbd
i also tried to backup through Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 with the same parameter and it was success as well.
but there is still one question remains, that is if i do have SQL Server 2005 or any VSS-aware application, would this VM is still be safe to backup without installing the VSS support ?
I wonder how do people do people do in backing up their VSS-aware application VM on Windows Server 2003 VM.
any idea and suggestion please ?
/* Infrastructure Support Engineer */
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