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Minimum hardware specifications for a VCB proxy?

BrentSheets — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:49:42 +0000

We use VMware Consolidated Backup with EMC Networker and have no problems when backing up virtual machines. But when mixing in VCB backups with regular network backups – then the VCB backups don’t complete and we get a “Mount point already exists.” Can someone tell me what the minimum hardware specifications for a VCB proxy are?

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Virtualization for Dummies?

AndreaF — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:58 +0000

I know (pardon the pun) virtually nothing about virtualization and VCB script, but have been tasked with learning enough to configure VCB scripting to backup current VMs. I have been researching, and find there is plenty of information, scripting examples, etc – but nothing very basic that gives me a starting point I can use to make sense of this information. Is anyone aware of any material aimed at the greenest newbie imaginable?

VMWare ESX vmachine as BE 12 server

Jkt — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:30:26 +0000

@ my facility, I have a Dell 2950 running ESX 3.5. It is hosting 4 VMs, 1 XP and 3 W2K3 servers. On average it is utilized about 1/3 of it capability. I want to use on of the W2K3 VMs to run BackupExec 12 on to back up my server rack to a PowerVault 124T. I plan on using an Adaptec 29160 as the SCSI controller which VMWare says ESX 3.5 supports. I have heard that some people have had performance problems with older versions of ESX talking to a SCSI tape drive.. Does anyone have any thoughts, comments, etc on this?

What solution are you using to backup VMware ESX Virtual machines? What is the best?

David Davis — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:17:30 +0000

What solution are you using to backup VMware ESX Virtual machines? What is the best?

Ideas include:
- VMware VCB
- EsXpress
- ESX Ranger

Others?