
Answer-
VMware VCB technology does not currently provide any means to perform Incremental or
Differential backups of Guest virtual machines. Currently, Incremental or Differential
backups of Guest virtual machines can only be performed using traditional file-level
backup methods of using a Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems or Remote
Agent for Linux/Unix Servers inside of the Guest virtual machine.
4. How are Backup Exec Remote Agents for Windows Systems or Remote Agent for
Linux/Unix Servers licensed with AVVI for Incremental or Differential file-level
backups inside a Guest virtual machine?
Answer-
Please see the Licensing
section of this document for complete details.
5. Does Backup Exec 12.5 also support VMware VirtualCenter VMOTION during a
backup?
Answer-
Yes, Backup Exec 12.5 AVVI backups are unaffected by the VMOTION or DRS process and
can continue to automatically protect Guest virtual machines if they move to another ESX
host. The backup will complete normally during a VMotion event.
6. Are the .vmdk files space optimized or compressed during a backup?
Answer-
Yes, .vmdk files are automatically optimized and compacted during backup to ensure space
savings. For example, if a 50GB .vmdk that contains only 20GB of actual data is being
backed up, only the 20GB of actual data will be sent to the backup location by Backup Exec.
If the backup target device supports compression, Backup Exec can further compress the
data being protected to provide additional space savings of a Guest virtual machine
backup.
7. Does the Continuous Protection Agent (CPA) support ESX environments?
Answer-
Yes, the Backup Exec 12.5 Continuous Protection Agent is tested and supported running in
Windows Guest virtual machines as part of the Backup Exec Agent for Windows Systems
(AWS). The CPA can be installed on the Windows guest virtual machines, assuming the
guest OS is supported. Continuous Protection is not supported for running directly on
Linux or ESX servers. Please see the Backup Exec 12.5 Continuous Protection Software
Compatibility List for details and any limitations
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/307063.htm
8. Can the Backup Exec 12.5 Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX (RALUS) be used
within the ESX service console to backup Guest virtual machines?
Answer-
For ESX 3.x, the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux\UNIX (RALUS) can be installed on
ESX 3.0.2 and higher to perform on-host, non-VCB backups, inside the ESX service console
Comentarios a estos manuales