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13 years ago
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Agent for VMware - Dynamic & Basic Disks

Hello!

I have Backup Exec 2012 SP1a installed on W2k3 Std 32bit. We are currently backing up ESXi 4.1 VMs using the Windows Agent installed on each VM. We are thinking of changing to the cheaper model of just using the Agent for VMware.

I have had conflicting information from a Backup Exec 2012 course I have recently been on and our reseller - therefore I was hoping that people with experience of BE2012 Agent for VMware might be able to help.

 

Can I backup VMWare Virtual Machine Dynamic disks?

Can I backup VMWare Virtual Machine Basic disks?

Can I backup GRT enabled backups using VMWare Virtual Machine Dynamic disks?

Can I backup GRT enabled backups using VMWare Virtual Machine Basic disks?

 

 

Any other known backup OR restore issues / features regarding this agent would also be appriciated,

 

Thanks

BH

 

 

  • Please refer to the VMware Storage Configuration Compatibility table in the Backup Exec 2012 SCL

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH175581

     

    This table clearly states that Dynamic MBR disks are supported and that any form of GPT disk specifically cannot do GRT.

    Whilst not as clear,  these comments and the line referring to Basic, MBR all refer to the type of disk configuration inside the operating system of the virtual machine that is to be backed up. The other entries in the same table refer to the VMware disk configuraton itelf.