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Arsalan_2k's avatar
Arsalan_2k
Level 4
11 years ago

Vmware snapshot

We currently use NetBackup to backup our VMware servers. During the backup process NetBackup initiates a VMware level snapshot, I know these snapshots are quiesce enabled but was wondering if you kne...
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  • Carlo_Palmieri's avatar
    Carlo_Palmieri
    11 years ago

    Hello Arsalan,

     

    Netbackup Vmware policy doesn't snapshot the virtual memory; here is a log example of an ESX host receiving a snapshot request from a Netbackup 7.5.0.6  media server:

    [2014-02-02 21:49:38.996 F5949B90 verbose 'vm:/vmfs/volumes/5169f87c-c1161573-2e84-d4856447483a/SERVER1/SERVER1.vmx' opID=f9a5b764-53] Create snapshot request received: NBU_SNAPSHOT media_server 1391374178, Created by media_server on Sun Feb 02 21:49:38 2014, false, true

     
    These last are the snapshot options
     
    Snapshot virtual machine memory  - false
    Quiesce guest file system - true

     

    Regards

    Carlo

     

Carlo_Palmieri's avatar
Carlo_Palmieri
Level 3
11 years ago

Hello Arsalan,

 

Netbackup Vmware policy doesn't snapshot the virtual memory; here is a log example of an ESX host receiving a snapshot request from a Netbackup 7.5.0.6  media server:

[2014-02-02 21:49:38.996 F5949B90 verbose 'vm:/vmfs/volumes/5169f87c-c1161573-2e84-d4856447483a/SERVER1/SERVER1.vmx' opID=f9a5b764-53] Create snapshot request received: NBU_SNAPSHOT media_server 1391374178, Created by media_server on Sun Feb 02 21:49:38 2014, false, true

 
These last are the snapshot options
 
Snapshot virtual machine memory  - false
Quiesce guest file system - true

 

Regards

Carlo