Backup VMware policy type through dedicated backup lan
Hi All,
I have 1 master server, 1 media server both are redhat 6
2 blade server Vmware ESXi 6 host , 1 windows VM vcenter and 6 redhat 6 VMs under these 2 hosts.
each Vm has 2 LAN,
one is management under vlan 50,The other is backup lan under vlan 45.
The backup IP, hostname of 6 VMs is configured and also put in host file of master server. Vmware server credential is Vcenter server.
However, when I select the VM from the Vmware policy It only connect with the VM through production Vlan (50) not backup vlan (45).
How can I configure the backup for these 6 VMs through backup Vlan ?
Thanks In advance !!!
Hi,
VMware selection talks to vCenter, so its doesn't really matter which IPs are configured. You could also change the vm backup selection method to VM display name instead of VM host name.
To ensure that ESX uses the backup network, add the backup network IP of the media server in the ESX host' hosts file. Do the same on the media server.
In other words, if you're on the ESX and you ping MEDIA it would return Backup LAN IP.