Backuping up raw device mapped disk attached to a VM client
I need some knowledge: I'm using Netbackup 7.5.0.3 on Windows Server 2008 with a master and 2 media servers that are my VMWare backup hosts. I. - Backing up VM's with attached RDM disk: I've read the...
Why can't I backup the RDM disk with a VMWare policy?
Simply because VMware snapshots don't work. Open vSphere Client GUI and see if you can snapshot the VM. So, this is a VMware limitation - not NBU.
You have to run the NBU client inside the VM.
More information here:
VMware does not support snapshots for RDMs http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006392
The only solution is to treat this VM client as a physical one and install a NetBackup client there locally.
