VMware backing up Windows Cluster
I found a couple of entries on this topic but they were from 2011. Is anyone using VMware backups to backup a Windows cluster? My client based policies backup C: and System State on the invidual nodes and ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES on the virtual node. Do I have to configure different backups with VMware based backups? Is it even possible?
My environment; NetBackup Enterprise Server 7.6.1.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2. I can get the version of VMware when my VMware dude comes in Monday but it's more than likely the latest and greatest.
Thanks in advance with any successes, failures, headaches, heartaches, and/or disappointments you may have experienced with this topic.
Randy
Hi Randy, you can leverage netbackup for vmware backup procedure ( snapshot backup) and you select ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES as backup selections. This will ensure entire VM is snaps at the time of backup which will include system states incase of recovery need.
Please see http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH127072 Starting from page 28. Thanks.