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Snewts
Level 2
12 years ago

Backing up VMware 4.1 and 5.1 via one Backup Exec 2012 Server

  I currently have a backup Exec 2012 server backing up six 4.1 VMware hosts via a vCenter server. We will soon be installing a new VMware 5.1 environment with its own vCenter server to allow us ...
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  • Colin_Weaver's avatar
    Colin_Weaver
    12 years ago

    Not yet as we don't support ESX  5.1 (we do support 5.0 currently)

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/vsphere-51-support-update

    However once we do release 5.1 support then the answer should be yes

     

    You would just add both vCenter servers in as separate entities and then create the jobs via the two vCenters

     

    As I believe a 5.1 vCenter can manage 4.1 systems you might even be able to plan to merge the management and should still then be able to do backups. I have used a 5.0 vCenter server with a 4.1 ESX host.

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Colin_Weaver
Moderator
12 years ago

Not yet as we don't support ESX  5.1 (we do support 5.0 currently)

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/vsphere-51-support-update

However once we do release 5.1 support then the answer should be yes

 

You would just add both vCenter servers in as separate entities and then create the jobs via the two vCenters

 

As I believe a 5.1 vCenter can manage 4.1 systems you might even be able to plan to merge the management and should still then be able to do backups. I have used a 5.0 vCenter server with a 4.1 ESX host.