08-16-2016 03:02 AM - edited 08-16-2016 03:04 AM
Hi,
how to enable backup VM HyperV Cluster via SAN to tape? Backup server is physical, tape hardware is directly attached to backup server using fibre.
Thanks.
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08-16-2016 03:18 AM - edited 08-17-2016 12:04 AM
Unfortunately this is a limitation of the environment and not specifically something to do with Backup Exec - Hyper-V hosts themselves do not provide an Off-Host/San Transport capability - VMware hosts do have this capability which is why we can backup over SAN with VMware.
As such the only ways to achieve a backup that does not use the production LAN backups with Hyper-V are:
1) Make the Hyper-V host into a Backup Exec server and directly attach the backup devices to it.
2) Use a secondary / backup LAN network with multiple NICs
see this article
08-16-2016 03:18 AM - edited 08-17-2016 12:04 AM
Unfortunately this is a limitation of the environment and not specifically something to do with Backup Exec - Hyper-V hosts themselves do not provide an Off-Host/San Transport capability - VMware hosts do have this capability which is why we can backup over SAN with VMware.
As such the only ways to achieve a backup that does not use the production LAN backups with Hyper-V are:
1) Make the Hyper-V host into a Backup Exec server and directly attach the backup devices to it.
2) Use a secondary / backup LAN network with multiple NICs
see this article
08-16-2016 07:56 PM
I was looking for this solution for a long time ago. Unfortunately, BE doesn't support it.
08-17-2016 09:22 PM
Hi Colin Weaver,
Thank you for your reply. That's really helpful.