03-12-2012 10:51 AM
Some of the jobs aren't completing properly due to an ESXi 5 guest 2003 Server not being tagged with the "Blue Window" indicating it's virtual. I've removed/re-added the agent, still shows the same thing. VMWare Tools ARE installed on the VM, and are the same version as my other VMs that are properly identified.
03-12-2012 07:26 PM
Did you install the RAWS in the VM AFTER you have installed VMTools? If not, re-install the RAWS again.
03-14-2012 09:11 AM
Yes, RAWS was installed last (and uninstalled/re-installed as well).
What does BE2012 look for in identifying whether or not a machine is a VM?
07-17-2012 09:29 AM
I have similar issues as well.
out of my 10 vm guests, 2 of them dont show they're virtualised. one is windows server 2003 and the other is windows server 2008 r2. both have vmware tools and be agent installed.
08-02-2012 03:42 PM
I have the same issue, 2 of my 2008 R2 servers show up as Physical, yet both are virtual.
The one server that shows up as virtual, has no issue with snapshot / file GRT, however I cannot seem to get file GRT with the other 2. I'm wondering if this is any indication of an underlying issue.
08-02-2012 05:23 PM
Hi Shane,
For your virtual machine which are shown as Physical please can you remove all the virtual machines & then please add them from ribbon next to ADD whic ADD vmware were enter the name of ESX or Vcenter & then check if that helps.(BUt before doing this once remove all the virtual machines from BE Console)
Also attaching the screenshot for same
Thanks
08-02-2012 05:46 PM
Hi,
Adding an ESXi server is not a problem, i can successfully add that (you cannot use that VMWARE server option to add a ESX guest)
However, after adding the ESXi server, I wish to add the virtual guests and have backup exec regsiter these guests as virtual machines (show up with blue icons).
Currently i have 2 servers showing up as physical (that are virtual) and 1 server showing up as virtual (which is correct).
All 3 of these servers were added at the same time, all have had RAWS reinstalled.
See the attached screenshot.
Thanks,
08-03-2012 06:48 AM
Are you backing up those machines through the VMware agent or the regular remote agent?
08-09-2012 02:07 PM
I have the same symptoms exactly. I back up through vmware agent.