01-30-2014 06:29 AM
On my really busy VMs, mostly database servers, I was getting a Status 156 because the server was too busy to respond to NetBackup. If I go into the Vware/Advanced tab in the policy and disable virtual machine quiesce, the job finishes successfully. What are my vulnerabilities if I leave the setting disabled? What will I not be able to recover?
NBU 7.6.0.1
vSphre 5.1.0
Windows Server 2008 R2
Thanks in advance,
Randy
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01-30-2014 08:04 AM
#edit#
Same applies to 7.6...Not Recommended
Please verify 7.6 VMWARE Adminstrator guide
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=DOC6461
pg no :63
01-30-2014 06:39 AM
Hi Rsamore,
I do agree with your concerns however its not recommended to disable this parameter
please verify the below link and notes...
If this option is disabled, the snapshot is created without quiescing I/O on the virtual machine. In this case, you must perform your own checks for data consistency in the backup data.
Caution: Symantec does not recommend that you disable quiesce.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO44471
01-30-2014 06:45 AM
Thank you for the response Sri. I found articles stating the same thing but the articles were all 2 years old or older. I was wondering if anything had changed with 7.6.
01-30-2014 07:36 AM
Disabling the option and the backup is not consistent anymore. Data may be damaged and the backup is worthless.
01-30-2014 08:02 AM
Thank you both for the great news :) Back to client based backups.
01-30-2014 08:04 AM
#edit#
Same applies to 7.6...Not Recommended
Please verify 7.6 VMWARE Adminstrator guide
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=DOC6461
pg no :63
01-30-2014 08:05 AM
ah...by the time I ve edited u ve marked the solution :)