09-30-2017 01:29 AM
Hi
I have a quick question or two about VMware incremental backups direct to tape.
I've been testing vmware backups of both Windows and Linux servers direct to tape and single file restores - and this works well for Full backups.
My question is: should I be able to do Incremental Vmware backups to tape and still be able to do single file restores from these incremental images - I would already have completed a full backup before the Incremental? If I understand correctly I need to enable Change Block Tracking first for Incrementals to work - or is that only if I want to use Accelerator?
I know I can't use accelerator as I need a MSDP for this I beleive?
I saw in the guide it does say that single file from incremental backups is possible and it doesn't mention that this can only be done from disk - so assuming it applies to tape backups too.
thanks in advance
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10-02-2017 03:58 AM
Firstly though - the answer to my question of can I do single file restore from a VMware incremental backup to tape is YES - correct?
Yes
Is it on the vmware tab in the policy that I select the 'Enable file recovery for VM backup' checkbox for just Incremental GRT restore (no VMDK) and if I ALSO select the 'Enable block level Incrmental backup' I get both incremental GRT and Incremental VMDK
Yes
09-30-2017 02:58 PM
10-01-2017 01:54 AM
Thanks very much - I'm just trying to grasp the difference between the two options.
Firstly though - the answer to my question of can I do single file restore from a VMware incremental backup to tape is YES - correct?
I know just need to understand the policy settings that differentiate between the incremental backup that allows for GRT only and no VMDK and the one that allows for both GRT AND VMDK.
Is it on the vmware tab in the policy that I select the 'Enable file recovery for VM backup' checkbox for just Incremental GRT restore (no VMDK) and if I ALSO select the 'Enable block level Incrmental backup' I get both incremental GRT and Incremental VMDK
I won't be using Accelerator and so will no need to persue that.
many thanks
10-02-2017 03:58 AM
Firstly though - the answer to my question of can I do single file restore from a VMware incremental backup to tape is YES - correct?
Yes
Is it on the vmware tab in the policy that I select the 'Enable file recovery for VM backup' checkbox for just Incremental GRT restore (no VMDK) and if I ALSO select the 'Enable block level Incrmental backup' I get both incremental GRT and Incremental VMDK
Yes