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VDR – VMware Data Recovery – Verbose Logs where to find that? I was just reading the VDR Admin guide once more. In details and I found some information that I have overlooked the last time I was...
View ArticleEnd of VCB – VMware Consolidated Backup
In the upcoming release of vSphere there will be no more VCB. As some bloggers already announced, VCB backup will be phased out and replaced by VDR. At the moment when you download vSphere, you still...
View ArticleHow-to update VDR to 1.2
How to update VDR without loosing all restore points and configuration. With the update of VDR – VMware Data recovery the question is how to proceed to an update to the latest version without loosing...
View ArticleVDR – how to get a log bundle before you call the support
VDR – VMware Data Recovery While listening this year’s VMworld Session on VDR – VMware Data Recovery – while on many of the information I already knew and was aware of, because I install and use VDR...
View ArticleUsing VMware Data Recovery without vCenter?
Using VDR without vCenter, in which situations? I wonder why would someone would want to use VMware Data Recovery (VDR) without vCenter. Yes there might be a case for that. In case you’re running...
View Article5 hours in average to recover a VM
VMware Data Protection – the annual report by Vanson Bourne. The report is written by Vanson Bourne. It’s an independent market research organization. The survey was conducted in August 2010 and about...
View ArticleIf you’re trying to use Windows CIFS with VDR
Error when trying to use CIFS share as a destination for backup. If you’re trying to setup Windows CIFS as a destination deduplication store for your VMware VDR (VMware Data Recovery) appliance, you...
View ArticleLog analyser for VDR
Script for convertig raw logs from the VDR appliance. If you’re regular reader of ESX Virtualization you might already noticed that there is plenty of ressources for VDR (VMware Data Recovery). VDR is...
View ArticleTroubleshooting tool for VDR
A Mindmap for VMware Data Recovery This PDF Flash Clickable utility can drive you to solve your issue faster. What it does. Once downloaded, inside of the PDF there is an embedded flash object, which...
View ArticleVMware Data Recovery 2.0 – the upgrade process from earlier version
How to upgrade from VDR 1.2? The new VMware Data Recovery 2.0 (VDR) has been released together with the release of vSphere 5 – VMware vSphere 5 available for download – and since there is quite a few...
View ArticleVDR backup fail error
VMware Data Recovery error – Trouble writing files, error -1020 (Sharing violation) Sometimes you came out in a trouble when your VDR backup does report an error. Trouble writing files, error -1020...
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