VMware Communities: Message List - VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

PCS_Dan — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:59:38 GMT

Does this script compress the whitespace/unused space in the vmdk files or does it basiclly just copy them?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

rgv75 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:27:56 GMT

Do you also have vi-backup.pl in the same directory? If so, this is the executable that uses the .cfg file for its configuration. The .cfg file defines the "Searchspec" to tell the executable which VMs need to be backed up and tells you where the backup will be stored. Basically, vi-backup.pl is executed via cron, so look in your cron jobs using "crontab -l" or search the /etc/cron.d for a .cron file. Not sure how the executable was scheduled to run on your server, so you'll have to search for cron jobs.

If you have vi-backup.pl, execute it, select 5 to Test, 2 to test your configuration, then call the .cfg file when prompted. This will test and show you exactly what it does.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

f.van.haaren — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:09:13 GMT

Hi everyone,

I took over a few servers configured with ESX. Now I learned that the backup is made with VI3.

I cannot tell exactly how it is configured. Is there anyone who can tell me where I have to look for configuration, sheduling and so on??

I have a /usr/local/vi-backup directory where i find a vi-backup.cfg.

Please any information is welcome.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

rgv75 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:59:56 GMT

I use a NFS volume as the export path and it works just fine.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

wrench1103 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:13:46 GMT

Mittel, thanks so much for creating this script. It's really going to save my bacon.

Anyhow, I am having a problem accessing a NFS storage device.

Do you have support for NFS file systems or is it strictly for VMFS?

hostname=ouresx2.hostname.com

username=USER

password=**********

searchspec=/usr/local/vi-backup/ouresx2vm.vml

exportpath=/vmfs/volumes/OurBkUp(1)/visbu (NFS Volume)

2gbsparse=1

safemode=1

mailreport=1

mailserver=smtp.stupid.com

~~mailfrom=loser@stupid.com~~

~~mailto=loser@stupid.com~~

smb=0

zip=1

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

Rchab — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:07:49 GMT

Thanks

I am trying and it seems to work and It's want I am looking for : simple, easy to use, and don't ask to be linux and vmware expert !

thanks again

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mcorry — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:55:44 GMT

Thanks a lot Dan.

That was the problem. I had changed the name of my ESX when I upgraded it version 3.5 update 3.

-mark

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

PCS_Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:45:56 GMT

My password had special characters in it. I manually edited the config file and added single quotes to my password and it seems to work now. It is still spitting out the error "/usr/sbin/vcbSnapshot: line 1: localhost: command not found" randomly but it seems to be backing it up still though

Also - make sure your /etc/hosts has the correct IP for your hostname. I had the issue where I changed the host IP but the hosts file still pointed to a previous IP. After that change you need to restart the network service

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

PCS_Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:33:28 GMT

This is an excellent script. I am having an issue with it on a couple of my ESX boxes though. I get the following error:

/usr/sbin/vcbVmName: line 1: localhost: command not found
/usr/sbin/vcbVmName: line 1: 13685 Broken pipe
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=:/usr/lib/vmware/hostd VCB_PASSWORD="$PASSWORD"
/usr/lib/vmware/vcb/vcbVmName -h "$VCHOST" -u "$USERNAME" -c
"$VMNAMECACHE" -s "Any" --
FATAL ERROR: No VMs found from specified search specification 'Any'!
Name searches are case sensitive, please check your VMs name.

here is my config file

Config file created by vi-backup.pl 1.0.1 ##

hostname=pcs-esx1.pcs.loc
username=root
password=****
searchspec=/usr/backup/vm-backup-list/vmbackup.vml
exportpath=/usr/backup/PCS-ESX1
2gbsparse=1
safemode=1
mailreport=1
mailserver=***
mailfrom=****
mailto=****

the export path is a folder with a SMB share mounted to it. Any ideas? It works fine on all my servers except 2 so far.

Thanks,

Dan

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

c0de1 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:20:06 GMT

Hello,

I'm using VISBU 1.0.1 and i want to backup only the powered on VM's.
Can i use the exclude option with the option powerstate:on in the backup.vml file?

I now have in the backup.vml file the following things :

Include=powerstate:on
Exclude=TSTCLU001A, TSTCLU001B, TSTCLU001C, TSTCLU004A, TSTCLU004B, TSTCTXF001, TSTCTXF002, TSTCTXF003, TSTCTXF004, TSTCTXS001, ACCCTXF001, ACCCTXS001, TSTPKI001, TSTPKI002, TSTPKI003, TSTAPP999, TSTCTXM001, TSTWEB010

The servers in the exclude are vm's powered on but they must be exclude from backup
When i run a test (dry run) some servers are still backuped while they are excluded to backup
Is there a limit of servers to exclude?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

filcap — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:14:01 GMT

Try with "./"

I mean: go under the install dir and type:

./install.pl

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

lamw — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:35:16 GMT

This supports both ESX 3.5 w/SC and ESXi:

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mcorry — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:19:16 GMT

It does not work on my ESX 3.5 Update 3 environment. It was working when I was running ESX 3.02 but, now it says it can't find any vm with a powerstate:on.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

FMorales — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:04:29 GMT

Hello Mittell, does it possible that the next release support:

exportpath=/my_path/backup/{date}/

because, in some situations ... I dont want to delete the previously backup, and so, in this
way I could sord the differents backps of a VM

Thanks a lot

---
Francisco Morales López de Gamarra

Vmware VCP | LPI - CCNA

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

ehinkle — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:32:08 GMT

Can this tool be run without spacifying to quiesce the disk when creating a snapshot, I have vm's that do not have the vmware tools installed and the backup fails when trying to back them up?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

PCS_Dan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:30:55 GMT

Will this script work with ESX 3.5 update 3?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

benwjones — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:02:51 GMT

I'm having the same problem with install.pl

Also using ESXi - Is this supported?

I'm in the install dir and can see install.pl in green. The tab key even fills in the rest of the command for me!

I've tried chmod on install.pl but it still says it can't find it.

I'm ssh'd in as root btw

Ben

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

filcap — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:47:42 GMT

Maybe it looks too obvious, but... are you sure you're using the fully qualified path?

Or, even easier, go under your vi-backup-install directory and launch ./install.pl

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

filcap — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:00:53 GMT

Hi!

I have noticed that after running a backup the lines I had added in the .vmx file in order to exclude a couple of disks from the backup have disappeared.

Did anyone face this same problem?

One more minor issue: I've noticed there is an error in the log. Even in a "real" execution it says it is a "dry run".

By the way, Mittel, thanks a lot for this very very useful script!!

Filippo

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

thehidd3n — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:53:06 GMT

when i try to install 1.0.1 i get an error saying install.pl not found but yet i can see it in the list this is on vmware 3.5i

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

carpenike — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:33:46 GMT

Mittel -

Have you tried using "name:VM NAME CASE SENSITIVE" during the backup selection? It should allow you to select one VM. Use the search file to select multiple ones. The readme lists how to do this.

I've got a problem with VISBU believing there's an existing snapshot; but there isn't any:

*****Virtual Infrastructure Scripted Backup Utility v1.0.1 (c) 2007 Xtravirt Ltd*****

We're running VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-77234

Searching for target VMs....
Locating VM files....
Processing config files....
Toby already has one or more snapshots.
All snapshots must be commited or removed before a VM can be backed up.
Target VMs from specified searchspec:

Toby

Snapshotting VM Toby....
VM Toby is set to be excluded from backup. No snapshot taken. Skipping VM.

Script completed successfully. ***

~~root@esx-01 root~~# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/ISCSI-00\ VMS/Toby/Toby.vmx removesnapshots
VMControl error -3: Invalid arguments: Virtual machine has no snapshots

Any ideas would be most helpful!

Thanks!

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

dwightmccann — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:07:20 GMT

I'm using VISBU on ESX 3.5 with pretty good success. However, I am needing to disable some very large database disks on some machines and it seems some process edits out my disable directives from the .vmx file when/after the disk is ignored for one iteration as desired so the next run fills the disk space. Help?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

apage@glos.ac.uk — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:26:56 GMT

hello,

can anybody please change this script so it can give an option to select which vm you want to backup ? it will be good as you only want to backup 1 vm at particular time...

so if any expert can do this..it will be helpful.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

nace tech — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:38:09 GMT

I too like this backup script. With this new version does the script still erase the esx.conf if the backup fails due to not enough space on the backup destination?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

baracus — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:31:38 GMT

Nice backup script....couple questions, I don't understand how the zip function works. Can I load this option in a config or does it need to be run w/ the vi-backup.pl ie. (vibackup.pl -c vibackup.cfg -z) Does this zip on the fly or does it zip the entire vmdk and then move it?

running v1.01 and 2gbsparse=0

Thanks for the help

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:09:40 GMT

Hi,

Can you try version 1.0.1 and let me know if you still get hte same problem? If you do send me an email with your /var/log/vi-backup.log file and I'll try and work out what's going wrong.

Alex

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:07:37 GMT

UPDATE: Version 1.01 released.

Hi Guys,

Sorry it's taken me so long to get this out, I've been really busy and kept getting carried away with features that then needed bug fixing.

Anyway - quick overview of what's new:

Support for backup of VMs with existing snapshots.
Backup file compression.
Much more powerful VM search facility, including regular expression support.
Ability to do a test 'dry-run' backup without touching any VMs.
TSM support.
Improved menu functionality including a test email/configuration file menu.
Auto-registration of restored VMs.

Feedback/bug reports to support@xtravirt.com.

Hope people find it useful.

http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=7

Cheers,

Alex

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

MDavies — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:50:56 GMT

Hi,

No one seems to have answered this question completely (or did I miss something?)

I am also getting the same "Fatal Error" message trying to run the backup to an NFS share on a Windows Server. The NFS share is mounted as a storage volume under VirtualCenter, so I should be able to specify it directly(?)

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

Ramdez — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:02:04 GMT

same exact thing happened to us. corrupted both of our host config files and we're reinstalling tonight. do you think in the next release it would be beneficial to include the esx.conf file in the backup process?

The issue reared it's ugly head by a vm saying after a reboot 'cable disconnected' because our vswitch was no longer active. Then editing a vswitch we saw the error

Error during configuration of the host: no child key with name:vswitch1 at parent net /net/vswitch

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

Wingen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:23:29 GMT

I had an issue with a corrupt esx.conf file presumably from running out of disk space during a backup.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:33:44 GMT

UPDATE: Could everyone using v0.9 please update to v0.9.1.

This update fixes the problem of backing up a VM register on another ESX host to your backup host when pointed at your VC server giving "VM files not found!" errors . It also re-enables the 'Any' search.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

dwightmccann — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:19:10 GMT

Yes, it was imported from ESX 2 as it turns out ... your response looks very helpful for resolving some other issues for us. Thanks. I'll try to get back here with an update.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:58:32 GMT

I've come across this problem before - the snapshot backtrace in the log file is the clue.

The VM couldn't be snapshotted so the disks could not be exported. The reason the snapshot did not work is because the virtual hardware version of the VM is out of date. Was this VM imported from WS/Server/ESX2.x?

This line:

virtualHW.version = "3"

Should read:

virtualHW.version = "4"

Right click on the VM in the VI client and select "upgrade virtual hardware". Snapshot should then work after this and you'll be able to back the VM up.

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

dwightmccann — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:04:40 GMT

I am running on an ESX 3.0.0 system with two virtual machines provided to me to test your script (for which I thank you profusely.) I have a couple of issues that are eluding me.

The VMs:
[root@blade20 volumes]# vmware-cmd -l
/vmfs/volumes/455dbba7-fdf002e9-db01-0011254a3fe4/2k3test2/2k3test2.vmx
/vmfs/volumes/455dbba7-fdf002e9-db01-0011254a3fe4/esx3/esx3.vmx

The .cfg file:
[root@blade20 volumes]# cat /usr/local/vi-backup/vi-backup.cfg
## Config file created by vi-backup.pl 0.9 ##
hostname=blade20.xxx.xxx.xxx
username=root
password=xxx
searchspec=powerstate:on
exportpath=/vmfs/volumes/44f70cf4-1cf7a617-71dc-0011254a3fe4/visbutest
2gbsparse=0
safemode=1
mailreport=1
mailserver=xxx.xxx.xxx
mailfrom=dwight.mccann@isc.ucsb.edu
mailto=xxx.xxx.xxx
smb=0

The .vmx for the machine with the issue:
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "6"
virtualHW.version = "3"
floppy0.present = "true"
powerType.powerOff = "default"
powerType.powerOn = "default"
powerType.suspend = "default"
powerType.reset = "default"

displayName = "2k3test2"
extendedConfigFile = "2k3test2.vmxf"

scsi0.present = "true"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "vmxlsilogic"
memsize = "1024"
scsi0:0.present = "true"
scsi0:0.name = "2k3test2.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "true"
ide0:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom"
ide0:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"
floppy0.startConnected = "false"
floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"
ethernet0.present = "true"
ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ethernet0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false"
ethernet0.networkName = "123SubNet"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:b7:3d:bd"
guestOS = "winnetstandard"
uuid.bios = "50 37 02 81 d9 92 8b d8-87 e6 c9 7b 4c b4 46 5e"
log.fileName = "vmware.log"
sched.cpu.min = "0"
sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
sched.mem.minsize = "512"
sched.mem.max = "1024"
sched.mem.shares = "normal"
cpuid.1.eax = "----xxxxxxxx--------xxxx--------"
cpuid.1.ecx = "----------------R-0------R------"
cpuid.1.ecx.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ecx = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0"
cpuid.80000001.edx = "xx0xxxxxxxx0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

checkpoint.cptConfigName = "2k3test2"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
scsi0:0.redo = "/vmfs/volumes/455dbba7-fdf002e9-db01-0011254a3fe4/2k3test2/2k3test2.vmdk.REDO"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

uuid.location = "56 4d d6 54 91 4b a0 d5-a0 b7 b8 58 c5 bc d2 26"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/455dbba7-fdf002e9-db01-0011254a3fe4/2k3test2/2k3test2.vswp"

The issue is that VISBU says there are no disks to export for the 2k3test2 VM:
11/06/2007 23:55:06: [esx3] Backup completed without errors.

11/06/2007 23:59:57: [2k3test2] No disks to export!
Backup completed without errors.

*** Script completed successfully. ***

The log file:
12/06/2007 04:07:23: Log file opened.
12/06/2007 04:07:24: [2007-06-12 04:07:24.150 'App' 3076448384 info] Current working directory: /
[2007-06-12 04:07:24.182 'BaseLibs' 13863856 warning] [Vmdb_Unset] Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

[2007-06-12 04:07:24.316 'CreateSnapshot' 3076448384 info] Creating snapshot
[2007-06-12 04:07:24.377 'vcbSnapshot' 3076448384 error] Error: This operation is not supported.
12/06/2007 04:07:24: [2007-06-12 04:07:24.703 'App' 3076452480 info] Current working directory: /
[2007-06-12 04:07:24.735 'BaseLibs' 7977904 warning] [Vmdb_Unset] Unsetting unknown path: /vmomi/

[2007-06-12 04:07:24.866 'App' 3076452480 error]

Exception: Assert failed!
[2007-06-12 04:07:24.867 'App' 3076452480 error] Backtrace:
[00] eip 0xa06d1e
[01] eip 0x95dd29
[02] eip 0x918295
[03] eip 0x91893e
[04] eip 0x9189f9
[05] eip 0x918ac5
[06] eip 0x8062bed
[07] eip 0x806067f
[08] eip 0x805e650
[09] eip 0x8072e95
[10] eip 0x805e82e
[11] eip 0x39279a
[12] eip 0x805dbc1

[2007-06-12 04:07:24.870 'App' 3076452480 error] Backtrace:
[00] eip 0xa06d1e
[01] eip 0x95dd29
[02] eip 0xa06965
[03] eip 0x91894b
[04] eip 0x9189f9
[05] eip 0x918ac5
[06] eip 0x8062bed
[07] eip 0x806067f
[08] eip 0x805e650
[09] eip 0x8072e95
[10] eip 0x805e82e
[11] eip 0x39279a
[12] eip 0x805dbc1

Any clues as to what is going wrong? Unfortunately I am not the VMware person but the Backup person and I didn't create the server or the VMs.

Dwight

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

violet68 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:42:28 GMT

i found the answer

use this : searchspec=name:VM1

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

violet68 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:25:43 GMT

Hi all,

if i want to backup VM1 nothing else,

what is the command to run ?

and should i change the config file like this :
## Config file created by vi-backup.pl 0.9 ##
hostname=ESX3-01.XXX.COM
username=root
password=password
searchspec=name:VM1
exportpath=/mnt/backup/
2gbsparse=1
safemode=1
mailreport=1
mailserver=192.168.X.X
mailfrom=XXX@XXX.COM
mailto=XXX@XXX.COM
smb=0

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:10:03 GMT

Backup compression coming soon.

In the mean time, I've updated the script to fix some bugs and add some new functionality. You can now point it at any ESX server or your VC server (which also makes it DRS aware), thus the only requirement to backup a VM is the host you run it on can see the storage containing the VM. I've also improved the restore scripts.

http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=7

For support please post in this thread, email or PM me.

http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=70253

Suggestions welcome.

Cheers,

Alex

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mcretan — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:55:31 GMT

Great Script thanks Alex - works like a charm!

Any idea when you might implement the zip backup file option? (hint hint

We're using your script to create VM backups, which we want to then zip up and arhive off to tape with our backup exec server via RALUS on the esx box. We could do the zipping outside your script, but it'd be much neater if it was included as part of the backup process.

Also, another idea for you - any chance of allowing a separate email reporting address to be used if errors are encountered during backups? It'd really help to put backup errors in the face of people that need to know about them without them having to manually scour plain old log messages.

Keep up the great work.

Cheers,

Mike Cretan

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:12:29 GMT

Hi Guys,

I'm going to be contributing to xtravirt.com, and my backup script will also be hosted there from now on. Please use the below link for future downloads - this is where updating versions will be hosted from now on.

Cheers!

Alex

http://xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=select&id=5

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:58:24 GMT

Hi there,

Safemode means that the old backup will not be deleted until the current backup has finished successfully.

Some basic search params are powerstate:on, powerstate:off, name, uuid, ipaddr, etc.

Please take a look at the README file that is bundled with the script, it's got more detailed explanations for all of the options.

While I'm here there's also a new version out, 0.8.5, please use this rather than 0.8.4.

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~alexm/visbu-0.8.5.tar.gz

Cheers,

Alex

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

Intelligen — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:51:33 GMT

Can you give some more details information on the settings when setting up a configuration file?

Like what is SafeMode? Where are these Search Param?

Re: VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

paulkbeyer — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:22:10 GMT

Hey Alex,

Cracking Script mate, though I haven't DOH'd through the config file yet .. I'm just having a real hard time getting the export path right. My error output is :-

[root@esxhost vi-backup]# vi-backup.pl -c /usr/local/vi-backup.cfg
readline() on closed filehandle CONFIG at /usr/local/sbin/vi-backup.pl line 1162.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/sbin/vi-backup.pl line 1081.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/local/sbin/vi-backup.pl line 1082.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/local/sbin/vi-backup.pl line 1082.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/local/sbin/vi-backup.pl line 1083.
FATAL ERROR: You cannot use / as a destination for backups! Exiting script.

The .cfg file looks like this :-

hostname=esxhost.domain.com
username=root
password=password
searchspec=name:VMGuest
exportpath=/vmfs/volumes/virtual_machines_backup/
safemode=0
mailreport=1
mailserver=192.168.0.1
mailfrom=esxhostbackup@domain.com
mailto=esxalerts@domain.com
smb=0

Can anyone see where I've been slightly dim?

Again, it's a cracking script Alex and it makes me want to learn Perl so I feel I could contribute! Any references to starting scripting in Perl appreciated! Really cool stuff.

Paul.

VISBU - Free easy-to-use VI3 backup utility

mittell — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:42:42 GMT

I've written a backup utility, it's currently still in 'beta' but I think I've worked out most of the bugs and it's been working very well for me, so I thought I'd share my work with the community.

I'll be trying to update it fairly regularly as and when I have time, hot-clone of a VM or specific VMDK attached to a VM planned for next version.

Please see the readme file here for some initial instructions: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~alexm/README

You can download the utility here: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~alexm/visbu-0.8.4.tar.gz

Once you've extracted the archive, please read the README file in the directory created for instructions on using the utility.

Alex