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Incremental backup with Defrag

Jun 20, 2009 8:56 AM

Click to view madhadr's profile Enthusiast madhadr 30 posts since
Oct 25, 2007
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Quick question on defragging a VM.

Here is the scenario:

VM is backed up (full), change tracking enabled.

Incremental backup is taken.

Defrag is run for the VMDK in the VM.

Since CBT is tracking changed blocks, will the next incremetal include the the blocks that have changed due to defrag?

The assumption is yes but need confirmation.


Reply Re: Incremental backup with Defrag Jun 20, 2009 9:42 AM
Click to view AndreTheGiant's profile Guru AndreTheGiant 5,643 posts since
Aug 28, 2008
Defrag inside VM will change the blocks.
So the blocks will be take by the backup process as new blocks.

Andre
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