Backup AppStack vmdk files

[VArjan]

Well simple question, how can you backup the AppStacks?

The AppStacks are stored on a VMFS volume and not attached to a VM which is part of the backup.

I am kind of supprised this topic is not part of the App Volumes documentation.

[VArjan]

Any progress on this topic?

Will App Volumes 3.0 have any support for backups?

[Smoke14]

All,

From my view of AV 3.0 you will not need to backup the datastores, cause you store your AppCaptures on a File Share. This is the location you will backup and that should be in your standard file server backup scheduling. You also will have a  AppCapture Workspace Share that should has the new and previous AppCapture Versions/Updates.

VMware made it a lot more like ThinApp Capturing so it is easier to store and manage your AppStacks. Now the question is, will they continue to go in that direction.

[Ray_handels]

Even then so, appstacks are read only and not really subject to a lot of change. My point still stands that you need to have a backup routine for writable volumes, appstacks are not that important (or at least easily done manually).

There is a fling for backing up writable volume but in my understanding it should be build into the applications so you could backup writable volumes.

[Smoke14]

I agree with you 100%, that's why I did not mention writable volumes, they should be part of some backup solution within the product.

But AV3 is not even close to production, in my opinion, and the WV/UEM features are still in a beta state. So lets see what happens in the up and coming releases.