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    <title>topic Re: vm vmdk backups in Backup &amp; Recovery Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661833#M10025</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Simon,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; If you have any questions on PHD Virtual backup solutions you can always email me or private message me.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also our next generation product PDHVB 5.1 is planned to be released by the end of the month.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Pete@PHD Virtual &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;A href="https://communities.vmware.com/www.phdvirtual.com" target="test_blank"&gt;www.phdvirtual.com&lt;/A&gt;, makers of PHD Virtual Backup for Vmware and Xen Server, formally esXpress&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>petedr</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2010-11-13T19:57:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661830#M10022</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What is the benefit of using something like PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Why would you use such a product, rather than just backup/copy the vmdk file ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Sorry if its a silly question.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Simon&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>sdewar83</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-11T04:56:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661831#M10023</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi Simon,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It's always the same question: "why should I pay for a product that just makes file copies?".&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Because most backup solutions do not just do file copies! Depending on the software you choose, there are many features you can't have with a simple vmdk copy script you can build yourself. For example, you can do incremental backups, restore a single file inside a VM, deduplicate your backup storage pool, etc.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;So choosing between a home made script or a commercial product for a backup solution depends on your needs. But the more VM you have in production, the quickest you'll see that you definitely need a real backup tool.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Good luck.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Franck&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:18:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>FranckRookie</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-11T09:18:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661832#M10024</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I find it quick and easy to copy VM's to a SAN drive from where I can backup to tape if needed.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unless you have hundreds of VM's you need to backup on a regular basis. I just do it without 3rd party apps.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My .2 cents. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Cyberfed27</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-11T14:19:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661833#M10025</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Simon,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; If you have any questions on PHD Virtual backup solutions you can always email me or private message me.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also our next generation product PDHVB 5.1 is planned to be released by the end of the month.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Pete@PHD Virtual &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;A href="https://communities.vmware.com/www.phdvirtual.com" target="test_blank"&gt;www.phdvirtual.com&lt;/A&gt;, makers of PHD Virtual Backup for Vmware and Xen Server, formally esXpress&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>petedr</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-13T19:57:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661834#M10026</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;To copy the vmdk you have to power-off the VM (or make a snap) and then other manually operation.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Backup product can take backup of live VM, and in most cases can also handle some applications consistency. In some cases you can also do granular restore... And so on...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Andre&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>AndreTheGiant</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-14T10:13:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661835#M10027</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;is there vm backup software which will backup directly to tape drive?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Or, what is the best way to backup vm's to tape drive&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Or do you just schedule an outage and powerdown vm's and backup vmdk's to tape using netbackup or whathaveyou&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and i know its not really related but do you guys have any advice on decent non-vm backup software for tape drives, be licenced or shareware/freeware?  Or do you just NTbackup?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661835#M10027</guid>
      <dc:creator>sdewar83</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-19T03:30:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: vm vmdk backups</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/vm-vmdk-backups/m-p/1661836#M10028</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Those Netbackup and etc, but with integration of VADP (vstorage API for data protection). It will backup the image level via LAN free to the tape. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;iDLE-jAM | VCP 2, VCP 3 &amp;amp; VCP 4&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you found this or any other answer useful please consider the use of the Helpful or correct buttons to award points&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>idle-jam</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-11-19T03:35:46Z</dc:date>
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