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  • 1.  VMware Data Recovery

    Posted Jul 21, 2011 12:08 AM

    Hi,

    In the VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide it states that VDR can run up to 8 concurrent backup jobs at a time.

    Does anyone know if this number is considered by each VDR appliance or by vCenter Server instance ?

    The student guide for the ICM4.1 class says that I can have up to 10 appliances per vCenter, so if this limit is by appliance I could have up to 80 concurrent jobs running per vCenter . Is it possible ?

    Thanks.

    Marcos



  • 2.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 21, 2011 05:02 PM

    Discussion moved from Brazil VMware User Group to Backup & Recovery


    Please, don't forget the awarding points for "helpful" and/or "correct" answers. 

    Mauro Bonder - Moderator



  • 3.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 21, 2011 05:41 PM

    Follow Maximum of VMware Data recovery:

    Maximum 100 VMs backed up per appliance

    Maximum 2 de-duplication stores per appliance

    No more than one appliance per vCenter Server supported

    Cannot reside in vApp

    Multiple appliances are independent and do not interact

    Storage

    Disk only – no tape/media integration

    Maximum of 1TB per de-duplication store

    Backups

    Maximum 8 concurrent backup and 8 concurrent restore jobs

    One backup per VM allowed every 24 hours

    Appliance vCPU usage must be under 80%


    Please, don't forget the awarding points for "helpful" and/or "correct" answers. 

    Mauro Bonder - Moderator


  • 4.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Posted Jul 21, 2011 11:49 PM

    Hi Mauro,

    Thanks for your answer, but do you have already tested these limits ?

    The information describing just one appliance per vCenter is what is writen in the DR Admin. Guide, but according to the ICM4.1 Student Guide it states that each vCenter can support up to 10 appliances and this is also an official document from VMware.

    Do you have already tried or know someone who have tested to put more than one appliance per vCenter and it did not work ?

    I think this is the only way to be sure of the correct answer once there is a divergence of information in the documents.

    Regards.

    Marcos



  • 5.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 22, 2011 12:34 AM

    This is a OFFICIAL supports, if supports more than official, become unOFFICIAL....

    entendeu ?

    aahahah

    abcs



  • 6.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Posted Jul 23, 2011 05:45 PM

    Mauro,

    O problema é que existem 2 documentos oficiais da VMware (Admin. Guide e Student Guide) com informações oficialmente diferentes !

    Qual deles é mais oficial ??? kkkk

    Abç.

    Marcos



  • 7.  RE: VMware Data Recovery

    Posted Aug 04, 2011 09:46 AM

    Hi

    We are running two DRM appliances and it works without problem.

    The problem we have is a problem that we had also with just one. It seems to shut down sometimes and then there becomes damaged restore points that we need to delete.

    The biggest problem is that there is no function for letting us know when there is problem. When it works it works so good that we don´t look for problem avery day and when it suddenly fails we have no backups for a couple of days, or a week!