VCB backup on ESXi 4.1 and vSphere - possible?

[big_vern]

http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vcb_15_u2_rel_notes.html

THe VCB release notes only mention support for ESX not ESXi

is there a definiative answer for this please ?

[vmroyale]

Hello.

If you refer to the latest version of the vSphere Compatibility Matrixes, at the bottom of p.1 it states that "ESX 3.5 and later includes ESX and ESXi versions," so yes ESXi 4.1 and VCB 1.5U2 are compatible.

Good Luck!

[dconvery]

Don't forget that VCB is being deprecated in the next version. You will soon need to change to something that uses the VADP.

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[RaZaKKaZaR]

Also, the VDDK API, in the VADP, supports ESX 3.5.  So, you can begin your backup performance testing with your VI3 servers.

VDDK's main advantage over VCB is that you do not need to allocate local storage on your Proxy Server to temporarily host the VMs during the backup.

Not such a big deal if you're backing up VMs in Serial.  However, if you do any multi-streaming, you'll need significant free space on the Proxy to perform your VCB backups successfully.

[IRIX201110141]

Keep in mind that the current VMware Converter doesnt support the VCB format any more. So for a recovery of a FullVM Image you need the previous version of the converter software. This is mentioned in the release notes of vsphere 4.1.

Regards

Joerg

[big_vern]

thanks chaps, can't seem to award points at the moment?, hyperlink just refreshes page