Hi,
Fairly new to VMWare but have just built a VI3 environment and converted our servers. The last to convert was the main file & backup server. All data including OS's is on the SAN. HP MSL2024 Tape drive is connected to the SAN.
Trying to add the Tape/media devices to the VM Servers. Some have added with no problems but others just throw up the error "Unable to open SCSI device '.vmfs/devices/generic/.vml....(a really long error code)"
There is no pattern to it either as far as I can see device configuration wise. If I power down the machines they will let me add the device but error on boot up saying they cannot configure SCSI device.
I am a bit confused as to why some can & some can't, Can anyone give me some pointers please as I am still a little green when it comes to the finer points of VMWare.
Fiber attached tapes tapes drives are not supportted in ESX, and libraries aren't supportted either. Leave backups on a physical machine. If you can get the VM backups to work, you will likely have nothing but headaches with it.
Dave
Fiber attached tapes tapes drives are not supportted in ESX, and libraries aren't supportted either. Leave backups on a physical machine. If you can get the VM backups to work, you will likely have nothing but headaches with it.
Dave
Thanks for the prompt reply. The SAN/VMWare was a solution which was put out to tender and we have had a consultant in to do the work who is currently not here but I need to start the backups.
To clarify
I have a physical VM Management server and the backup software (HP data storage protector) is installed on there to manage the backups.
When you say leave it on a physical machine do you mean I should attach the tape library to the VMManagement Server and off the SAN through that.
Cheers
Sorry meant to say
When you say leave it on a physical machine do you mean I should attach the tape library to the VMManagement Server and backup the data off the SAN through that.
Do you have the VCB option licensed? HP released the VCB integration with DP.