Hi everyone,
i wrote a little script for esx / esxi backups. it runs on linux (can be a vm) and uses rcli and putty. it features:
*Creating backups of esx / esxi guests to smb / nfs shares and local disks through scp or to a vmfs with vmkfstools
*supports hot and cold backups
*email warnings
*exlcluding disks
What you need:
*Linux System (can be a virtual machine)
*RCLI
*nfs-client
*smbfs
*putty-tools
Limitations:
*No config validation yet
*Passwords are printed and mailed in clear text when running in debug mode!
*Passwords are passed over the commandline (Definitly NOT secure!!!)
*No automatic restores
How To install (Ubuntu):
aptitude install nfs-client smbfs putty-tools
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Crypt::SSLeay MIME::Lite
quit
How to run:
./esxbk.pl -c /path/to/config
How to add guests:
/usr/bin/vmware-cmd -H ESXHOST -U root -P PASSWORD "/vmfs/volumes/491ea291-76d589c6-7b43-001a4be672fc/avgw01/avgw01.vmx" setguestinfo esxbk.job.0 JOBNAME
where jobname stands for the jobname that you specified in the config
you can specify different jobs for a guests by incrementing the number
Exclude disks
/usr/bin/vmware-cmd -H ESXHOST -U root -P PASSWORD "/vmfs/volumes/491ea291-76d589c6-7b43-001a4be672fc/myvm/myvm.vmx" setguestinfo esxbk.exclude.scsi0:0 true
Substitude scsi0:0 with the scsi id of the disk you want to exlcude
Forcing a backupmode for a guest:
/usr/bin/vmware-cmd -H ESXHOST -U root -P PASSWORD "/vmfs/volumes/491ea291-76d589c6-7b43-001a4be672fc/myvm/myvm.vmx" setguestinfo esxbk.mode BACKUPMODE
Where BACKUPMODE can be hot, cold or suspended
