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How to configure a backup policy to protect NetBackup Catalog?
NetBackup Catalog is a very important thing that should be protected. This is the internal database that contains information about NetBackup backups and configuration. Backup information includes...
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VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - protecting VMs in vApp?
Today I performed some failovers with my customer using Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and one of requirement was the protection of VMs grouped in vApp. SRM using vSphere Replication or array-based...
View ArticleVMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - some useful advanced settings.
When I install and configure Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for my customers, I often configure some advanced settings that let me avoid cosmetic errors or recovery failure. This post covers those...
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Problem with generating and downloading VMware SRM Recovery Plan history.
Last weekend, I wanted to save SRM reports to html after doing some failovers between sites as my customer needed to document it. VMware SRM Recovery Plan history is kept in the SRM database (by...
View ArticleWhat's new in vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 6.2?
VMware released the next version of vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 6.2. There are some new features as follows: Enhanced Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Integration - The vRealize Operations...
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How to patch vCenter Appliance (VCSA) using VAMI?
VMware released vSphere 6.0 almost one year ago and vCenter Appliance 6.0 can not be easly updated (patched) using http. We have to use vCenter shell (VM console or using ssh). Fortunately, since...
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How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) ?
Some months ago I showed how to migrate vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps) 5.x to vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.x. In this short post I will show how to patch or upgrade vRealize Operations Manager...
View ArticleWhat's new in Veritas NetBackup 7.7.2?
Veritas released the next version of NetBackup - 7.7.2. There are some features and enhancements as follows: SQL Server Intelligent Policies supports SQL Server cluster environments. Oracle multistream...
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Achieved VMware vExpert 2016!
Today, 5th February, VMware announced the list of vExperts 2016. I would like to announce that I am honored to be selected and awarded again Just for a quick reminder on vExpert: The VMware vExpert...
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What's new in VMware VSAN 6.2?
In September 2015 VMware released VSAN 6.1. VMware has just announced the newest version of VSAN - 6.2 (I think it will be released in March)! VMware really works hard to improve VSAN... This version...
View ArticleNetBackup Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) - FAQ.
NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) is a powerful feature used not only for image duplication but also for disaster recovery purpose. In this post you can find answers for questions related to SLP...
View ArticleNetBackup version comparison
This post provides a comparison of main features of NetBackup versions 7.0-7.7. Feature7.07.17.57.67.7 Virtualization VMware vSphere web client plug-inX VMware vSphere console plug-inXX Accelerator for...
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Understanding the NetBackup Catalog
NetBackup Catalog is a place where information about the NetBackup configuration and backups are stored such as records of the files that have been backed up and media where those files copied....
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NetBackup - File Backup and Restore Optimizations - Part 1
It's not a seldom situation when backups of file server need some tuning and reconfiguration. NetBackup provides some unique and standard features as well to speed up the file server backup. In this...
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vRealize Log Insight for 25 OSI included in vCenter Standard!
Since March 2016, there are some changes in VMware licensing - e.g. vRealize Log Insight for 25 OSI (= Operating System Image, e.g. one vCenter + max 24 other VMware components like ESXi) is included...
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How to install and clone nested ESXi VM?
Last week I needed to prepare a small VMware test environment for my customer as I did a my customized VMware ICM training I prepared nested ESXi VMs based on two main steps: Creating a VM with ESXi OS...
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How to check and fix VMFS metadata using vSphere On-disk Metadata Analyzer...
Recently I realized that vSphere 6.0 added one additional option for vSphere On-disk Metadata Analyzer(VOMA) - possibility to fix errors. VOMA is a tool (introduced in vSphere 5.1) to check metadata...
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VMware vSphere 6.0 U2 is out - thoughts.
VMware has just released a long awaited (at least by me version of vSphere - 6.0 Update 2. This version introduced officially VMware Host Client and solved an annoying bug regarding to failover VMs...
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vSphere HTML5 Web Client - technical preview is out.
Today VMware published the technical preview of vSphere HTML5 Web Client supporting both the vCenter Server Appliance or vCenter for Windows. The current version is not completed as it offers the...
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HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2016.04.0 is out.
HP has released a new version of very useful tool: HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) - version 2016.04.0 What is the HP Service Pack for ProLiant? Just for a quick reminder on what the HP Service Pack...
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