VMware 3.5, VCB 1.5, Hot-Add Method

Question

Can Networker 7.4.4 take advantage of the VCB hot-add method? If so, can you direct me to documentation or hints on how to configure this? I have the VMware docs for setting up VCB and the helper VM. I'm just not sure if there's anything to be done on the Networker side.

Currently I'm backing up VMs using the VCB SAN method. This works well enough but I really want to avoid the shared storage configuration, fearing that someday my proxy server will decide to write a signature on the drives.

Thanks!
Nic

Networker Server 7.4.4 on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
VCB 1.5 build 102898 on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
VMware 3.5.0 build 158874
Virtual Center 2.5.0 build 119598

pbina · Answer

The answer to whether NetWorker 7.4.4 supports VCB hot-add mode would, I believe, is ¿NO¿ as it is not in SCG or any other document that I searched. Would you please provide the link to the VMware document you are referring to and I¿ll dig further?

Regards¿

NRomero1 · Answer

Great. Thank you. I'm looking at VMware's "Virtual Machine Backup Guide" (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_vm_backup.pdf)

and the VCB release notes
(http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_vcb15_rel_notes.html#hotadd)

According to the release notes, "hotadd" was introduced with VCB 1.5 build 102898.

By the way, I have seen the feature referred to as "hotadd", "hot-add", and "hot add".

Thanks again.

Nic

NetWorker

VMware 3.5, VCB 1.5, Hot-Add Method

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