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January 27th, 2015 19:00

Avamar backup for vmware ESXi

Hi

We're looking for option how can we backup VMware ESXi using Avamar 7.0. Please suggest

Thanks

  • Nayaks1

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    Posted January 28th, 2015 03:00

    you might want to be a little more specific. This guide should help you narrow down your requirements

    https://support.emc.com/docu48233_Avamar_7.0_for_VMware_User_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

  • NA-

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    Posted January 28th, 2015 18:00

    Thanks for reply.

    Can we do agent-based backup for ESX host ?

    No need to backup virtual machines on that esx as vm's are already configured for backups using agent based .

  • Nayaks1

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    Posted January 29th, 2015 00:00

    I don't know of a way. But I'm eager to learn if there is any.

  • Nayaks1

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    Posted January 29th, 2015 00:00

    you can protect the vcenter infra though and there is one more thread discussing the same

    https://community.emc.com/message/861244?et=watches.email.thread#861244

  • J_H_

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    Posted January 29th, 2015 08:00

    in the Avamar VMware manual Mentioned by Nayaks

    there is a section called

    backing up the vCenter management infrastructure

    read that it might be what you are looking for

  • Nayaks1

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    Posted February 4th, 2015 20:00

    Sorry! I didn't get that. Are you saying that there is a way to  backup the ESXi hosts and there is an agent avilable for that ? If yes, please share the details.

  • NA-

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    Posted February 4th, 2015 20:00

    Thanks for help

    I see agent based backup is the only way to backup esx hosts.

  • ionthegeek

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    Posted February 5th, 2015 08:00

    I'm not sure I understand why you would want to do this. If you're already protecting your vCenter data and the VMs, what value is there in backing up the hosts themselves?

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    Posted February 5th, 2015 18:00

    Not actually .We are not backing up vcenter server or environment. We're just doing agent based backups for vm's .

    So looking for option if we can do any agent based backup for ESX host itself (from admin guide,I see way for image level backup )

  • J_H_

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    Posted February 5th, 2015 19:00

    so we told you how to backup the Vcenter infrastructure (follow the instructions in the manual)

    why not do that?  Why do you insist on doing something else

    (and the agent backup mentioned was by installing avamar on a server and backing it up via the manual best practice - NO extra 'agent' to install)