One of my VM needs consolidation after backup
Hello, When backup is finished, only one VM needs consolidation. The snapshot is not released and when i want to consolidate manualy there is a lock (mac adress is service console of the host) on...
View ArticlevRanger 6.0.1 w/ vSphere 5.1 fails to consolidate VMs randomly
We run a vRanger 6.0.1 nightly job to back up approximately 180 VMs residing across 4 vSphere 5.1 hosts. Every morning there are several VMs in vCenter that show up with the "virtual machine disks...
View ArticleError Message: 2654 - can't read phys:/vmfs/volumes/
Hi all, I’ve recently started looking after a vRanger server which is in US. All the machines in there are getting backed up as normal however onthree machines I get same message and they fail every...
View ArticleUpgrade to 6.0.2, Catalog database failed to install - Reason: -1
Hi, I have just gone through and tried to upgrade from 5.0 to 6.0.2 and got the error of "Catalog database failed to install - Reason: -1" when trying to install/upgrade the catalogue DB. Everything...
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How to restore ESX5 VM to ESX4 target
Restore of ESX5 VM to the ESX4 is not supported. This is a VMware limitation.You will see "version is incompatible with the ESX host selected" error in Ranger GUI.Following procedure works for me. But...
View ArticlePerformance tuning vRanger to run backups faster
Hi there, I recently started working with vRanger when I switched jobs. I'm backing up 50ish VM's at night that vary in size from 40GB to 300GB or so. The backup job is a Differential backup with 3...
View ArticleSupport for Tape Libraries in GUI
In some of the hype about vRanger 6 I am sure I heard something about support for tape coming soon. Does anyone know anything about if this is correct and if so an ETA. Veeam is rumoured to support...
View ArticleRestore from Manifest File from Older Version
I am testing the newest version of vRanger - V5.2.1.22438 in my lab. I ran the upgrade over the top of my existing vRanger install - V5.0.0.19238. I am trying to test the ability to do a re-directed...
View ArticlevRanger 5.3.1 and ESXi 5 Quisced Snapshot Error
Hi all, after migrating to ESXi5 i receive an error trying to do backup of some VMs with the Quiesce Virtual Machine Option. The error in the vRanger log is: An internal error occurred during...
View ArticleJob market as Expired in "sheduled job windows"
Hello all, I have a job marked as expired in Sheduled Jobs Windows, but I see no reason for this as it is configured to never expire. You can see in the attachment de "Recurrence Shedule Retention" for...
View ArticleError 2712- can't create directory
Hello, Using vRanger 5 on Win 2008 R2, when trying tobackup a vmI get this error. Any ideas ? Thanks
View ArticleWhy would a restored thin disk be smaller than original?
Short answer is that Ranger vddk backup-restore cycle produces smaller and cleaner disk.Here is a long answer.Thin disk generally takes less space on datastore. VMware allocates more blocks as...
View ArticleBET-based repo synchronization script (reposync03)
Non-official script! Provided on 'as-is' basis. This is a new version of the popular reposync script. (http://communities.quest.com/thread/10839?tstart=0)Thanks to collaboration with R&D the script...
View ArticleFeature request
Hi vRanger is really lacking in error reporting, email just does not cut it these days. Please could you add SNMP traps and proper logging to Windows event log.
View ArticleExport/Import Job Definitions in vRanger
In the Webinar this morning, we had asked if there was a tool to export jobs(Names, Configurations, etc...). We were one of the entities affected by the "Stuck Jobs" bug with the update to 5.3. After a...
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Urgent restore problem - vRanger
Hello,we´ve got an problem with vranger.We are trying to restore an old backup by manifest file. The problem is, that we can´t select anything in the dropdown field.Restore, Restore by virtualmanifest,...
View ArticlevRanger running on Windows Server 2012
Does vRanger 6.0.2 support installation on Windows 2012? The Installation guide support matrix seems to indicate only supporting up to 2008 R2, but my initial googling on the question shows that all of...
View ArticleRestoring a VM to a new ESXi
We currently have VRanger installed in our VSpere 4.0 and it is successfully backing up our VMs. I have a new ESXi for testing purposes that does not have Vsphere or any VMs. When I try a restore, it...
View ArticlevRanger Virtual Appliance and trying to add 2nd one to Cluster
I cannot find where it says you cannot do it, but I want to add a second virtual appliance to a Virtual Center cluster. When I go to the add screen, the NEXT is greyed out. Is there a limitation of one...
View ArticleError When Doing Full Backup
I did a full backup of a test VM the other night and it worked great and I was able to restore it. I tried one of our production servers next and I got the below email when it failed. I'm not sure if...
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