Error Message: 2129 - can't write...
We are regulalry seeing this failure message and once it hits then all following backups fail (obviously). I'm guessing it's associated with the metadata.exe processes being stuck as I can guarantee I...
View ArticleVranger 6.1 server 2012 Error 2129 on nfs share
I'm trying to demo vranger so I can push it through to get the licensing approved as our primary backup solution. We're running 3 esxi5.1 hosts in a DRS cluster hosting around 45 VM, and another 5.1...
View ArticlePatch for vRanger 6.1
Hi, When is a patch going to be released for v 6.1 to fix the date issue so it obeys the date format of the operating system. (It currently prints out the US format of MM/DD/YYYY)This had been...
View Article3201 & 3208 Errors during backups with vRanger Pro 5.0
I migrated the majority of my VM's from iSCSI to NFS datastores over the weekend. I ran backups Monday night with just one VM backup failing with a "the operation has timed out" message after it...
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 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 ArticleRepo sync Powershell script
Non-official script! Provided on 'as-is' basis.It is recommended to have vRangerPro DB backup before running the script! Features:1. Scans CIFS (only!) repository for existing Savepoints. 2. Generates...
View ArticleUnable to backup vCenter VM with vRanger 6.0.1
Hello Quest Community, since the upgrade from vRanger 5.5 I am unable to backup my vCenter VM. I am using vCenter and ESXi 5.1. vRanger is installed on a hardware machine wich iSCSI connection. Any...
View ArticlevRanger 5.2 replication job fails on ESXi hosts
I am trying to replicate a VM called TEST from one ESXi to a another, however the job fails. Did anyone succeed in replicating a VM in vRanger 5.2? I know that they just added the capability to do this...
View ArticlePurge DB T-SQL script
Non-official script! Provided on 'as-is' basis.It is recommended to have vRangerPro DB backup before running the script! Here you can find attached T-SQL script to purge records from DB.Ideally script...
View ArticleEmail Authentication
I just upgraded to 5.3.1 ... when i try to send out an email it says stph authentication failed. Does 5.3.1 provide the ability to do smtp authentication?
View ArticleAuto delete Exchange 2010 Logs after Backupjob with vRanger 5.2.1
Hey guys. I have a problem with the logs from Exchange 2010 VM after a Backupjob. Normaly the vRanger delete the logs automatically after the job is finished.But since a few weeks the logs are not...
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Ranger Report alternative. Flexible PowerShell script
Few customers are concerned with the fact that scheduled reports in Ranger 6.1.0 disappear after service restart. On-demand reports seem to be ok.This bug will be fixed in v. 7.xI posted one...
View ArticleQuestion Regarding multiple failovers at once
Hello, I am relatively new to vRanger so I am still learning my way around the application. I have a few questions and hope someone can help me out with these.I am using the tool to move VMs from one...
View Articlemanual deinstall vRangerPro 6.1
Hello, I messed up the vRanger installation during the upgrade from version 5.5.0 to version 6.1. The upgrade failed during the installation of the catalog database and services.the services are not...
View ArticleAdd-RestorefromManifestJobTemplate error
Hey everyone, Im trying to run the Add-RestorefromManifestJobTemplate powershell command, but I keep getting this error returned dispite passing all the required switches (following the API doc to the...
View ArticleRemoving GUID from Backup Jobs
My backup jobs are saving with an ID affixed to the end, and I was wondering if I would be able to suppress them from being added to the job name.I'm running vRanger 6.1.0.35402, and have been unable...
View ArticlevRanger 6.1 - physical backup: how to stop services on client automatically...
Hello, i want to backup physical clients. I have to stop a service on this clients becausethe vRanger aborts the job with errors when this service remains active.When the vRanger job is finished, the...
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Does vRanger support Microsoft Windows server 2012 R2 as a guest OS?
Hi! Does vRanger support backing up / restoring a virtual machine with Microsoft Windows server 2012 R2 as guest OS? And if so, wich version of vRanger is needed? Elin
View ArticlevRanger v5.3.0.23489 Backup is Very Slow
I have started the upgrade of my VMware Infrastructure from ESX v4.1 Update 1 WITH the Service Console to ESX 5i (obviously with no Service Console). I wiped the system disks and loaded ESX 5i...
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