Repo 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 ArticleError 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 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 ArticleStrange email from Quest about vRanger 6 licensing
Why would I get an email from Quest Software Technical Support that has this as the subject line:vRanger 6 is coming soon - Important Licensing Information But the body of the email is an ad for Active...
View ArticleSnapshot removal taking way longer in vRanger 6.0.2 then vReplicator 3
I recently upgraded from vReplicator 3 to vRanger 6.0.2 (or rather, stood up new service and created new jobs). Ever since, the snapshot removal process takes at least 3x as long as it used to. As a...
View ArticleMove vRanger 5.2.1 installation to another server
Hello, I've been looking around here a bit and did not find any answer on the following question: I bought a new server for vRanger backups and I want to move now my existing vRanger 5.2.1...
View Articleunable to locate host
Hi folks, vranger pro 5 aktuall version.when i will start the backup job comes after 19 sek. the error message unable to lacate host. I can ping the esxhost with name and ip. some ideas thanks for...
View ArticleBacking up VMs on 5 ESX4 hosts. One hosts always fails. No error given
I have five ESX4 hosts with about 80 VMs that I need to backup. On four of the hosts everything works just fine, but on the last one I cant get it to backup any VMs. I can see that snapshots are...
View ArticlevRanger 5.2.1 LAN-Free with ESXi5 and VMFS5
We recently upgraded one of ours envrionments from ESX 4.x to ESXi5 and also migrated to a new SAN with VMFS5 volumes. vRanger is running on physical hosts that are presented the LUNs for LAN-Free...
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 ArticleSlow response in My Jobs view
Ranger GUI is lagging, not showing actual job state. I tried to trace events in vSphere Client, Ranger GUI and repository share at the same time. I launched some backup job. Ranger shows it as queued...
View Articlecatalog service is currently unavailable
I noticed in the logs of today's backups the message "cataloging service is currently unavailable". I know my backups have been cataloging in the past. How do I start this service?
View ArticleRestore VM to new system without vRanger from vmdk.var archive file?
Hi, I have a vRanger backup from a ESX4 VM that I wish to restore to a completely different system and not located in anything managed or accessible by the vRanger that did the backup. Is it possible...
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FLR, greyed out files, Catalog and alternatives
For some reason dll files (and possibly others) are greyed out and could not be restored during FLR.Suggested workaround is to restore a parent folder with all files inside. This could be a time...
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 ArticleError 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 : Linux FLR and LVM (Workaround)
Hello,I had a problemwhenI wanted to make a filelevelrecovery (FLR)on alinuxVMwithLVMcontained multiple hard drive.Inthedocumentation LVM with multiple hard drive is not supportedbyQuestbut Ioffer you...
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 ArticleBackup job does not fail if guest status changes to disconnected
I have a suggestion for the vRanger team. I noticed that if a guest in a backup group becomes disconnected you will not get a failure alert for that guest. There should be a failure alert if a guest...
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