Retention Policies, Post-Process and locked files.
I've been using vRanger for some time now and I haven't yet been able to use it the way I'd like to. Basically, my goal is to create one full backup every week on a pre-determined day and differential...
View ArticleHow to get the same thruput with esxi?
Hi I recently upgraded to vpshere5. As you know, there's no ESX version anymore, just ESXi. With ESX 4.1, i used "direct to target", which was incredibly fast with a DataDomain (4x1 Gbit), as each host...
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 ArticleIs my catalog DB full?
I have vRanger installed on a VM and am using SQL express with the databases installed on the VM also. I understand that I am limited to a 4GB database. My backups have been working ok, but catalog...
View ArticleError Message: The operation has timed out
We've been having trouble with vRanger since version 3 as some of the backup jobs would fail. Fortunately that only happened once or twice a month so it wasn't a big problem. But after upgrading from 5...
View ArticleRetention policy
Hi,I'm planning to use vRanger mostly in order to be able to restore machines states (using incremental backup), and FLR if necessary, on a two months period, with a full backup once a week.But I'm not...
View ArticleBackup via Appliance
Hello,I would like to backup a couple of VMs over LAN, as we now have a 10Gbit network. I deployed two vRanger appliances on two of our ESXi 5.1 U2 Servers and installed the vmxnet3 adapters. All the...
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 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 Articlethe maximum number of vRanger backup history and repository
Hi Guys, Does anyone know the maximum number of vRanger about backup history and repository as below?I have some questions about vRanger limitation from my customer. He compares vRanger with VMware...
View ArticlevRanger 6.1 backup to IBM SVC problem
Hi there, While using vRanger 6.1 to back ESX 5.1 guest server to IBM SVC V5000, I noticed some connection errors. It seems there is issue for vRanger to connect to the SAN. vRanger is installed on a...
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 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...
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 ArticleThe database trasaction was rolled back.
Hello Our vRanger 5.3 is backing up multiple VMs on multiple hosts without problems. Only one Linux VM on an ESXi 5.0 fails every time. The messages in the log are: [2012-02-22 09:10:49.425]: Gathering...
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 ArticleVRanger Replication - Bulk Test Failover
We've got about 30 VM's being replicated to our DR site, and as you can imagine, that would take a bit to initiate a failover or test failover from the GUI. Here's the powershell script I came up with...
View ArticleVranger 5.3.1.23760 - Virtual Appliance & Replication - ESXi 4.1 U1 Cluster...
Hello Community, I've wandering around the forum trying to get a conclusive answer about replication times. This is the scenario: Essentials Plus Cluster - Three ESXi 4.1 U1 Hosts replicating 2 VM's...
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