Problem: svMotion is not supported with CDP replicas as it creates many extra files that are left behind thus breaking the replication. Solution: Currently the only workaround is: Remove VM from job/policy Remove replica vm from vsphere Manually move the files from datastore to datastore Re-add the vm in vsphere Re-add the vm in the Read More…
Category: Veeam
Create iSCSI volume with Parted and Format with XFS
This is a follow on from the following post: http://www.jordansphere.co.uk/add-iscsi-target-with-multipathing-in-rocky-8/ In this guide I will be formatting a 100TB XFS volume List block devices Output NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 1 29.7G 0 disk └─sda1 8:1 1 29.7G 0 part sdb 8:16 0 222.6G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 600M 0 Read More…
Add iSCSI Target with Multipathing in Rocky 8
In this guide I will be setting up a Rocky Linux 8 machine a Veeam Repository – which connects to back end storage (10.9.9.241). The guide assumes the backup storage and ACLs etc have all been set up. Install initiator Utilities Install Mulipathd Copy the multipath config Enable multipathd Set up the multipathing in the Read More…
Extend GPT iSCSI volume in Rocky 8
In this example I will be extending an XFS based iSCSI volume called Veeam_Repo_01 from 40TB to 55TB Firstly in the back end storage increase the volume On Rocky – Recan the initiator. Output: sdc 8:32 0 55T 0 disk└─Veeam_Repo_01 253:3 0 40T 0 mpath└─Veeam_Repo_01p1 253:4 0 36.4T 0 part /BACKUPsdd 8:48 0 55T 0 Read More…
File System Specific Implementation of LookupAndOpen[file] Failed
Issue: A Veeam Proxy VM halted during a back up run and powering back on was unsuccessful Troubleshooting When trying to restart I was presented with the following error and the VM failed to start File system specific implementation of LookupAndOpen[file] failed Solution Upon further investigation the Veeam Proxy had a Hot-Added disk still attached. I Read More…
This Tenant Does Not Allow Managing Any of Their Backup Servers Remotely
Issue Veeam 9.5, Update 3. Veeam Cloud Connect A handy feature from Veaem 9.5 U2 allows Service Providers the option to connect to the tenants console in order to troubleshoot. When trying to open up a remote console from SP to tenant the following error appeared This tenant does not allow managing any of their backup servers Read More…
No NSX Managers Available. Verify Current User has Role Assigned on NSX Manager
After upgrading from vShield Manager 5.5.4.x to NSX Manager 6.2.4 I logged in via my own own username (mick@vsphere.local). Upon clicking on the Network & Security I was presented with the following error: To fix the issue log into vcenter using a user with relevant permissions (in this case administrator@vsphere.local) 1) Click Network & Security Read More…
CBT in a VMware and Veeam Environment
If a situation occurs such as where you have to delete the CBT (ctk-vmdk) files from a VM and you get the following warning from Veeam on the next backup run: CBT data is invalid, failing over to legacy incremental backup. No action is required, next job run should start using CBT again. If CBT Read More…
Could Not Open/Create Change Tracking File
During a Veeam backup I was alerted that one of our virtual machines had shutdown. The components concerned were: ESXi 5.5 U2, vCenter 5.5 U2, Veeam 8.0, It appeared during the backup routine a snapshot/consildation failed. When trying to power back up I had the following error: An error was received from the ESX host Read More…
VM Still Working Despite Being Powered Off
Host: ESXi 5.0 OS: FreeBSD I had been having trouble with a VM which suddenly stopped (Veeam) backing up due to an "NFC" error: "Processing {vm_name} Error: NFC server [{esxihost.domain.local] is busy. Failed to retrieve next FILE_PUT message. File path: [[LUN3] {vm_name}/{vm_name}.vmx]. File pointer: [0]. File size: [3567]." Veeam requested I connect to the host directly and Read More…
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