How to backup specific folders in a VM with the Virtual Serv
The three VSA backup types , File, Volume and Disk all provide backup of individual files.
To backup a specific set of files/folders you would probably create a new subclient and add that server by itself in the Content tab. Once added, choose either File or Volume level backup type and then you can use the filters tab to exclude all other folders other than the ones you want to backup.
Disk level backup won't allow you to do this as you are backing up the entire VMDK/VMX files etc with an option to scrape file data information from within those and thus the filters are disabled. Volume level backups I have found to be fastest but they don't provide an easy way to restore an entire VM.
Regards
Rowan
On 03/03/2010, at 2:22 AM, Bill Willis wrote:
I don't use the feature yet, but I have been told by commvault that vmware's newest version of vcb will allow file-level backup, but you'd still need a filesystem idataagent on the virtual machine if you wanted to restore at a file level directly to the server (I think there's a vmware process with vcb to insert them if you don't go that way).
As I said, this was something new that was mentioned to me a few weeks ago that I will be persuing soon, but haven't had CV sales in to discuss it in-depth.
<aplynx < at > aol.com ([email]aplynx < at > aol.com[/email])> 3/2/2010 7:17 AM >>>
I think you install a standard FS iDA on the Virtual Machine itself for file level.
In a message dated 3/2/2010 8:36:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, xavier.geoffret < at >
bull.net writes:
I would like to backup only specific folders inside a VM, using the VSA. I do not want to backup the full VM and do selective file restore, because it is too long.
According to the documentation, it seems to be possible to backup only specific files/folders with the File Level Backup Type. So, I checked it in the subclient properties. But I cannot find a way to select the specific folders. What am I missing?
__._,_.___
Reply to sender ([email]r.gillson < at > gmail.com?subject=Re: [commvault] How to backup specific folders in a VM with the Virtual Serve...[/email]) | Reply to group ([email]commvault < at > yahoogroups.com?subject=Re: [commvault] How to backup specific folders in a VM with the Virtual Serve...[/email]) |
Reply via web post |
Start a New Topic
Messages in this topic (3)
Recent Activity:
Visit Your Group
Commvault Documentation here:
http://documentation.commvault.com/
Text-Only ([email]commvault-traditional < at > yahoogroups.com?subject=Change Delivery Format: Traditional[/email]), Daily Digest ([email]commvault-digest < at > yahoogroups.com?subject=Email Delivery: Digest[/email]) • Unsubscribe ([email]commvault-unsubscribe < at > yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe[/email]) •
Terms of Use
.
[img]http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=7450851/grpspId=1707277520/msgId=3462/stime=1267590045/nc1=4507179/nc2=4025321/nc3=4836042[/img]
__,_._,___
