We suspend our vm instances (using Virtual console for ESX and crontab
entries for GSX)
In ESX we have "Production" and "Non-Production) instances so we
backup our servers twice. Once in the early evening with the
"non-production" instances suspended and once in the early AM with the
production instances suspended.

Pros
Less client licenses required (save us having to get another 50 client licenses)

Cons
More network bandwidth needed
use more tapes (yes "tape is cheap)
a bit more management on creating vm instances

On 1/17/07, Myles, Laura M <laura.myles AT pnl DOT gov> wrote:

We are looking at vmware consolidated backup  - Legato does have a script that 
is supposed to work along with the vmsnapshot - currently we use a third-party 
virtualization tool *Storeage SVM* to create daily snapshots of the vmdk files 
- and then backup all vm client drives using Legato.  We are looking at 
consolidated backup right now ..but haven't gotten far enough to be able to 
give you results.

________________________________

From: EMC NetWorker discussion on behalf of E Gold
Sent: Thu 12/28/2006 7:22 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] vmware backups



Is anyone backing up EMC's vmware?

What is the best practice? To backup the vm main server and/or backup each
vm individually?

is there a legato plugin for vmware?

some of my vm instances have 300GB of data, so i don't want to back them up
twice.

thanks

Evan Gold
Financial Security Assurance
31 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
212.893.2762


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