The file format that is used for backups "appears" to be unusable to ESX which 
is why the converter "needs" to be used.


On Thursday 24 April 2008, mark wragge wrote:
> Thanks for the quick responses to these questions. I now have this VCB
> backup working successfully.
>
>   What is the quickest way to restore a full VM? I have successfully
> restored a full VM by restoring the fullVM backup to the backup server and
> then used VMware Converter to import the VM into the ESX server.
>
>   It would be quicker if I could restore the fullVM directly to the ESX
> server rather than the 2 step process of restore to backup server followed
> by Vmware converter.
>
> David Dulek <ddulek AT fastenal DOT com> wrote:
>   If you use 7.4.1+ you can in the client definition define a VCB proxy
> that will snap, mount, and backup the client for you with a saveset
> definition of "*FULL*".
>
> On Thursday 24 April 2008, mark wragge wrote:
> > I have been able use Vmware Consolidated Backup to create a full copy of
> > a VM using the vcbMounter command. When i do this the VM is copied to a
> > folder on my backup server and I can then back this VM up.
> >
> > I know that I can use the savepnpc command to call a script but how do i
> > integrate this process into a script? Which VCB commands do I need to use
> > in the script?
> >
> > Should I be using the vcbMounter command or should i be using the
> > vcbSnapshot command?
> >
> > Which command should i use to cleanup the copy of the VM once the backup
> > has completed?
> >
> > If possible could someone send me a copy of the contents of a script that
> > they use when VCB backups are implemented for full VM backups?
> >
> > Thanks, Mark
> >
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