Thanks.

When I do my restore test, I will let you know. 
For now it is going to be 3 - FullVM and File for Incrementals

Cheers

MK


--- On Tue, 1/6/09, bob944 <bob944 AT attglobal DOT net> wrote:

> From: bob944 <bob944 AT attglobal DOT net>
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.3 on Windows and VMWARE Backups
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Cc: mikekiles AT yahoo DOT com
> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:56 AM
> > I am configuring VCB backups for NBU 6.5.3, for 
> > FlashBackup-Windows policy, there are 4 options for
> backup 
> > types under Snapshot Client Options. These are 
> > 
> > 0 - File 
> > 1 - FullVM
> > 2 - Mapped FullVM
> > 3 - FullVM and File for Incrementals
> > 
> > >From reading the docs, "Option 3 - FullVM and
> File for 
> > Incrementals", looks like best of both world, 
> > it will let me restore single files and restore full
> guest 
> > VM. It also allows incremental level backups.
> > Is there any disadvantage when using it compraed to
> other types. 
> > I am trying to avoid running 2 or more backups to
> completely 
> > protect a VM.
> 
> "3" is the correct choice; it does exactly what
> the manual says it does:
> a snapshot backup of the vmdk for a full (and from which
> you can restore
> individual files or the whole VM), and a
> "normal," file-based backup for
> incrementals.  Set up the schedules in the same policy,
> throw windows
> and clients at it and it will work like you expect
> NetBackup to work.
> It worked as advertised in my test environment, though my
> restore
> testing was minimal.
> 
> An aside:  Restoring files to VMs is, to somebody not used
> to VMware,
> kludgy, so do read up on how to restore and test that part
> before you
> need it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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