Using VMware Infrastructure for Backup and Restore

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Table of Contents

Disk Structure of ESX Server

Virtual Machine Disk cc À
Disk Files and Redo Log Files.
Raw Device Mappings.
VMware Consolidated Backup.
‘Accessing and Managing Virtual Disk Files.
sacking Up ESX Server and Virtual Machines...
‘Treating Virtual Machines as Physical Machines.
‘Treating Virtual Machines as Files on an ESX Server Host.
‘Treating Virtual Machines as Files on Shared Stora:
Consolidated Backup: Moving the Workload Off the Server
jacking Up Virtual Machines as Physical Machines .
Creating Backup Coples of Virtual Machine Files on an ESX Server Host.
Built-in VMware File Operations
Using vmkfstools.
Using vebMounter and vebRestore.
Using a Backup Agent on the Service Console
ackup Off-Loading.
SAN Imag
Using VMware Consolidated Backup
‚Appendix A: vebMounter and vebRestore
‘Appendix B: Using vmkfstools
Glossary.
References .

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Using VMware Infrastructure for Backup and Restore

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15. VMWARE BEST PRACTICES

Performing Backups
Persio up cern options a des abo ete,
te oo command atthe commande
vebMounter
a <virtual_machine_identitier>
LE <backup_destination>
were
<vixtual_machine_ identifier» saunque
ete of te aline tat raed tobe cd up.
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Feng vital Machnes ow.
<backup_destánat on» species the locaton or
cup ct For ration on hon to spay a bck des
ration se the section Spechng Backup Dstnatns elon
se the olor eames e being up veta machines
Each command mas be entes sng na
ge uns
chin up the vein machine vm company como
‘pelea dreary /aome/ vag /vn37.
vebMounter -a ipadde+vm3?.company.com
== home /wmo/vnaT
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tomedirectory /backupe/Vte/vm2 onthe
remote sere backups . company .com ig the wer
vebMounter -a ipaddr;vn3?.company.com
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Toackspe/YMs/vn37
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“= Thome/we/umT

Identitying Virtual Machines
Te amd ne tud utes an werent sands
1 pacs vrata,
entiying Virtua Machines by DNS Name oP Address
The mos common wa let à ral acne sto
ne ONS ame or? a ont the vial machi.
estee flag command

Apaddy:<DNS name or IP address

For eagle. teeth vital machine va37 +
company. com he Pass 10175 ae ether of
thefotoing commands

spaddr vaa7. company.com
spadde:i0.17.5.12

1dentiyin Vital Machines by BIOS WUD

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chines

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wth ea such specie to gett of vita

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species

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16. [VMWARE 8657 PRACTICES

Displaying irtul Machine liferation
To seach fra parca al machine nd ge formation
stout we weve,
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racine.
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‘pec des
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bash Avcbiasiame 2
‘nane:vm37 company.com Found WM:
moret:192
name Virtual Machine 37
wuid:S64470a1-Be1e-59b4-Ea02
eL4138797be
Apadde:10.17..32

Specifying Backup Destinations
Yeveantckupavinmachine toa bal ect oro à
remote ane BP.

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an ci up à tal mace tale deco ou
Spec the path othe decor ar ve he le tarot Ba
de

For erampl.o backup avena machine the cl decoy
ome av you cani one le foi pc
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home Van 7, m ance because bc open
ten te Mons ect tht Ins our esti
ten sabre far eagle Jhome, VNS, ha est
fre outa bad proces

Backing Upto aRemote Server

Van cing up a tl mache ta eat sant ou an
we cnespoding sp plugin Use the flowing se
sep: //eusersechost>:<path>

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en ns ce sep wl ro pom your paso

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rec Poackup/ Vt wn37 located onthe enero

ner backups. company comtes te ser 0

rs Ere foto.

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backups /Yae/vas?

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tory aed ess o the remote eves Homer jou at

reed ocr the chup Am deco) Because |

Decrees during the btp operation

Restoring Virtual Machines
aan vts machine tos oral loco
rather eaten four choc
Restoring Vial Machines to Original Locations
jouet upa confie opto as dect ne
Corinne Fe Setra section above he ai the
on command you nado pusstovebRestore torse
vebRastore -2 <bachup_directory>
Ferefomatn on how to spec backup decay sc
secon Spec Bacup Deion bore
Fotow these examples when sao you visa machines
Fach command mus be etre à ge ie without
cargos.
estoi a ta machine on oca acu decry
ames nome Ys m3
vebregtore -9 /home/VNe/vn37

Besonng a ua machine far he remote sen backup.
Company com dico backups/VMS/va37. ord
vobRestore -s

‘cps //vmwazesbackup. company.com:

Trackupe VAS ma
Note The sn space between the colon (Jard
Poackups

17. VMWARE BEST PRACTICES

Restoring Virtual Machines to Alternative Locations
Menu ac tes vial machine 9 ca er
an alla, oo fren: SK See as. yo
we the na machine ca le vebMounter ces
tise foro mach bss up The alg te
contas min natos about the ata mache. such
25s pay name ad poner sate at he tne bo.
To beatle tree val machine toanalematıe
cate, lo these eps
he copy ofthe ets mcr cata

See te schon Copying à Catalog Fle below
“inthe coy ofthe cto fl spec te ne sets o

aso ld path and sur pool

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See the secon Restong Vial Machines sng an Amate

Glo bon

Copying à Catalog File
en tong tus maine toa catan ther han the
‘gral just by making cop fhe a machines
one.
For example y ed to males copy of he afecte
veut machne n /homa/ YM / a7 Ere he lowing:
<p [tome /is/va37/eataiog
‘/emp/eataiog-vn37

Editing a Catalog File

Inthe copy ofthe ag He you made, ou ned to change

"retomo ens

+ sat — The se ces eto orale
es that compre val mane

+ Felder pu — The vita machines er path des
war teva machine wie paedin the eto
or ey

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rine e vl machine ber ah eect 190%
"Dita sure Sed Wen os ve mule
Sx Sa os maras y Vent hs em ao
‘peat e host hatin hei machine

ot: jou change he ame ote vita chine the

lag vebReatore does pick up the nen nme

forthe br std ses te orignal vita machne name

¿peces nte vm te

You ca Change tie name the ia machi Le sng the

Via Ice Cet,

Changing Datostore Poths
The distor phn the alg fle nes wert sore
al eis hat compr wt machine Change date
Pas inte Klingen

+ fek.aces* ‚diskname — namesand icons al
(ik acid th th a mache

+ config. vit Icon forthe i machine ma
Ceabguttionte.

- config. suspendai — atan ore memory
apt ten ben iras machine suspended.

+ config. toga —loaton ore vitalmadines og
fe

by dou ese ets we he ame pth which pos 2
he sa copy onthe same taste sigh recom
‘mendes ht you elon rd he cing he path
The dust pts have he lowing tar.
[<datastore name>} <path_on_datastore>
‘uci obtain if ai do ames om the ato
tere rent os Verner eto yong atthe
fe sem ef your Mouse serie console
under /unfa/volunes,

Changing Folder Paths

The ena matin’ de pt inte cage species
the oder wen he Vene er cuco where the
rtrd tua machin wl be ed

To change the er goth for he ita machine

| edly ds vih ve the itn mache.
runing the flowing commandite see console:
vepuesa

ining thi commandassumes that youre set u
propa areas ons dien te seco
Canton Ft eng: above.

Zune ag ete o att one he or
pas prado bythe command bore

so vafolders

Changing Resource Pools
Te respon e alg termines he
vana maces behav wth spect 1 DES Ds ed
source cba) When ou use mpl SK Server oss
managed Verte, hs em o specs test at
in eval maine

To change the esouce pool setng rhe wa machine

Y Meteor pol which he tal maca wie
‘by weg theoloving command:

vobutil -¢ resourcepoole

using is command asames that ys haver vo

18. [VMWARE 8657 PRACTICES

prop conan options deeded the secon
Contguaton Fleeting above,

2 ie cata fle sethe resource pool one othe pins
rod bythe command above.

estoi Virtual Machines Using an Alternate Catalog
‘tec oan the stings in the itl mache’ temate
ato ve ths test e wil machine
Toes the vita mache, se the a open o spec the
man ang
For eagle ter vial machine backed vp under
‘none e m3 wing theater caos /Ep/
catalog-vn37, ver:
vebrestore -2 /home /VMs /v=37

a /emp/catalog-vm37

Non interactive Use of vebRestore
By delat vebRestore romps you asin what oo
ve the etre operation detect fe ar aldeas
al machine ated known Viren
ifvebRestore's usedbyasciptina norinencie voy
ice D command In ent to spect he del Behave
Te folowing options ae ale
promt
mts the user asi wt odo belo sean
fes ot conigutons vital machines beady own to
Venen
overwrite
Ones ny esting es ad vn machine contig
tors ron tart ding eto,
keep
Presenes enges and configurations fra machines
wnt ant hot hong tem
abort
Termites the restore operation er detec an exiting
Ae ora atu mache cotas) o
Vente

Appendix B: Using vmkfstools
Te wnktot 001: commandes ou ce and manage

à ads ora VFS on SCS or UN ran ES
Server os oes for soe You ca ho use is command to
mace es sore e WES.

You ust be og nas the oot wer torn the veka
‘rool command

Mos vakEot001 opens can ao be pares
sos the Wa orate Cent Fr tomaten on
ing 01. oe Vastu Cent 12
di storage see he refuser 3 Sever
Canton Gute

Options: Making a Copy ofa Virtua or Raw Disk
<i “importée coxetiles

-4 ~-diskforeat (ran: «devices |

samp <device»]| raw: «devices [thin]
2gbsparse]

is open res à coy ofa vital dk rayos
spect
as anse he -dsutopton othe 4 open Tis sb-
pion species the dk fro copy you cent The
lo dl loma proce.
Spechy am you sre copying te ko aw dese
upping ht setup o vs computty mode.
Speci mp you me copying te ko à device
rapping tht set up opa compat mode pas
thous
Spec aw youre copying the ko aw dese
‘mapping tht set up rr para compa
Speci thin tu ar copying ko aire
ral dk Space equedto ths dis aocatedon demand
3s cppose 1 upon en
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kt 268 maura exert io Dakin th oma an e
‘ied th Une sed pets
Wen ete the edevices paomete ase e along
format
Imto/devicoo/Aioko /vahbaa:TıL:p

To done he SK Serve dolo es he present
ray e ep command.

19. VMWARE BEST PRACTICES

Example
vmktotoolo -£ ~/yne/nts.vmdie
/vnto volumes /myWMes/nca omar
Tis example sts coring the coments of it sk
fom the host stem toe ramed nt undk onthe
volume named my HFS You can congue saine
‘oust il dy ang Ines tote vum
colon int long ample,
scsio:0.present = TRUE
scsto:0-fíleame = /vnte/volunes/
myones/na vna

‘Migrating itware Workstation and VMware GSK

Server Virtual Machines

Vos ca us Ve ecu Cent 1 mg vita

rachis ete th Vie Vita or tare GX

Serena yor ESA Ser tem Homes you cause he

vmicfetoola 4 command wip te wal keto

Your ES See tem then atan dik toa new vel

roche you sete ES sere,

To mie ds nd SX Sener vit machines

¡impor Weston or Ser dit jour ER
volumes /nyiMPS/ deco,

the ware sue Gent cet anew it
mache wing the Custom corn option.

en confuso Use an exiting itu sk
nd atch the Moda or GX Server Sek parted.

Glossary

Terminology

naher cones such a the War asc Cen. ta
de mapping maybe deren tr uch as main,
VMS volume ta data mappn.ga em LUN
“mag à fe à ph sk ee’ These mal
cert andre mappng,

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aw dik — i volume acces ya vital machine san
tat 1a va di he may may ot be acces
‘trough map le THs as ben epocas ut he no:
ton FOM dees.

aw device — Ary SSI race accesoo a mpeg
fie

Ray LUM — Agia voue loadin a rage are
etek SAN.

Mapping fle — A WS ecos metas uw map
and manage a a deve

Mapping — o txt tem or a ik map
Mapped device — Aran esca money à mapping ie
Metadata fle—Ansponatie.

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