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Topic Title: vm backup
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Created On: 12/27/2006 01:54 AM

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- bhohman

- 12/27/2006 01:54 AM

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- 12/27/2006 05:36 PM

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12/27/2006 01:54 AM
bhohman New User Posts: 1 Joined: 12/27/2006	I read thru the pdf on setting up and found no description on how to backup running virtual machines (the disccusion was on backing up the admin database). This is our big issue with VMWare's low end product line. In order to backup running machines with their Server product (which is free), you have to shut down the instance, make a backup using the windows interface (script or explorer), and restart the vm. This means that your server is unavailable. If you are willing to spend money (a few thousand) you can use ESX and backup the running instances from the host server. This uses host cpu resources and reduces vm performance. If you want to spend several thousands, you can backup the running instances from a dedicated VMWare backup app as well as moving running machines from server to server. If there is a way to schedule a backup of a running machine to network storage (a shared windows folder or SAN volume)?
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