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If you need a get out of jail card check out <a href="http://www.esxpress.com" rel="ugc">www.esxpress.com</a>&nbsp;for a nice backup solution (their gui helper doesn't work in 3.5 but the product is 100% functional from command menu). You can get full backups for free.
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If you need a get out of jail card check out www.esxpress.com [http://www.esxpress.com] for a nice backup solution (their gui helper doesn't work in 3.5 but the product is 100% functional from command menu). You can get full backups for free.

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SysExpert -- thanks I opened a case with the Syncsort, and yes they support ESX 3.5.. seems like they're baffled like me.
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SysExpert -- thanks I opened a case with the Syncsort, and yes they support ESX 3.5.. seems like they're baffled like me.

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JimboEfx -- thanks but using another backup software is not an option for me right now.
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JimboEfx -- thanks but using another backup software is not an option for me right now.

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My environment is currently using a backup application called BackupExpress(Syncsort) and we are backing up to disk (R200 - NetApp). After an upgrade to our VMWare(ESX) to version 3.5, my backups of the virtual servers are hanging, it is not tranfering files to its destination storage volume which is the NetApp box. Firewall was checked and it is not an issue. I uninstalled and reimstalled the backup agents to each virtual server that I'm having problems with but I'm still having issues. I'm not sure of what the problem is but if anyone out there knows about VMware -- I need your input. &nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks
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My environment is currently using a backup application called BackupExpress(Syncsort) and we are backing up to disk (R200 - NetApp). After an upgrade to our VMWare(ESX) to version 3.5, my backups of the virtual servers are hanging, it is not tranfering files to its destination storage volume which is the NetApp box. Firewall was checked and it is not an issue. I uninstalled and reimstalled the backup agents to each virtual server that I'm having problems with but I'm still having issues. I'm not sure of what the problem is but if anyone out there knows about VMware -- I need your input.    Thanks

Problems backing-up Virtual Servers

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.