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VCB + BackupExec + .vmx files?

hello,

i run a full backup with VCB proxy and symantec backupexec 2010.
the backup is running fine over SAN and all .vmdk (VM disk files) are backuped.
with GRT during restore i can choose if i want restore the whole disk files or only some file (file level restore).

my quesiton now:
is it possible to ADD also the .vmx (VM config files) to my FULL backup?

thanks!

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yep i did a test and everything is backuped...

could it be that i have installed VCB proxy on the same server as BackupExec, but i don't use it???
as the VMware agent from backupExec 2010 or 12.5 can backup (full and file level) direct VMware VMs without VCB proxy?

or must be VCP proxy installed and backup exec use the VCB proxy to run "their own" scripts?

as i have not configured any VCB proxy script...

thanks.

ashwin_kumar525

You need to use either VCB framework or VDDK to backup the VMs through snap shot provided by ESX. you can use VDDK only if you have ESX 4.0 and VCB will work for all. yes, it is a very good idea to have the backup exec on a VCB proxy machine as that will avoid network usage. you dont have to configure any scripts when using the VM agent.

I found an article on the web:
http://nuralih.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/integrating-symantec-backup-exec-12-5-for-windows-servers-with-vcb-proxy-server-1-5/

FAQs:
http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/other_resource/b-backupexec_12.5_faq_10-2008_69739.en-us.pdf