Link to home
Start Free TrialLog in
Avatar of IKtech
IKtech

asked on

esxi backup host

I currently have a cluster with two hosts in it.  I was curious if it is worth it to backup the configuration of the host.  I have esxi install on local disks on the host, also i have a backup appliance installed there but no production servers.

My question is, should i backup the host configuration?  Is it worth it, or am i better off just reinstalling esxi if i need to?

all of my guest servers are running on shared storage.
Avatar of Nick Rhode
Nick Rhode
Flag of United States of America image

You can use this guide by Andrew Hancock.  Andrew is the VMware Juggernaut here and if you view his profile he has many many articles on how to use VMware to get the most out of it.  From beginner to advanced.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_5409-How-to-Backup-an-ESXi-installation-on-an-USB-Flash-Drive-or-SD-card-for-security-or-redundancy.html

Backing up the host configuration for me mainly depends on how much configuration on that host was done.  I back them up anyways just in case one does fail it will reduce the downtime to get it back up and going.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Avatar of Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Flag of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland image

Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial
Avatar of IKtech
IKtech

ASKER

thanks i will start some attempts at getting a backup of a dev box and then move to the production boxes.  With as often as I make changes to the hosts i think maybe a weekly or a monthly would work for us.  I am the only one that makes changes anyway.  

I'll report back and give points soon.  Thanks again.
It's a good idea, to get backups of configs, just in case.

unless you have very good, change management, and documentation skills to record what changes were completed.