SureBackup

[alex_ilie]

Hi. I am trying to set up a sure backup process to verify some of the vms. All good, i have created all that i need. I start the job and, even thou the vm starts (both, the virtual lab and the vm i need to check) the state of the process does not go above 0% in the JOBS window from Surebackup section. My guess is that it should start verifying and the it should shut down the vm right? What am i missing here? Thank you!

[Gostev]

What am i missing here?

That would be pretty impossible to guess with this little data...

[alex_ilie]

Please let me know what exactly you need to know. I can see that the HeartBeat test is ok. The ping is not ok. I have deactivated the firewall on the vm. I have also tried to configure the nic for the virtual_lab_testing, but still fails. For configuring the sure backup i have used the info i found in Veeam software in the Sure Backup section. It should be good enough. Please let me know if you need more info in order to help me. Thanks!

[alex_ilie]

Hi. It seems to be working, but the vm from backup (which is beeing tested) should not automatically shut down once the test is over?

[Gostev]

Yes, it should automatically shutdown once the test is completed.

[alex_ilie]

Hi. Could some one please tell me where could i find a guide about how to set up sure backup? Maybe i am doing something wrong. The VM does not go down and i get a status of Ready in the jobs window for that specific vm when i test it. Thank you!

[foggy]

What about the application group? Do all VMs in it power off on SureBackup job completion? Is there a chance that the tested VM belongs to the app group as well and the 'Keep the application group running once the job completes' check box is selected?

The process of creating a SureBackup job is described in the user guide in good detail.

[alex_ilie]

Hi. Let me tell you what i have done.
-> I have taken backup of a Vm.
-> I have created the virtual lab and configured the IP and all so all good
-> i have created the application group and added the vm i have taken backup of. The question is when i add a vm i have to options. which one i use add vm from backup or add vm from VI? I believe that its from VI.
-> Then i created the job - i select the virtual lab and the application group (i see the vms in the list for that specific app group). The keep the app group running once the job completes is not checked. Then ik use Link backup jobs and select the backup i want (this should not be used?). And that would be all.
-> I start the backup and the checking should start automatically correct?
It does not. Thank you!

[foggy]

Generally, if you just want to test a single VM without checking any application dependencies on other VMs, then you do not need to specify an application group at all, only link a backup job.

[alex_ilie]

After enabling the schedule it started and stoped automatically. I was expecting the sure backup job to start by itself immediatly after finishing the backup since it was linked to that backup. There is one warning i got: Error W2008R2TemplAct - Application initialization. Does this mean that it could not start the vm properlly? Thanks!

[Gostev]

Not necessarily, it could also mean that the application just needs more time to initialize than the timeout specified in the SureBackup job settings by default. Or that wrong role / test script is specified for the VM (no such application). Also, remember that you can always open the VM console window when the SureBackup job is running (by going to the job's session dialog and clicking the VM name), and see how the VM is doing. Thanks!

[alex_ilie]

Please have a look at the log below. The error i get is it critical or is just because no script is used and it can be ignored? Can i get rid of it? I get an error in the last result section in jobs section of the sure backup. Thank you!

[foggy]

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[alex_ilie]

Sorry. Thank you!

[damocue]

Hello all,

My problem with Surebackup is quite different from here reported. When I run a Surebackup job, the recovered virtual machines have got a network adapter, differents from originals. So, when I run a Surebackup of Exchange, for example, the domain controller and Exchange servers have a different IP, got from the DHCP server in virtual Lab, and with these new IPs my lab doesn't work because Exchange servers don't find the domain controller.

I remember that on version 5 this didn't happen. Is it something new in version 6?

Regards,