Save a Linux VM excluding a mount point

[Chico008]

Hi

We are not power users of veeam backup.
we only save Vm entireley, and are able to restore them if needed.

I setup a some new infrastructure (new esx/vm), with 1 Veeam backup server to order backup, 2 proxy, and 1 vm hosting an immuable datastore.
this last vm is a Linux Ubuntu server. (all others are windows)

we are able to save our vm ok.
but, i have a question : haw can i save the linux VM, hosting the immuable mount point, without this mount point ?

i saw you can exclude disks from vm, but it refers to ide/scsi disk.
how can i know the disk id i have to exclude from linux vm ?

[Mildur]

Hello Chico008

Welcome to the forum.
A VM Backup Job will only backup VM Disks (VMDKs). You can check the VMDK id to exclude in vCenter or your ESXI host.

Also there is no need to backup a hardened repository. Deployment of an hardened repository shouldn't take long time.

and 1 vm hosting an immuable datastore.

We don't recommend deploying a hardened repository on a virtual machine. An attacker can just delete your virtual hardened repository and all backups are gone. Within seconds.
Is this ESXI host dedicated to your backup environment or do you have production machines on the same ESXI server? If it's the same ESXI host, make sure you have additional copies.

Best,
Fabian

[rovshan.pashayev]

Hello,

i saw you can exclude disks from vm, but it refers to ide/scsi disk.

You mentioned that Linux is also VM, what are types of disks which are attached to the VM, if not IDE/SCSI?
You can determine it via Linux command tools from OS itself and match with vSphere Edit Settings (Fabian's screenshot).

but, i have a question : haw can i save the linux VM, hosting the immuable mount point, without this mount point ?

Are you trying to backup Immutable Linux instance too?

Overall, as Fabian noted, you should have separated Physical hardened Repository instance, with all necessary security measures.

Rovshan

[Chico008]

i did not installed this VM,
theere is one disk for system > vmdk
the other mount point is not a vmdk disk, it points to physical disk on another datastorage.

[Mildur]

Hi Chico008

Then I assume it's an iSCSI LUN mounted directly in the hardened repository VM?
In that case, exclusion is not required. A VM backup job won't protect such iSCSI Mounts.

Best,
Fabian