Stuck in a sticking situation where our vCenter pooped itself and we had to build a new one.
I've used the vCenter Recovery Tool from Veeam numerous times in the past with good success, but can't get it to run in this case due to a database error.
Veeam is running, the database is definately available. I assume it's a SQL setting we are missing but I'm stuck and of course this tool isn't officially supported...
Any one got any ideas?
It references a log that we can't find either...
*Error: Microsoft SQL server hosting the configuration database is currently unavailable, Possible reasons are a heavy load, networking issue, server reboot, or hot backup.*
*Please wait, and try again later*
*Error Information:*
*SQL Server is not available*
*See log for more details*
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Re: vCenter Recovery Tool - can't see database
Hello DarkAlman
If not, please share a link. I have not heard of a vCenter Recovery Tool from Veeam.
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Are you talking about our vCenter Migration Utility? --> https://www.veeam.com/kb2136I've used the vCenter Recovery Tool from Veeam
If not, please share a link. I have not heard of a vCenter Recovery Tool from Veeam.
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Re: vCenter Recovery Tool - can't see database
Yes that is correct
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Re: vCenter Recovery Tool - can't see database
Thanks.
You can run the tool again and check the latest log files, if you can find some errors: C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup
May I know, is your Veeam configuration database running on PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server?
Please restore your vCenter configuration from a vCenter Native File-Based Backup, if you cannot find the cause in the logs. You can also restore from an image level backup.
If you didn't created such backups, I recommend to read our and VmWare's KB article and create such backups for the new appliance:
https://www.veeam.com/kb2328
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/59230
Best,
Fabian
You can run the tool again and check the latest log files, if you can find some errors: C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup
May I know, is your Veeam configuration database running on PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server?
Please restore your vCenter configuration from a vCenter Native File-Based Backup, if you cannot find the cause in the logs. You can also restore from an image level backup.
If you didn't created such backups, I recommend to read our and VmWare's KB article and create such backups for the new appliance:
https://www.veeam.com/kb2328
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/59230
Best,
Fabian
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Re: vCenter Recovery Tool - can't see database
Its Veeam on top of MS SQL
It's a net-new vCenter. We have our VM replicas going again but the backups are the problem
The backups in this case are in a large mono-job and there isn't enough space to reseed so we need to use the utility to update the existing Backup job to recognize the new VM UUIDs
It's a net-new vCenter. We have our VM replicas going again but the backups are the problem
The backups in this case are in a large mono-job and there isn't enough space to reseed so we need to use the utility to update the existing Backup job to recognize the new VM UUIDs
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