Install CrashPlan on the host OS to back up the virtual disk image files. Install CrashPlan on the guest OS to back up the files in the same way as if it were a physical machineĢ. There are two basic approaches people use when backing them up:ġ. I personally already love your backup solution since it's so easy for me to use and I'd like to be able to convince my new employers to use your solution as well.ĬrashPlan is not particularly optimized for virtual environments. Would we be able to restore separate virtualized hosts or folders/files inside a single host?Īlso, reiterating question 2 as it pertains to Hyper-V?Īny help would be greatly appreciated. Would we be able to simply restore a back up for VDP and use it like any other restored file or folder?Ģ) If our entire host of VMs were to spontaneously combust one day and we had to rebuild it, would there be an OVA (Open Virtual Archive) file that we could get from you in order to restore everything? If not, is there an alternative means provided?ģ) We may also be using Hyper-V in conjunction or as an alternative to VMWare. My main question is: How does CrashPlan handle VDP-backed files. We have a combination of Windows and Linux servers running and want to add a Microsoft Exchange server to a virtual environment in the near future. We are going heavy into virtualized environments using VMWare and make backups using the vSphere Data Protection (VDP). I have a small amount of experience using CrashPlan Family utilizing simple Windows backups, but I've recently been hired as a full time system administrator for a larger company and we're looking into alternative backup solutions to our current one.
I'm hoping you folks can answer the few questions I have here.
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