VCb and Commvault

[t07mm]

Hi All,

Does anyone use VCB and Commvault to backup images of their VMs.

If so, I just can't get it to work.

In the config.js under host, what should I put, as I'm running a cluster ,any VM could be on any of the Hosts, do I put all ESX hosts in?

The Commvault Guide I think is pretty useless for anything other than setting a particular ESX hosting a particular VM.

Thanks

Chris

[t07mm]

OK, I've semi answered this myself.

I added the VC as the host in th econfig.js file.

I can now run the script and the files appear in the correct folder for backup.

But I have the problem of 'Nonzero code" in commvault when trying to run this as a prescan.

I have tried two of the suggestion in previous threads, on was to put "/d" before the CD in the batch file and the other to move it to the root

Thanks

Chris

[xtrmntrkowalski]

We run VCB and Commvault at our firm. It's worked fine for the most part. Can you run the prescan script outside of commvault? I would run the prescan script from your VCB proxy host to make sure it runs correctly before using it as a prescan script in commvault.

[yorkie]

Sounds like you have this sorted now, but for anyone searching and finding this thread in future, Chris Skinner wrote a proven practice on Commvault + VCB over on the VIOPS pilot:

Cheers

Steve

[Garrett1226]

I am looking for this doc but the page doesn't load, I really need the inclosed info....

[DaveConverySHI]

It was changed to the production VIOPS site. Try this-> http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1126

[yorkie]

Thanks, Dave, beat me to it... see you at VMworld? I'm a "booth babe" somewhere there...

[DaveConverySHI]

I will be there. I am speaking, as you already know (and hawking the new VIOPS site!). I am also a booth babe. I think it is #1334....Do you know which booth you are "babe-ing"?

[yorkie]

Hey Dave, not sure what code my booth has, but I'll be there Monday eve for the kick off and in the VMware bit - there should be a big VIOPS sign so come over and talk!

BTW - we used to have an automation zone on VIOPS but dropped it... I'm thinking of restarting it with a specific Scripting part - what do you think? A collection of proven scripts, with a practice wrapped round them (ie. what product, where used, who did it, why they did it that way)..

[DaveConverySHI]

Steve -

I'm arriving Sunday morning. I need to spend some time with the session police to make sure my last minute changes make it into my preso. I will hunt you down on Monday. Make sure you save me some VIOPS schwag...

Yes. I was the one who added kickstart scripting and RDP/Altiris to the little survey about proven practices... But basic batch, shell, perl, VB, WSF, powerscripts would ALL be nice. I know ther is a small snippets section on this forum, but having "Proven Scripts" that are tested by someone other than the creator would be great! It may be a huge undertaking though.

Dave

[yorkie]

good idea. how would the community look structured to you? Suggestion as follows - this is, as long as a Proven Script has the tag "script" we can pull them all out, no matter what the topology of the community is

<automation>

-> HA

---> scripts

-> DRS

---> scripts

-> SRM

---> scripts

-> VCB

---> scripts

I'm open to ideas :smileyhappy:

[DaveConverySHI]

Don't forget kickstart scripts.

[DaveConverySHI]

http://viops.vmware.com/home/message/1419#1419

[yorkie]

Hey there, that site is the old development pilot... VIOPS is now live at - come on over sometime!

The doc you are looking for is

Proven Practice: Integrating CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 with VCB 1.1

[sgul]

The Document link has changed again and is now at

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11422

Proven Practice: Integrating CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 with VCB 1.1

[Duncan Epping]

i used it a lot and created this oneliner: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/30/vcb-backup-all-running-vms/

Duncan

My virtualisation blog:

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[DaveConverySHI]

Yes...I love Duncan's "back-em-all-up" script!!

[yorkie]

I created a link from VIOPS to depping's link - so on VIOPS we now have the Chris Skinner Commvault + VCB doc + depping's one liners... awesome!