You can use the Commvault software to back up and restore VMware virtual machines that are hosted on a vCenter or a standalone ESX server. You can configure a hypervisor to represent a vCenter or a standalone ESX server.
Backups
Data You Can Back Up
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Virtual machines (Windows and Linux, powered on or powered off)
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VM templates (using HotAdd, NAS, NBD, or NBDSSL transport modes)
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VMDK files
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Virtual RDMs
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GPT or dynamic disk volumes
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vSphere tags on virtual machines
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VM custom attributes
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VM vApp options
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Fault-tolerant virtual machines that meet the following requirements:
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Configured as fault tolerant in the vSphere Web client
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Hosted on ESX 6.x or a more recent version
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VM hardware version 11 or a more recent version
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Data You Cannot Back Up
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Virtual machines that contain SCSI adapters that are configured for bus sharing (physical or virtual)
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Virtual machines that are configured with fault tolerance (before ESX 6.x or hardware version 11)
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Virtual machines that do not have a disk attached
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Virtual machines replicated by VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
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VM templates (using SAN transport mode)
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VM Settings for High Availability (HA)
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Physical RDMs
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Independent disks
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Disks using the multi-writer option (install an in-guest agent on the VM to protect data on multi-writer disks)
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Page and swap files (VMware Tools must be installed on guest VMs)
Backups You Can Perform
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Full backups
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Full backups, using IntelliSnap
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Incremental backups
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Application-aware backups
When You Can Perform Backups
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On a schedule: The server plan that you assign manages scheduled backups
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On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time
Restores
Restores You Can Perform
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Full virtual machines
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Guest files and folders
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Disk files
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Attaching disks to an existing virtual machine
Backups You Can Use for Restores
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The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location
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A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable
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Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted
Destinations You Can Restore To
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The current location (in place)
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A different VM (out of place)
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A guest agent
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A different hypervisor (cross-hypervisor restore)
Other Operations
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Replicate VMs for disaster recovery, with orchestration for failovers and failbacks
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Index guest files and folders of Windows and Linux virtual machines for streaming and IntelliSnap backup copies