Comments on: Using Rsync in VMWare http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/ my home on the interweb Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sheen http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Sheen Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:18:43 +0000 http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/#comment-36 Yes. That's what the script claims. It can backup live virtual machines by snapshotting it and then deletes the snapshot. The only drawback is that it uses the resources of the esx host or the service console to run the backup. Yes. That’s what the script claims. It can backup live virtual machines by snapshotting it and then deletes the snapshot. The only drawback is that it uses the resources of the esx host or the service console to run the backup.

]]> By: Anatoliy http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Anatoliy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:01:48 +0000 http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/#comment-35 check ghettoVCB.sh - this can backup a running VM http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760 check ghettoVCB.sh – this can backup a running VM

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760

]]> By: Sheen http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Sheen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:28:22 +0000 http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/#comment-33 @chris: I found a script that can backup live virtual machines. Here is the article that links to it. http://www.sheenaustin.com/2010/01/29/script-to-hot-backup-vmware-esx-virtual-machines/ @chris: I found a script that can backup live virtual machines. Here is the article that links to it. http://www.sheenaustin.com/2010/01/29/script-to-hot-backup-vmware-esx-virtual-machines/

]]> By: Sheen http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sheen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:38 +0000 http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/#comment-32 @Chris, It is not possible to backup a running vm using rsync. I was incidentally also thinking about something on the same lines. It actually can be possible to use vmware-cmd to take a snapshot and then rsync it. I will test this out and write a post on this. Thanks for bringing this up!. Sheen. @Chris,
It is not possible to backup a running vm using rsync. I was incidentally also thinking about something on the same lines.
It actually can be possible to use vmware-cmd to take a snapshot and then rsync it.
I will test this out and write a post on this.
Thanks for bringing this up!.

Sheen.

]]> By: chris http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-31 chris Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:59:24 +0000 http://www.sheenaustin.com/2009/12/25/using-rsync-in-vmware/#comment-31 Have you tried to backup running VM using rsync? Have you tried to backup running VM using rsync?

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