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Script to Hot Backup VMWare ESX Virtual Machines
I was searching for the best way to implement vmware-cmd to snapshot live VMs and then rsync them to another location of my choice and look what I found!
There is a free script called ghettoVCB.sh that does the trick.
The script allows you to backup live virtual machines and also maintains only a selected number of snapshots that you would like to keep. Check it out!
Using Rsync in VMWare
VMWare ESX runs a modified Linux Kernel. Sometimes, when you are doing basic administration tasks, you might find that there are certain Linux tools that you miss. One of the tools I miss most is the rsync tool. Its a very handy tool when it comes to data transfer. I searched high and low for a proper tool to do the job but never found one until now.
The problem with installing a standard Linux package into VMWare ESX is that it will almost certainly mean that you go down the path of installing a whole bunch of dependencies along with it and eventually something might stop working. The best way around this, obviously, is to compile a static package from source with all dependencies included.
Using APC PowerChute with VMWare ESX
In case of a power shutdown, we need to gracefully shutdown all virtual machines.
This is possible with an APC UPS that has a Network Management Card.
The process to do this is:
SSH to the vmware ESX server.
Execute the following commands to open up the required ports: Read the rest of this entry »
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