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#1 Re: General matters » How do I use remote server backup function? » 2020-01-29 20:26:14

ops-sys

Thanks.

./xsibackup --backup "VMs(Linux1, Windows2, OtherVM)" root@my-server-to-backup:22:/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/my-vms

So from your example above, --backup is the list of VMs running on the remote host?

How do I specify the destination for where the remote host should store the backups?

Is there some technical reason why XSI DataCenter does not implement the same remote starting of jobs in the same way as Pro?

I strongly believe Pro to be much more user friendly in this area, and I have a feeling that if you surveyed your user base, they would agree with me here.

Thanks again.

#2 Re: General matters » How do I use remote server backup function? » 2020-01-28 12:14:50

ops-sys

Sorry, I cannot find the information in the manual to achieve this.  I only see information to --add-key or --request-key

Please tell me the exact syntax I need to use to achieve a remote backup.

As per your suggestion, I have tried:

./xsibackup --backup root@my-server-to-backup:22:/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/my-vms /vmfs/volumes/backup_server/

...but I get the error.

REGEX check failed for root@my-server-to-backup:22:/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/my-vms with pattern ^[-0-9a-zA-Z./_()# ]*$
2020-01-28T11:26:25 | Error code 1865 at file xsibackup.c, line 1865
Error description: use just letters, dots, numbers, hyphens, parenthesis, spaces and underscores in path names

#3 General matters » How do I use remote server backup function? » 2020-01-24 17:33:58

ops-sys
Replies: 5

I have started xsibackup with --add-key switch and gone through the process to add the keys.

How do I now launch a remote back up job from the server?

Does it involve using the ssh client like this?:

ssh root@my_remote_server_ip:22 "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/xsi-dir/xsibackup --backup "

If so, I still get asked for the password by ssh

It was very simple with XSIBackup Pro. The manual for DC does not explain it. It only says how to add keys.

Please help.

#4 General matters » Error: Can't get VMId from name » 2020-01-24 17:20:11

ops-sys
Replies: 1

I run xsibackup with the command below

./xsibackup --backup "VMs(ALL)" /vmfs/volumes/nfs3-backup-server/backup001/ --quiesce --mail-to=myemail@address.com --use-smtp=1

All VMs are backed up except one, and I get this error

2020-01-24T10:39:05 | Error code 2302 at file xsibackup.c, line 2302
Error description: Can't get VMId from name: My_VM
2020-01-24T10:50:25 | Error code 2681 at file xsibackup.c, line 2681
Error description: some error was raised while backing up: VMs(ALL), error count is: 1

How do I resolve this please?

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