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hi all,

how do i remove xsi backup completely as i have uninstalled cron but i still see it when i run auto.backup.sh

/sbin/auto-backup.sh
--- /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh
+++ /tmp/auto-backup.15505808//etc/rc.local.d/local.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
# VMware support.

# Note: This script will not be run when UEFI secure boot is enabled.
-/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)
-/bin/echo "00 01 * * * /opt/ghettovcb/bin/ghettoVCB.sh -a -g /opt/ghettovcb/backupconfig -e /opt/ghettovcb/excludevms > /dev/null" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
-crond
+
+"/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/XSIBackup-Free/src/cron-init" root
exit 0
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+"/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/XSIBackup-Free/src/cron-init" root

thanks,
rob

hi all,

i have a hard drive thats 8TB but when i look at the array size i get this,

Array Size : 7807186944 (7445.51 GiB 7994.56 GB)

so should i use for option "--backup-room" 8000 or 7994?

thanks,
rob

hi all,

what is the difference between

free - 1.5.1.9
free classic - 11.2.9

obviously il install the same on each host

thanks,
rob

EDIT - i see the old "free" one has changed names to "free classic" due to esxi 7 coming out

if i use the new free one ie "free" can i still backup vms over 100gig or is that only available in the "free classic" one

hi all,

i issued a "./xsibackup --update-cron" as i changed when a job started in "vi conf/root-crontab"

The root user crontab has been succesfully updated
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the current content of the root crontab
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#min hour day mon dow command
1    1    *   *   *   /sbin/tmpwatch.py
1    *    *   *   *   /sbin/auto-backup.sh
0    *    *   *   *   /usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-heartbeat.py
*/5  *    *   *   *   /bin/hostd-probe.sh ++group=host/vim/vmvisor/hostd-probe/stats/sh
00   1    *   *   *   localcli storage core device purge
00 02 * * * /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/XSIBackup-Free/jobs/001 # Added by XSIBackup
00 01 * * * /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/XSIBackup-Free/jobs/002 # Added by XSIBackup
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current number of crond instances is 1, service seems to be running O.K.

job 002, i changed from running from 3 to 1

how come it says only 1 crond instance as surely in the root crontab its 7?

thanks,
rob

hi all,

so i have two esxi hosts and both i have installed xsibackup free, but there all backing up to the same datastore, ie

/vmfs/volumes/datastore98/backup/esx01
/vmfs/volumes/datastore98/backup/esx02

but as you can see the root folder is the same

/vmfs/volumes/datastore98/backup/

as you can see i have given each host 3tb worth as the total of my NAS is 8tb

will the below work, or am i doing it wrong

host one

/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/XSIBackup-Free/xsibackup --backup-point=/vmfs/volumes/datastore98/backup/esx01 --backup-type=running --date-dir=yes --backup-room=3000 --snapshot=doquiesce

host two

/vmfs/volumes/datastore11/XSIBackup-Free/xsibackup --backup-point=/vmfs/volumes/datastore98/backup/esx02 --backup-type=running --date-dir=yes --backup-room=3000 --snapshot=doquiesce

thanks,
rob

hi all,

i have esxi 6.7 and i am using XSIBACKUP-FREE 11.2.9

so instead of using a long command ie backup point, backup how smtp details etc etc, im trying the smtp file out

2;10.110.130.68:587;name@domain.com;name@domain.com;any;none

"any" as in no password and "none" as in no authentication

./xsibackup --check-smtp=robert.wild@pixelogicmedia.com --use-smtp=2

i get this error

Error: cannot determine the e-mail server credentials, each smtpsrvs entry requires seven fields, please check syntax

thanks,
rob

hi all,

is there anyway only to excluding one vm from being backed up, otherwise i would need to include all the vms to backup and then not include that vm in my command, like so

--backup-type=custom --backup-vms=lon-p-xrdp,aspcon,shares,dataio,lon-p-smtp... and the VM i wouldnt put down here is lon-p-fog

as you can see theres no universal convention going on here and the list goes on and on

would this work

--backup-vms=vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | awk '{ print $2}' | awk '(NR>1)' | grep -v lon-p-fog

thanks,
rob