Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

neobane · 2022-12-15 09:33:53

I've tried to install the latest XSIBackup-DC on a VMware ESXi 8.0.0 build-20513097 client, but when executing "./sxibackup" I get the error: "permission denied".

I've seen that the ESXi 8 version ist not supported yet, but I wanted to give you some logs.

$ vmware -v
VMware ESXi 8.0.0 build-20513097

$ /usr/lib/vmware/secureboot/bin/secureBoot.py -s
Disabled

$ esxcli system settings encryption get
Mode: NONE
Require Executables Only From Installed VIBs: false
Require Secure Boot: false

$ cat /var/log/vmkernel.log
2022-12-15T09:11:48.307Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu12:1051735)WARNING: UserCartel: 2885: Execution of non-installed file prevented: ./xsibackup
2022-12-15T09:11:48.307Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu12:1051735)UserCartel: 2890: sh: exec denied: file './xsibackup' not installed
2022-12-15T09:11:50.502Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu12:1051736)UserCartel: 2890: sh: exec denied: file './xsibackup' not installed
2022-12-15T09:12:12.738Z Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu11:1051741)WARNING: UserCartel: 2885: Execution of non-installed file prevented: ./xsibackup
2022-12-15T09:12:12.738Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu11:1051741)UserCartel: 2890: sh: exec denied: file './xsibackup' not installed
2022-12-15T09:12:14.836Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu11:1051742)UserCartel: 2890: sh: exec denied: file './xsibackup' not installed

Any ideas about this?

admin · 2022-12-15 15:33:53

(c)XSIBackup is not compatible with (c)ESXi 8.0, we haven't announcd compatibility with it so far.
https://33hops.com/xsibackup-vmware-esx … -list.html

The reason is that (c)VMWare, in its obvious trend to turn (c)ESXi into a closed down propietary environment has blocked foreign binaries.

We plan to make (c)XSIBackup installable through a signed Community Supported .vib package which should remove the issue, but that will take no less than 6-8 weeks.

admin · 2022-12-19 09:47:04

UPDATE:

According to (c)VMWare, Community Supported VIBs will no longer be allowed in (c)ESXi 8.0
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/76276

We have applied for a (c)VMWare partnership in order to be able to sign an eventual (c)XSIBackup VIB that would run in (c)ESXi 8.0
Nonetheless, this step fully depends on (c)VMWare's willingness to do so. From (c)ESXi 8.0 only software certified by (c)VMWare will run in their hypervisor OS (c)ESXi

admin · 2022-12-22 09:33:03

UPDATE:

As per the information that we have been able to collect, It seems that ©VMWare has decided to block the execution of any binary not directly approved by them in the ©ESXi OS, thus continuing to progresively making ©ESXi a totally propietary OS with a full ban on third party binaries.

https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi- … ght/false#

samsino · 2023-01-05 08:44:51

Hi, so there is no hope to have xsibackup on esxi 8.0?

Last edited by samsino (2023-01-05 08:45:06)

admin · 2023-01-25 16:25:00

We are preparing ©XSIBackup 2.0 which will be compatible with ©ESXi 8.0.
A beta version will be available in some days.

admin · 2023-02-01 12:49:46

We have created an appliance: ©XSIBackup-App that allows to backup any ©ESXi server between 5.1 and 8.0
It allows centralized management of jobs in different ©ESXi servers.

There is a beta version available for download, we have already tested it up to some point with excellent results.

Download from here:
https://33hops.com/xsibackup-2-what-is-new.html

It lacks a GUI by now, thus you would need to use it from the command line.
Needless to say what we have published by now is a Beta version, use cautiously.

anktarius · 2023-02-17 21:26:51

Hi folks,

I wanted to try the new product/version on my ESXI 8.0

I have registered the VM but i am missing something basic ;
What are the login / password on the VM ?
I didn't find it the what's new neither documentation.

Thank you.

Edit ; Found it ! This is in the readme file on sourceforge. We don't see it by default as it is starting the download directly.
To see it : https://sourceforge.net/projects/xsibac … files/2.0/

Last edited by anktarius (2023-02-17 21:29:27)

anktarius · 2023-02-19 18:04:30

Yesterday i was able to do one backup but today this is not working anymore. It seems that it cannot connect to the esxi anymore while i can ping/ssh it from the VM without issue.

Feb 19 19:01:01 XSIBackup-App systemd: Started Session 2 of user root.
Feb 19 19:01:07 XSIBackup-App xsibackup: Error code 69598994418:2116 at file common.c, line 2116. Error description: connect to socket failed, error 101: Network is unreachable
Feb 19 19:01:18 XSIBackup-App chronyd[693]: Selected source 162.159.200.123
Feb 19 19:01:19 XSIBackup-App xsibackup: Error code 97390350670:2116 at file common.c, line 2116. Error description: connect to socket failed, error 101: Network is unreachable
Feb 19 19:02:03 XSIBackup-App xsibackup: Error code 198845913226:2116 at file common.c, line 2116. Error description: connect to socket failed, error 101: Network is unreachable
[root@XSIBackup-App ~]# 
root@XSIBackup-App ~]# ping 192.168.10.5
PING 192.168.10.5 (192.168.10.5) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.10.5: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.531 ms
^C
--- 192.168.10.5 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.531/0.531/0.531/0.000 ms
[root@XSIBackup-App ~]# ssh root@192.168.10.5
Password: 
The time and date of this login have been sent to the system logs.

Last edited by anktarius (2023-02-19 18:05:21)

admin · 2023-02-19 20:55:08

Check that the (c)ESXi server is visible at /mnt/XSI/srvs, it might have gotten disconnected. And remember that this is a beta by now, do not use in production.

anktarius · 2023-02-20 18:13:24

You were right;

[root@XSIBackup-App ~]# xsibackup --backup=cbt "VMs(Mikrotik)" root@192.168.10.6:22:/mnt/ --backup-host=192.168.10.5:22
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|||   (c)XSIBackup-Free 2.0.0.0: Backup & Replication Software                  |||
|||   (c)33HOPS, Sistemas de Informacion y Redes, S.L. | All Rights Reserved    |||
||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   (c)Daniel J. Garcia Fidalgo | info@33hops.com
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    /!\ Your trial time is over, buy DC edition to use CBT feature
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
System Information: Linux, Kernel 3 Major 10 Minor 0 Patch 1160
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Detected backup host '192.168.10.5' at port '22'
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The remote system is of type 'ESXi'
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License: unlicensed trial version, remaining trial time:  | (c)XSIBackup-Free
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Remote system: Linux
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PID: 1183, Running job as: root
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LZJB compression has been enabled
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Block size is 1.00 MB (1048576 bytes)
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Performing --backup action
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Backup folder '/mnt/20230220191040'
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Obtaining .blocklog data from backup repo...
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Available space in backup volume: 81088483328 (75.52 GB)
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Item number 1 in this job
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Removing all snapshots, please wait...
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All snapshots removed for Mikrotik as per the --remove-all-snapshots argument
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Mikrotik Hardware Version is: 10
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Virtual Machine Name: Mikrotik
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Creating snapshot VM: Mikrotik (Powered on)...
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*** Snapshot was successfully created ***
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Backup folder: /mnt
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Backup start date: 2023-02-20T19:10:51
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Primary temp folder set to: /scratch/XSI/XSIBackup-DC/tmp/xsi-root/1183
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2023-02-20 19:10:51 | Backing up 15 files, total size is 368.16 MB
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    NUMBER	                                                   FILE             SIZE          PROGRESS
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    1/15                                                   Mikrotik.vmx          1.97 KB    | Done   0.00%
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    2/15                                             Mikrotik-flat.vmdk        128.00 MB    | Done   0.00%
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    3/15                                                  Mikrotik.vmdk        524.00 B     | Done  34.77%
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    4/15                                                  Mikrotik.vmsd         43.00 B     | Done  34.77%
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    5/15	 vmx-Mikrotik-689ad001c0499f3c25e755582613559af00c7e044f02b4e3b4d7001b30dbb915-1.vswp                 [skipped excluded]
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    6/15	                                       Mikrotik.vmx.lck                 [skipped excluded]
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    7/15                                                  Mikrotik.vmx~          1.97 KB    | Done  34.77%
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    8/15                                                     vmware.log        137.69 KB    | Done  34.77%
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    9/15                                                  vm.scoreboard          8.00 KB    | Done  34.81%
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   10/15	                                 Mikrotik-56801b38.vswp                 [skipped excluded]
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   11/15                                                 Mikrotik.nvram          8.48 KB    | Done  34.81%
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   12/15                                                  Mikrotik.vmxf         47.00 B     | Done  34.81%
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   13/15                                              Mikrotik.vmsd.tmp         43.00 B     | Done  34.81%
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   14/15                                               Mikrotik.vmx.tmp          1.96 KB    | Done  34.81%
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   15/15                                                  Mikrotik.info        105.00 B     | Done  34.81%
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Total size:                                                                    128.16 MB    | Done 100.00%
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Removing snapshot, please wait...
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*** Snapshot was removed ***
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Backup end date: 2023-02-20T19:10:56
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Time taken: 00:00:05 (5 sec.)
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Total time: 00:00:05 (5 sec.)
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Full file speed:	                                                                    25.63 mb/s
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Real data speed:	                                                                    50.16 mb/s
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Item backup completed without errors
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Differential blocks were added to the .blocklog database
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Final checksum: 52600395 bytes were sent and confirmed to have been written remotely
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Data processing completed successfully
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SSH session was closed        OK
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Do you have an ETA about when this will not be a beta or a pre-release ?

Thanks

admin · 2023-02-21 22:07:27

First production ready release will be ready by the end of March 2023

Forum ©XSIBackup: ©VMWare ©ESXi Backup Software

#1 2022-12-15 09:33:53

Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

#2 2022-12-15 15:33:53

Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

#3 2022-12-19 09:47:04

Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

#4 2022-12-22 09:33:03

Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

#5 2023-01-05 08:44:51

Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

#6 2023-01-25 16:25:00

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Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

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Re: Installation on VMware ESXi 8.0.0

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