Specifications

6.
7.
Open Services once again.
Right click on the Service , and click . The field should display as .Barracuda Backup Agent Start Status Started
VSS is now enabled to implement full and differential SQL database backup and restore operations.
VMware
In this Section
How to Set Up a VMware Server and Guests
VMware Data Recovery Backup and Restore Permissions
How to Set Up a VMware Server and Guests
This article applies to Barracuda Backup firmware version 4.2 or higher, and VMware 4.0 and above with the VMware license
®
which includes access to vSphere Data Recovery API. Note that in Barracuda Backup firmware version 5.4 and higher, you can
®
back up parallel VMware virtual machines (VMs)—up to five VMs per ESX/i host.
In this article:
Parallel VMware Backup
Changed Block Tracking
Configure the Data Source
Modify the Data Source
Related Articles
How to Restore a Virtual Machine to its Original
Location
Understanding Changed Block Tracking on Virtual
Machines
VMware Data Recovery Backup and Restore
Permissions
Barracuda Backup utilizes the vSphere Data Recovery API to backup and restore the VMware Host configuration as well as VMware
guests. VMware host backup provides a comprehensive disaster recovery option for VMs and provides the ability to recover VMs to any VMware
host accessible by the Barracuda Backup Server.
Parallel VMware Backup
In firmware realease 5.3 and higher, you can back up multiple guests on the same host concurrently. The following table lists the default number
of guest machines that you can back up simultaneously during a VMware backup by device:
Barracuda Backup
Device Number
Default Number of
Guest Machines
190 3
390 5
490 7
690 8
890 10
990 15
1090 20
Best Practices
To prevent errors and warnings, and to improve performance when setting up a VMware backup:
Ensure the has sufficient space;datastore
Enable ; andchanged block tracking
Uninstall any third-party backup agents.