Section 13 - Backup / Restore VMware Virtual Machines

This section describes how to backup and restore virtual machine running on VMware.

13.1.3 Backup with VDDK mode

Since version 6.13 or above, the OBM comes with the virtual disk development kit (VDDK) mode with the ESX/ESXi and vCenter backup.

The backup speed is now enhanced because the backup can now spool the delta of the VM directly from the ESX/ESXi or vCenter.

With the new VDDK mode, it supports:




• the backup / restore resource pool and 'roles' settings, and support the restore to another name or alternation location on ESX/ESXi platform.
• the VM hardware version upgrade, change tracking option and change tracking data option when a new backup set is created.
• add or remove VM hard disk without uploading the existing hard disk again on the vCenter backup.