I wrote about the latest CBT issue (November edition) a couple of days ago, and as promised by VMware a patch has been released.
Original issue – KB 2136854
Patch to resolve the issue – ESXi600-201511001 (2137545)
Note: Before applying this patch on HP Proliant Gen 9 servers, see VMware ESXi 6.0 host fails to detect local disk after patching or applying Update 1 on HP Proliant Gen 9 servers (2120539).
Cheers VMware, lets hope this is the last of the CBT issues!!!
Regards
Dean Follow @saintdle
I have currently spent a lot of time visiting different customer sites and working with them to build up a picture of their environment and such. Usually with the aim to provide a design around architectural changes that we would recommend to move their environments forward.
So I thought I’d give a short list of some of my day-to-day tools, this isn’t a comprehensive list, and I spend most of my time working with VMware. So take this with a pinch of salt!
Tools/Gadgets
Wera 10000v Screwdriver set – Handy set of screwdrivers, I know most people opt for a multi-driver, but I’ve been on some sites where the cabling and power has been questionable. I wouldn’t say these are the toughest tip drivers around, but I’ve had them a few years and they have lasted.
Continue reading My daily tool kit – IT gadgets and software – #vDM30in30
So here we are again, rounding the year off with yet another change block tracking warning.
I’ve written posts previously on the CBT bugs found in 5.5 and below and those found when vSphere 6.0 was released into the wild.
Basically it is the same as last time, the wrong sectors of data locations are returned by CBT when requested by your backup software. Meaning it targets the wrong data to backup.
Here is the official VMware KB 2136854. Which describes the following;
When running virtual machine backups which utilize Changed Block Tracking (CBT) in ESXi 6.0, you experience these symptoms:
- The CBT API call QueryDiskChangedAreas() API call can sometimes return incorrect changed sectors, which results in inconsistent incremental virtual machine backups.
- Inconsistent virtual machine backups
All incremental backups which utilize CBT are potentially affected.
Anton Gostev, Veeam, has released a lengthy email to Veeam customers and Gostev lovers stating the following (you can follow the veeam forum post here); Continue reading Yet again, ESXi 6.0, CBT issues #vDM30in30
This is a little of a late post but back in June I was invited by the amigos over at AdminAdmin Podcast to chat about my favourite subject. Me!
This was prompted after they mentioned my How to document posts, and I reached out to say thanks as it had generated extra traffic for my blog.
You can click this sentence to listen to the episode.
So thank you for having me guys and keep up the great work.
You can add them on twitter as well.
A little bit of a longer one than usual, as I was part way through writing this the other month, then I got distracted with other blog posts.
Hope you find some of these useful.
EtherealMinds Eleven Rules of Design Documentation – This is one the best articles I’ve read in a long time, and reiterates the fact you need to keep it simple and a diagram replaces a thousand words.
Microsoft Continue reading And more blogs and sites I’ve been reading and sharing