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Can I perform a VMware backup of RDM virtual disks? - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>Can I perform a VMware backup of RDM virtual disks?</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <h3 data-id="purpose">Purpose</h3> <p>To perform VMware backup of raw device mapped (RDM) virtual disks</p> <h3 data-id="description">Description</h3> <p>Unitrends’ Virtualization Protector supports VMware backup of virtual RDM disks. It does not, however, support backup of virtual machines configured with physical RDM. For these VMs, you must use agent-based backup. </p> <p>For details, see the following section of the <i>Unitrends Administrator’s Guide</i>: <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Flegacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide%2Fdefault.htm%23cshid%3D1072">About VMware backups</a>. </p> </article> </main>