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How to restore a VM to a different ESXi host
ISSUE Unitrends has many options for restoring a Virtual Machine, from simply recovering a single file to restoring an entire VM through VM replicas or VM instant recovery. RESOLUTION To learn more about recovering a virtual machine, see the detailed steps in the Unitrends Administrator guide's section on Recovering a…
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root: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
SUMMARY Boot failure stating: root: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. ISSUE If a Unitrends appliance fails to start and a file system error is displayed in the hypervisor client console (or onscreen for physical appliances), on reboot the appliance will need a manual file system check (fsck) to correct the…
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Using Unitrends FLR for SQL Server Granular Recovery
SUMMARY Unitrends FLR (File level Recovery) provides an instant virtual copy of a VM backup accessible using CIFS or iSCSI without having to do a restore. ISSUE User powershell, the user interface and SQL studio manage to perform a granual SQL restore from a VM-level backup. RESOLUTION Using Unitrends FLR for SQL Server…
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SQL DB alt recovery to flat file
SUMMARY Agent line item to allow SQL DB restore to file instead of mounting directly to SQL DB instance ISSUE Agent line item to allow SQL DB restore to file instead of mounting directly to SQL DB instance RESOLUTION This will allow to restore files to the client without creating database. User will be able to create…
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Video: What is Data Copy Access (DCA)?
ISSUE Recovery testing is key to maintaining uptime but is often neglected because it is too time-consuming or admins fear disrupting their production environment. What this short video to learn more about how Data Copy Access allows you to test your disaster recovery plan. RESOLUTION V TASKS Data Copy Access is available…
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No files qualified (softlinks are excluded) for the download error received when attempting FLR
ISSUE You perform a File Level Recovery of a VM and when choosing an item to restore from the File Level Recovery Object, you receive a message of: "No files qualified (softlinks are excluded) for the download." In addition, the data you see in the FILE BROWSER by clicking Browse/Download does not match the CIFS file…
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Assets belonging to other appliances may erroneously display in the data copy access job edit options
SUMMARY Assets belonging to other appliances may erroneously display in the data copy access job edit options. ISSUE Assets belonging to other appliances may erroneously display in the data copy access job edit options. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, upgrade your appliance to version 10.2.1.
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Edits to data copy access jobs may fail to save
SUMMARY Edits to data copy access jobs may fail to save. ISSUE Changes made to individual VM settings in the data copy access job dialog may not be retained after the job is saved. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, upgrade your appliance to version 10.2. NOTES Though this was a UI issue, errors were not observed in the API…
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Large numbers of sub-directories may cause errors when attempting file level recovery
SUMMARY Large numbers of sub-directories may cause errors when attempting file level recovery. ISSUE Large numbers of sub-directories may cause errors when attempting file level recovery. Example error message: "Could not retrieve file list from client <client>." RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, upgrade your appliance to…
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Windows replicas that were created for assets that did not initially have backups could not be removed from the appliance.
SUMMARY Windows replicas that were created for assets that did not initially have backups could not be removed from the appliance. ISSUE Windows replicas that were created for assets that did not initially have backups could not be removed from the appliance. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, upgrade your appliance to…