How to get disk changed areas from CBT(changed block tracker) in vSphere

Purpose This article demonstrates how to pull the changed disk areas in a vSphere environment. Performing this task is intended as a way to demonstrate how changed block tracking functions for Veeam Backup & Replication jobs. The most common situation where this article comes into play is when a...

Monitoring of vSphere 4.x fails with Veeam MP v7

Challenge Though everything is configured correctly and you have successfully added vCenter 4.x or standalone ESX 4.x to Veeam Extensions as a Monitoring target, no data is shown in SCOM and you can see "Veeam VMware Collector: VMware connection is unavailable" alerts . Additionally, the followin...

Using the vSphere MOB (Managed Object Browser) to Troubleshoot Snapshot Creation

Purpose This article documents the procedure for manually creating a vSphere VM snapshot using the Managed Object Browser MOB. Solution Start by identifying the Managed Object Reference-ID MORef-ID of the VM for which the snapshot will be created. If the VM is being protected by Veeam Backup &...

How to check the ESXi host license using the Managed Object Browser

Purpose This article documents a method of checking which license is installed on a vSphere ESXi host using the Managed Object Browser. Solution In the recent versions of vSphere ESXi, the Managed Object Browser may be disabled by default. To perform the task below, you may need to enable the...