July 6, 2011 at 8:32 am
The question: How can I stop vmware tools / snap manager stop automatically making a database backup and only use CommVault?
What is happening:
We have been using CommVault Galaxy to do all our SQL backups & differentials.
We have been upgrading our 2005 & 2008 servers to 2008 R2 in a virtual environment.
CommVault is still being used for all SQL backups, but ever since they went virtual we now have backups through some kind of vss snapshot that vmware tools / snap manager for VMware will call for, and on SQL 2008 / Server 2008, it will perform the backup as part of the vmware snapshot.
The backup that vmware does is a full and then the CommVault backup starts 4 hours later with a full plus differentials throughout the day.
I just want to be able to shut off the vmware tools / snap manager for VMware.
Thanks much.
July 8, 2011 at 8:55 am
I would check VMware or whatever SAN you are using website for thelp on this.
July 8, 2011 at 9:06 am
Just to be clear, you are seeing a SQL backup in msdb..backuphistory from VMWare and there aren't any jobs setup?
It's certainly possible, and I would agree with CarpenterBob that you ought to check with the VMWare people as this can impact your recoverability and the base backup you need for restores.
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July 8, 2011 at 9:10 am
Yes. It actually looks like it is coming from NetApp. I guess tha if you have a virtual SQL server and running ComVault for backups (netApp in the background) this is a common occurrence.
Our server ops guys are looking into a fix for this. If\when they figure it out I'll post what it is.
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