When performing a backup / restoration of a virtual machine with a Data Area of VMFS in a VMware virtual environment, operation in the environment shown below is recommended.
Create the System Area of the virtual machine on the VMFS data store
Create the Data Area of the virtual machine with VMFS (Nonindependent)
Figure E.2 Recommended Operating Environment
VMware Tools: Utility software installed in the OS to improve the performance of the virtual machine
The recommended backup method is as follows.
Area Type | File System | Purpose | Backup Method |
|---|---|---|---|
System Area | VMFS | OS, Application | Backup on VMware script |
Data Area | VMFS (Nonindependent) | Database |
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The VMFS Nonindependent is the mode for capturing snapshots. Snapshots cannot be captured when set to Independent.
When capturing a snapshot with the Quiesce guest file system option enabled, install VMware Tools on the virtual machine.
