Remember to activate VSS (Volume Shadow Copy) support in VMWare tools for correct point-in-time backup

Jens Jönsson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:38:00 GMT

If you're taking backup of running virtual machine with VCB or backup software like VEEAM's Backup, you can enable VSS support to take correct backup of data from applications like MS SQL, MS Exchange etc.

On the virtual machine you want to have VSS support goto Control Panel / Add or Remove programs.

Choose to "Change" settings for VMWare tools.

Click next to "Modify" settings for WMWare Tools

Enable "Volume Shadow Copy Services Support" and click next. When finished you have to reboot your VM.

Now you're able to make point-in-time backup of your running VM's....

If you want to read more about Volume Shadow Copy follow this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738819(WS.10).aspx

Jens Jönsson : VMWare Tools VSS Volume Shadow Copy

Remember to activate VSS (Volume Shadow Copy) support in VMWare tools for correct point-in-time backup