Feb 08 2022 08:12 AM
Hi everyone,
I wanted to ask / clarify some points on VSS.
I have quiet a few VMs on ESXi and am backing them up via a backup software.
Do i need to have vss enabled for VMs only with SQL and Exchange installed?
or
Do i need to have vss enabled for all Windows VM?
I ask, because i receive vss snapshot failure alerts for VMs which don't have any databases or exchange installed. vss admin listwriters shows "no error" as well.
thanks
Feb 08 2022 02:35 PM
Feb 09 2022 05:39 AM
@Harm_Veenstra thank you for the reply.
i think i did not phrase the question correctly.
My Question is : If there is no exchange / sql running on a windows server - do we "have" to have app consistent backup option checked in a backup job for that VM or we can simply take crash consistent snapshot of a vm ? I understand, that it will still take a healthy backup and VSS / app-consistent / app - aware option is only good when we have SQL / Exchange installed in a VM / Machine ?
thanks
Feb 09 2022 05:43 AM