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How to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

April 1, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

Data Protection Advisor – Adding Avamar client In order to add Avamar to DPA for monitoring there are a few hard to find details in order to be successful. Here…Continue readingHow to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

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Solved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

April 1, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

Avamar data collection fails with “password authentication failed for user ‘viewuser’” During the discovery of a new Avamar server in DPA, the optional ‘Start Test’ section will return the error…Continue readingSolved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

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Solved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

March 29, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

By default, all new Avamar Data Domain integrations allow client backup jobs to run to either the Avamar or Data Domain backend, and the following procedure can be used…Continue readingSolved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

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How to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022V.Wolf

When adding VMs from vCenter to Avamar, a new client entry in the UI corresponding to the VM added is seen. When VM is deleted or re-created in source vCenter, after VM resync…Continue readingHow to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

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Avamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

March 24, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

To ensure data integrity, the Avamar server issues an alert any time a checkpoint validation fails. After clean up an issue between Avamar and Data Domain you may need to…Continue readingAvamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

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Data Domain failed login with DDBoost account

March 24, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

Data Domain failed login with DDBoost account While troubleshooting an issue with Avamar not communicating with the Data Domain, I attempted to reset the password to the ddboost account through…Continue readingData Domain failed login with DDBoost account

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Cisco, clearing mac address after err-disabled

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022V.Wolf

In a Cisco environment that has implemented port security, the focus is to prevent computer systems from plugging into and accessing the network. When a device is plugged into the…Continue readingCisco, clearing mac address after err-disabled

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Avamar backup completes with: Config Files Only

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022V.Wolf

Avamar was backing up a virtual machine disk consistently with status “Completed” and then changes to “Config Files Only” at next backup. This issue is caused by Avamar’s dataset being…Continue readingAvamar backup completes with: Config Files Only

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Avamar: How to register and activate multiple clients with the same short name.

January 27, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

When backing up database servers that are also virtual machine, it is best practice to backup the server with the Avamar client installed locally on the server. This will prevent…Continue readingAvamar: How to register and activate multiple clients with the same short name.

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Avamar Installation Manager error

January 15, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

Local Downloader Service is either offline or not installed. I had this issue after an upgrade to my Avamar. It prevented me from accessing hotfixes and upgrades for Avamar. To…Continue readingAvamar Installation Manager error

V.Wolf on How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator ConsoleFebruary 1, 2024
You're Welcome. As a little bonus, you can stop timeout on the Avamar CLI by running: unset TMOUT Just be…
V.Wolf on How to add VM creator and time created to the attributes of a VM in a vCenter alarmFebruary 1, 2024
Can I ask what version of vCenter are you running?
V.Wolf on Deploying Proxy in AvamarFebruary 1, 2024
Sorry for the late reply. Can you give me more information about what happened to get to this point? Did…
SamWehaib on How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator ConsoleJanuary 16, 2024
Many thanks, that helped me a lot
sd on Deploying Proxy in AvamarDecember 24, 2023
how to resolve issue rollback failed at "/usr/local/avamar/var/check.dpn.out" doesn't exist. ]

Category: How To

How to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

Solved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

Solved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

How to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

Avamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

Data Domain failed login with DDBoost account

Cisco, clearing mac address after err-disabled

Avamar backup completes with: Config Files Only

Avamar: How to register and activate multiple clients with the same short name.

Avamar Installation Manager error

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