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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

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Deploying Proxy in Avamar

January 13, 2022February 1, 2024V.Wolf

Deploying Proxy in Avamar Versions used are: Avamar 19.2 Deploying or redeploying a proxy in Avamar is one of those things that seem to happen multiple times while being an…Continue readingDeploying Proxy in Avamar

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Avamar logs show snapshot orphaned files in VMWare failing backup

January 10, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

Versions used are: Avamar 19.2 vCenter 6.7 Going through my emailed reports from Avamar, I will see failed backups that need to be investigated. To do so I can go…Continue readingAvamar logs show snapshot orphaned files in VMWare failing backup

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Avamar emailed failed backup

January 10, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

Versions used are: Avamar 19.2 Every morning I have a report sent to my email from Avamar that allows me to see things such as last nights failed backups. To…Continue readingAvamar emailed failed backup

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Avamar Proxy Hotfix

January 7, 2022April 4, 2022V.Wolf

Versions used are: Avamar 19.2 I recently had to add a hotfix to my Avamar proxies in order to fix/ rule out the cause of an issue with backups. If…Continue readingAvamar Proxy Hotfix

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Avamar Proxy Causing Disk Consolidation Errors

December 31, 2021June 8, 2022V.Wolf

Avamar Proxy Causing Disk Consolidation Errors Versions used are: Avamar 19.2 vCenter 6.7 Issue: Disk consolidation is needed on multiple VMs. When an attempt is made to consolidate, it fails…Continue readingAvamar Proxy Causing Disk Consolidation Errors

William Nienke on Easily solve Avamar Data Integrity issue with these simple stepsAugust 13, 2024
Great info very clear and very helpful.
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

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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

Deploying Proxy in Avamar

Avamar logs show snapshot orphaned files in VMWare failing backup

Avamar emailed failed backup

Avamar Proxy Hotfix

Avamar Proxy Causing Disk Consolidation Errors

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