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| ====== Backup Modes ====== | ====== Backup Modes ====== | ||
| - | There are two backup modes available for VM backup: | + | ---- |
| + | There are two backup modes available for VMware virtual machine backup: | ||
| - | * Non-VDDK backup mode | + | * **Non-VDDK backup mode** |
| - | * VDDK backup mode | + | * **VDDK backup mode** |
| For VDDK backup mode, CloudBacko Pro must be installed on a supported **Windows** operating system platform. | For VDDK backup mode, CloudBacko Pro must be installed on a supported **Windows** operating system platform. | ||
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| + | ===== Non-VDDK Backup Mode ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Non-VDDK Backup Mode ===== | + | No longer supported in CloudBacko v5 |
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| For VM on free version of VMware hosts, backup is performed in non-VDDK mode. Backup in non-VDDK mode produces a backup chain that consists of a full file and a set of delta files: | For VM on free version of VMware hosts, backup is performed in non-VDDK mode. Backup in non-VDDK mode produces a backup chain that consists of a full file and a set of delta files: | ||
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| ^ Pros | Free version of ESXi is supported. | | ^ Pros | Free version of ESXi is supported. | | ||
| ^ Cons | Slower backup speed for subsequent backup compared to VDDK backup, as a result of having the entire VM backed up every time regardless of the actual used size. | | ^ Cons | Slower backup speed for subsequent backup compared to VDDK backup, as a result of having the entire VM backed up every time regardless of the actual used size. | | ||
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| + | ===== VDDK Backup Mode ===== | ||
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| - | ===== VDDK Backup Mode ===== | ||
| For VM on VMware host on Enterprise Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Edition, backup is performed in VDDK mode. Backup in VDDK mode produces a backup chain that consists of a full VDDK file and a set of VDDK incremental files. | For VM on VMware host on Enterprise Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Edition, backup is performed in VDDK mode. Backup in VDDK mode produces a backup chain that consists of a full VDDK file and a set of VDDK incremental files. | ||
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| ^ Pros | Faster backup speed for subsequent backups compared to non-VDDK backup, as a result of backing up only the used size of your VM instead of the entire machine to enhance backup efficiency. This also helps with minimizing the storage size requirement and saving storage cost. | | ^ Pros | Faster backup speed for subsequent backups compared to non-VDDK backup, as a result of backing up only the used size of your VM instead of the entire machine to enhance backup efficiency. This also helps with minimizing the storage size requirement and saving storage cost. | | ||
| ^ Cons | Require paid license, i.e. VMware Essentials License for usage of vSphere API. | | ^ Cons | Require paid license, i.e. VMware Essentials License for usage of vSphere API. | | ||
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| + | ===== Comparison between VDDK and Non-VDDK Modes ===== | ||
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| - | + | ^ ^ VDDK (CBT) ^ Non-VDDK (CBK v4) ^ | |
| - | ===== Comparison between VDDK and Non-VDDK Modes ===== | + | |
| - | ^ ^ VDDK (CBT) ^ Non-VDDK ^ | + | |
| ^ Full Backup | Used data size of guest | Provisioned data size of guest | | ^ Full Backup | Used data size of guest | Provisioned data size of guest | | ||
| ^ Incremental / Differential | Generated by VMware Host using CBT | Generated by CloudBacko Pro on the staging machine using in-file delta | | ^ Incremental / Differential | Generated by VMware Host using CBT | Generated by CloudBacko Pro on the staging machine using in-file delta | | ||
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| ^ CloudBacko Pro on Windows Platform | YES | YES | | ^ CloudBacko Pro on Windows Platform | YES | YES | | ||
| ^ CloudBacko Pro on Non Windows Platform | NO | YES | | ^ CloudBacko Pro on Non Windows Platform | NO | YES | | ||
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