VMware Backup Selections: what you can back up

You can specify any of the following to back up:

Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup

Individual files contained in a virtual machine.

Individual Windows folders and files

If you selected Individual files contained in a virtual machine on the Virtual Machine Options screen.

Individual drive letters, or the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.

The drive letter format depends on your selection on the Virtual Machine Options screen , as follows:

Individual files contained in a virtual machine

Enter the drive letter as follows (for example):

E:\

The drive letter must not be a network (shared) drive: it must specify a drive on the virtual machine.

You cannot back up the following: Windows System State files, Windows OS partitions that contain the Windows system files (usually C:), or VMware server definition files. To back up these files, use the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive with Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup.

Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup

Enter the drive letter as follows (for example):

\\.\E:

The drive must be designated exactly as shown (E:\ is not correct).

Note:

The System_State directive (Windows 2000) and the ShadowCopy Components directive (Windows 2003) are not supported.

More details are available in the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.