{"id":10487,"date":"2014-10-15T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=10487"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:22:03","slug":"esxi-5-5-backup-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/esxi-5-5-backup-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"ESXi 5.5 backup configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"esxi55backupconfig01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esxi55backupconfig01.jpg\" alt=\"esxi55backupconfig01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ESXi 5.5 backup configuration should be performed on regular basis in order to guarantee a quick restore with the most recent setup.<\/p>\n<p>To perform the host backup, two easy ways can be used: using the\u00a0<strong>vMA<\/strong> appliance or<strong> Windows CLI<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Backup using vMA<\/h2>\n<p>To back up the ESXi configuration using vMA, <strong>connect to the appliance<\/strong> and run the command:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>vicfg-cfgbackup --server=esxi_ip_address --username=root -s path_backup_filename<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000a0;\"># vicfg-cfgbackup --server=lab-esxi01 --username=root -s lab-esxi01_backup.txt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi55backupconfig02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esxi55backupconfig02.jpg\" alt=\"esxi55backupconfig02\" width=\"600\" height=\"81\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Backup the\u00a0ESXi hosts in the network running the <strong>same command<\/strong>. Check the backup in the directory defined in the CLI command:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi55backupconfig03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esxi55backupconfig03.jpg\" alt=\"esxi55backupconfig03\" width=\"600\" height=\"88\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Backup using Windows<\/h2>\n<p>From Windows, open the <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> and navigate to the CLI directory.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">C:\\&gt;cd \\Program Files\\VMware\\VMware vSphere CLI\\bin<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Run the command:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server=esxi_ip_address --username=root -s path_backup_filename<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">C:\\&gt;vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server=10.0.0.1 --username=root -s <span style=\"color: #0000a0;\">lab-esxi01_config<\/span>.txt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi55backupconfig04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esxi55backupconfig04.jpg\" alt=\"esxi55backupconfig04\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Backup the\u00a0ESXi hosts in the network running the same command. Looking at the backup directory defined in the CLI command, you can find the config files just saved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi55backupconfig05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esxi55backupconfig05.jpg\" alt=\"esxi55backupconfig05\" width=\"471\" height=\"251\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Backing up the host\u00a0configuration only it's a good approach to the disaster recovery plan. It isn't worth it to backup the entire ESXi\u00a0for some\u00a0reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the configuration restore process takes seconds.<\/li>\n<li>you\u00a0save lot of space in the backup storage.<\/li>\n<li>latest release of the\u00a0ESXi can be used for the installation (avoid\u00a0patching).<\/li>\n<li>the host downtime is minimal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"firma\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ESXi 5.5 backup configuration should be performed on regular basis in order to guarantee a quick restore with the most recent setup. 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