Challenge
Some of VMware features and permissions are not granted by default at the start of VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC). Thus, some depending Veeam Backup & Replication features will be limited or not operating. Depending on VMware update releases for VMware Cloud on AWS, the situation may change and the features from the table below may become available. Please contact your VMware administrator for timely update.
Solution
| Affected Veeam Feature | Limitation | Workaround |
|---|---|---|
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Instant VM Recovery |
Currently, VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) does not allow for NFS usage |
Use IVMR from a backup copy on premises. Use a combination of a Veeam backup job and replication job for proactive restore capabilities. |
|
Other OS File Level Recovery |
Currently, VMC does not allow for NFS |
Start Linux File-Level Recovery from a backup copy on-premises. |
|
Quick Migration |
Quick Migration cannot migrate VMs to VMC if they are running |
Use Veeam Replication and permanent failover to achieve similar functionality |
|
SureBackup, Sure Replica, OnDemand Labs, Virtual Lab |
Currently, VMC does not allow NFS and network manipulation |
As for SureReplica, you can perform it if the replication target is a non-VMC vSphere environment (e.g., replicate VM from VMC to on-premises). |
|
VM Guest Interaction and Windows File Restore by VIX or WebService API |
Currently, VMC does not allow usage of VMware Webservice API |
If you want to perform Veeam Guest processing or Windows File-Level Recovery, then connect to a VM over the network from Veeam Backup & Replication |
|
VM Replication ReIP |
ReIP is not avialble on VMC |
|
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Windows Dynamic disks are not suppoIted |
Currently, VMC does not allow to process dynamic disks at HotAdd (Virtual Appliance mode) backup |
VMware will provide a hotfix for this soon |
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Non Unicode VM names |
Currently, VMC does not allow non Unicode characters for VM names within their APIs used ad VMC |
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VM Replication based File Level Recovery |
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Use File restore from Backups or use a VM Replica on a non VMC environment to start the File recovery |
More Information
Problem:
Impossible to add the VMware Cloud on AWS vCenter server to the managed server, or VMs within this vCenter are not visible in the list of VMs
Solution:
- Create a vCenter User with required rights (Active Directory linked mode) described here, or use the cloudadmin@vmc.local user.
- When adding a vCenter server, specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that ends with vmc.vmware.com.
Problem:
When working with Restore or VM Replication wizard, users may face some issues accessing VMware Cloud on AWS vCenter server.
Cause:
By design, VMware does not provide customers access to the background infrastructure and used datastores.
Solution:
For proper operation, you can select the specific areas marked as “Workload” or “Compute”. Avoid using the non-accessible areas, for example:
- vsanDatastore datastore
- Management VMs folder
- Mgmt-ResourcePool resource pool