CBT offers the following advantages:
The Plug‑in for VMware provides the following methods to enable CBT on virtual machines:
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Enable CBT on specific virtual machines: To enable CBT on specific virtual machines, you can use the Enable Change Block Tracking method, which can be accessed from the from the context menu for the plug-in on the NetVault Backup Selections page. This section describes the procedure for enabling CBT on individual virtual machines. |
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Enable CBT on all virtual machines included in a backup: To enable tracking automatically on all virtual machines that are included in a backup job, you can set the backup option “Enable Changed Block Tracking for VM. For more information, see Performing image-level backups, Enable Change Block Tracking for VM. |
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Click the virtual machine, and select Enable Change Block Tracking from the context menu. |
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The reconfiguration of Changed Block Tracking takes effect only after the virtual machine goes through a stun and unstun cycle. This cycle includes power-on, resume after suspend, migrate, or snapshot create, delete, or revert operations. |
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Click the virtual machine, and select Disable Change Block Tracking from the context menu. |
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To manually disable CBT on a virtual machine, use the following procedure.
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