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Title
the jobs will run but they won't progress past 33%. -
Description
All the jobs will never finish, all jobs time out and no backups are completed.
vRanger 5.2.1 is installed on the physical server with vMware's Virtual Center.
ESX is vSphere 5, cataloging is enabled on the backup job.
vRanger's SQL express database is installed locally.
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Cause
Many customers, in an effort to maximize their hardware investment, want to install vRanger on the same server as VMware vCenter. This practice is not recommended.
Installing ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices (link here)
States:
8. VMware recommends that vCenter Server be installed on a system that is dedicated to managing your Virtual Infrastucture environment. Having other applications installed on the same server can take up valuable system resources, and may drastically reduce performance and supportability.
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Resolution
A) Disable cataloging
B) Install vRanger on a separate machine apart from vCenter.