VMware Independent Disk Backup Limitations

Purpose

Clumio leverages VMware snapshots as part of the virtual machine backup workflow. VMware does not currently support snapshots of independent disks in a virtual machine, whether persistent or non-persistent.

This document describes the current Clumio behavior for backup and restore of virtual machines with independent disks. 

Resolution

The following describes the expected behavior when a VM with independent disk(s) is protected by Clumio.

VM Backup:

• Independent disks will not be backed up by Clumio.
• Dependent (default) disks are backed up by Clumio.

VM Restore:

• Only dependent disks will be restored.
• If independent persistent disks are desired as part of the restore, customers are expected to manually create the independent persistent disk on the restored VM.

Contact:
Please contact support@clumio.com in case of any clarifications or questions.