VCB is a backup platform, not a backup solution or application: VCB was specifically designed to off-load the backup process from the host to a secondary proxy server to help improve the performance of the overall system. The VCB framework incorporates a centralized Windows machine as a proxy server, which can be leveraged by third-party backup vendors to allow our backup applications to complete file and/or image-level backups.
Use VCB to support full image and file-level backups of VI3 from a central Windows® server: VCB leverages snapshot technology delivered with VI3 to either export the entire .vmdk (like the legacy image export ‘vmkfstools –e’ command) or mount the .vmdk on the VCB proxy server for file-level backups (not an image backup, but a VIEW of the FILES in the .vmdk). When using a third-party tool with a VCB plug-in, the first method can be performed without scripting, is much faster than backing up though the host server, and consumes fewer system resources. Additionally, you can perform file-level restores from a fully exported compressed VCB image.
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