HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual page 62

machine snapshot to put the virtual machine into a consistent state. Once mounted,
the virtual machine is copied (exported) to the backup proxy local disk.
NOTE:
Depending on virtual machine disk sizes, the copy operation can be very time–consuming.
It may take longer than the default Data Protector Session Manager timeout, which is
10 minutes. If the timeout is reached, the session is automatically aborted. To solve the
problem, extend the timeout by resetting the Data Protector
SmWaitForFirstBackupClient global options variable. For details, on how to set
the variable, see the online Help index: "global options".
After the virtual machine copy is created, it is transferred to Data Protector media.
At the end, the virtual machine is unmounted. Consequently, the virtual machine copy
is removed from the backup proxy. The virtual machine snapshot is removed as well.
The VCBimage backup method backs up only the current state of a virtual machine.
Information about the snapshot tree and the changes made on non-active snapshot
branches are not included in the backup.
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