+2Hello Team,
I have recently deployed a Nutanix solution, and everything is working as expected. I have also deployed a virtual machine with the Veeam Backup solution, which is running successfully.
I have an external USB HDD that I would like to map or make accessible within the VM as a storage. Could you please guide me on how this can be achieved?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best answer by JeroenTielen
I dont know how veeam works that way. I can only talk for nutanix stuff and you cant attach an external usb hdd to a nutanix node and then attach it to a virtual machine. So if you really want to use that disk I would suggest attach it to you workstation or some other physical server you already have running. If that is using smb, nfs, iscsi, ftp, etc I dont know.
+8That is not possible on a Nutanix HCI cluster. That is just not the way HCI works.
+2Thank you so much, any other possibile way to achieve this.
That is not possible on a Nutanix HCI cluster. That is just not the way HCI works.
+8Run your backup target somewherw else? Like a nas or aws s3 of azure blob etc etc.
+2Run your backup target somewherw else? Like a nas or aws s3 of azure blob etc etc.
They dont have any additional NAS and its operational technology environment, and running in air gapped network, no possibility of azure. So, I believe there is no such way to backup in External HDD, right?
+8Offcourse that is possible. But you can’t attach the external usb hdd to a nutanix node and then attach it to a vm. That part is not possible.
+2Okay so I will not attach to the VM, what is the other ways forward without attaching in the Vm?
Offcourse that is possible. But you can’t attach the external usb hdd to a nutanix node and then attach it to a vm. That part is not possible.
+8So what is the backup solution? Which software are you using for backups?
+2I have
So what is the backup solution? Which software are you using for backups?
Dell R7615 and nutanix is installed in it. There are 2 VM, one is running windows server 2022 with VEEAM backup solution installed in it and another one is hardened linux repository and it is running fine. I just want to duplicate the same backup from linux repository to external HDD.
+8Got is. Then attach the external hdd to your workstation and use that.
+2Okay, so you mean not to connect to Server itself, just use a PC and connect in the same Network and use SMB? Is that right?
Got is. Then attach the external hdd to your workstation and use that.
+8I dont know how veeam works that way. I can only talk for nutanix stuff and you cant attach an external usb hdd to a nutanix node and then attach it to a virtual machine. So if you really want to use that disk I would suggest attach it to you workstation or some other physical server you already have running. If that is using smb, nfs, iscsi, ftp, etc I dont know.
+2Understood. Your prompt response and valuable suggestion are highly appreciated—thank you very much. 🤗
I dont know how veeam works that way. I can only talk for nutanix stuff and you cant attach an external usb hdd to a nutanix node and then attach it to a virtual machine. So if you really want to use that disk I would suggest attach it to you workstation or some other physical server you already have running. If that is using smb, nfs, iscsi, ftp, etc I dont know.
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