Environment
Novell Service Desk
Situation
Need to backup a Novell Service Desk Installation running on a Virtual Appliance (VMWARE)
Resolution
Shut down the Novell Service Desk Virtual Machine completely
Exit out of the vmware program
After suspending the virtual machine, back up the files
After backing up the files, resume the virtual machine
Note: Vmware uses .vxd (extension may vary) files to store the OS, and if vmware is running, then these files are in use and cant be copied.
See Also: The following URL discusses using snapshots (which are not recommended for extended backups), but can be used to save the state of a session temporarily.
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/preserve_snapshot_ws.html
Exit out of the vmware program
After suspending the virtual machine, back up the files
After backing up the files, resume the virtual machine
Note: Vmware uses .vxd (extension may vary) files to store the OS, and if vmware is running, then these files are in use and cant be copied.
See Also: The following URL discusses using snapshots (which are not recommended for extended backups), but can be used to save the state of a session temporarily.
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/preserve_snapshot_ws.html
Additional Information
Formerly known as 1000691