Download latest files from github: https://github.com/lamw/ghettoVCB Put the files on a datastore. I use datastore backup (/vmfs/volumes/backup), which is an NFS mount. I have put the original scripts in /vmfs/volumes/backup/bin. I have create my own cron script to put the backup files in the necessary directories.

From download machine:

scp ghettoVCB-master.zip root@supermicro1.mngt.bh.helux.nl:/vmfs/volumes/backup

From hypervisor:

cd /vmfs/volumes/backup
unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip
mv ghettoVCB-master bin
mkdir log
mkdir data
mkdir conf

/vmfs/volumes/backup/cron-ghettoVCB.sh

#!/bin/sh
BACKUPDIR=/vmfs/volumes/backup
BINDIR=$BACKUPDIR/bin
CONFDIR=$BACKUPDIR/conf
LOGDIR=$BACKUPDIR/log
DATE=$(date +%d-%m-%Y-%H-%M)
HOSTNAME=$(hostname)

case $(hostname -d) in
  mngt.bh.helux.nl) DOMAIN=bh ;;
  mngt.rtd.helux.nl) DOMAIN=rtd ;;
  mngt.ams.helux.nl) DOMAIN=ams ;;
  *) DOMAIN=unknown ;;
esac

$BINDIR/ghettoVCB.sh -a -g $CONFDIR/ghettoVCB-$DOMAIN.conf -l $LOGDIR/$HOSTNAME-$DATE.log >/dev/null 2>&1

exit 0

I use different configs for each datacenter. I have hypervisors in 3 datacenters.

/vmfs/volumes/backup/conf/ghettoVCB-ams.conf

VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/backup/data/amsterdam
DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT=thin
VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT=1
POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP=0
ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF=0
ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN=3
POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT=5
ENABLE_COMPRESSION=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE=0
ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP=1
ENABLE_NON_PERSISTENT_NFS=0
UNMOUNT_NFS=0
NFS_SERVER=172.30.0.195
NFS_VERSION=nfs
NFS_MOUNT=/nfsshare
NFS_LOCAL_NAME=nfs_storage_backup
NFS_VM_BACKUP_DIR=mybackups
SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT=15
EMAIL_LOG=0
EMAIL_SERVER=auroa.primp-industries.com
EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=25
EMAIL_DELAY_INTERVAL=1
EMAIL_TO=auroa@primp-industries.com
EMAIL_FROM=root@ghettoVCB
WORKDIR_DEBUG=0
VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER=
VM_STARTUP_ORDER=

/vmfs/volumes/backup/conf/ghettoVCB-bh.conf

VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/backup/data/bergschenhoek
DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT=thin
VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT=1
POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP=0
ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF=0
ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN=3
POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT=5
ENABLE_COMPRESSION=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE=0
ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP=1
ENABLE_NON_PERSISTENT_NFS=0
UNMOUNT_NFS=0
NFS_SERVER=172.30.0.195
NFS_VERSION=nfs
NFS_MOUNT=/nfsshare
NFS_LOCAL_NAME=nfs_storage_backup
NFS_VM_BACKUP_DIR=mybackups
SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT=15
EMAIL_LOG=0
EMAIL_SERVER=auroa.primp-industries.com
EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=25
EMAIL_DELAY_INTERVAL=1
EMAIL_TO=auroa@primp-industries.com
EMAIL_FROM=root@ghettoVCB
WORKDIR_DEBUG=0
VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER=
VM_STARTUP_ORDER=

/vmfs/volumes/backup/conf/ghettoVCB-rtd.conf

VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/backup/data/rotterdam
DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT=thin
VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT=1
POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP=0
ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF=0
ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN=3
POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT=5
ENABLE_COMPRESSION=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY=0
VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE=0
ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP=1
ENABLE_NON_PERSISTENT_NFS=0
UNMOUNT_NFS=0
NFS_SERVER=172.30.0.195
NFS_VERSION=nfs
NFS_MOUNT=/nfsshare
NFS_LOCAL_NAME=nfs_storage_backup
NFS_VM_BACKUP_DIR=mybackups
SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT=15
EMAIL_LOG=0
EMAIL_SERVER=auroa.primp-industries.com
EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=25
EMAIL_DELAY_INTERVAL=1
EMAIL_TO=auroa@primp-industries.com
EMAIL_FROM=root@ghettoVCB
WORKDIR_DEBUG=0
VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER=
VM_STARTUP_ORDER=

Add the following on each ESXi hypervisor. The notation of the crontab is as follows:

#min hour day mon dow command

using the following config it means. run on 1:00 on sunday (day 0)

/etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

.
.
/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)
/bin/echo "0    1    *   *   0   /vmfs/volumes/backup/cron-ghettoVCB.sh" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
crond
exit 0

after that run it for 1 time only!

/etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

make it persistent

/sbin/auto-backup.sh