I need a solution
Have a physical server with BE2012 and vCenter 5.1. Did a custom SDR backup and restore on the same box (different drives) and BE works fine, but vCenter will not start. Went through many hoops with VMware and they could not resolve the issue - suspect that the database is corrupt.
Posting on VMware forum with info: http://communities.vmware.com/message/2136016
If the SDR cannot restore my box, what good is it?