EMC Avamar 6.1 - Guest backup and restore

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Introduction
Guest backup and restore
Guest backup and restore is another way to protect virtual machine data. It is
implemented by installing Avamar client software in a virtual machine just as if it were a
physical machine, then registering and activating that client with an Avamar server. No
special configuration is required.
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When registering virtual machine clients protected by guest backup, do not register them
to a vCenter domain. Doing so will prevent you from locating or managing that virtual
machine in Avamar Administrator. Instead register any virtual machine clients protected
by guest backup to some other domain or subdomain (for example, /clients).
The following Avamar client guides provide details about installing Avamar client software
in virtual machines:
Table 2 Avamar client guides
Client Client guide
IBM AIX filesystems
EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
Linux filesystems:
•CentOS
•Debian
• Red Hat
•SUSE
•Ubuntu
EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
Novell NetWare filesystems EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
UNIX filesystems:
•FreeBSD
•HP-UX
• SCO Open Server and UnixWare
•Sun Solaris
EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
IBM DB2 databases hosted on IBM AIX, Red Hat
and SUSE Linux, and Microsoft Windows
EMC Avamar for IBM DB2 User Guide
Lotus Domino databases EMC Avamar for Lotus Domino User Guide
Mac OS X filesystems EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
Microsoft Exchange databases EMC Avamar for Exchange Guide
Microsoft Office SharePoint implementations EMC Avamar for Microsoft SharePoint Guide
Microsoft SQL Server databases EMC Avamar for SQL Server User Guide
Microsoft Windows filesystems EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide
Oracle databases hosted on IBM AIX, Red Hat, and
SUSE Linux, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft Windows
EMC Avamar for Oracle User Guide