EMC Avamar 6.1 for VMware User Guide
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CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Avamar for VMware image backup and restore ............................................ 14
Guest backup and restore ........................................................................... 15
Choosing a data protection method ............................................................ 16
Changed block tracking............................................................................... 18
Additional VMware resources ...................................................................... 18
Chapter 2 Configuration and Setup
Task road map ............................................................................................ 20
Enable support for multiple vCenters........................................................... 21
Download and install vSphere client software ............................................. 21
Download and install Avamar Administrator software.................................. 22
Configure vCenter-to-Avamar authentication ............................................... 24
Option 1: Install an authentication certificate on the Avamar MCS......... 24
Option 2: Turn off certificate authentication for all vCenter-to-Avamar MCS
communications ................................................................................... 25
Create dedicated vCenter user account........................................................ 26
Add vCenter client in Avamar Administrator................................................. 28
Deploy proxy clients.................................................................................... 30
Add DNS Entries.................................................................................... 30
Download proxy appliance template file................................................ 31
Deploy proxy appliance in vCenter......................................................... 32
Configure proxy virtual machine network settings in vCenter ................. 40
Configure proxy settings in Avamar Administrator ................................. 42
Upgrading Avamar proxy software ............................................................... 44
Protecting virtual machines with both guest and image backup................... 47
Chapter 3 Administration
Basic client administration.......................................................................... 50
How VMware clients appear in Avamar Administrator ............................ 50
Adding virtual machine clients .............................................................. 51
Editing existing VMware clients............................................................. 56
Renaming a vCenter client..................................................................... 56
Viewing protected virtual machines....................................................... 58
Viewing replicated virtual machine name .............................................. 58
vCenter connection monitor .................................................................. 59
Groups and policy management.................................................................. 60
Groups and group behavior................................................................... 60
Adding a vCenter group......................................................................... 62
Editing a vCenter group ......................................................................... 65
Editing proxy datastore and group settings............................................ 66
VMware Image Dataset.......................................................................... 68
Best practices ............................................................................................. 69
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................... 70
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