EMC Avamar 6.1 - Task List; Task 1: Implement Guest Backups or Vmware Image Backups; Task 2: Define a Custom Dataset for Vcenter Backups; Important Vcenter Management Infrastructure Components

Backing up the vCenter management infrastructure 93
Protecting the vCenter Management Infrastructure
Task list
Protecting the vCenter management infrastructure comprises the following tasks, which
should be performed in the following order:
◆ “Task 1: Implement guest backups or VMware image backups” on page 93
◆ “Task 2: Define a custom dataset for vCenter backups” on page 93
◆ “Task 3: Add a backup client for vCenter database hosts” on page 94
Task 1: Implement guest backups or VMware image backups
To protect the vCenter management infrastructure:
◆ Install and register Avamar Client for Windows software on the vCenter host as
described in the
EMC Avamar Backup Clients User Guide .
◆ Install and register the correct Avamar database software on each database host as
described in various database-specific documentation such as the
EMC Avamar for
SQL Server User Guide
.
Task 2: Define a custom dataset for vCenter backups
For best results, define a custom dataset strictly for use in backing up the following
vCenter management infrastructure components:
Table 15 Important vCenter management infrastructure components
Component Default Location
License files The exact location depends on the specific VMware and Windows version, but
is typically one of the following folders:
• C:\Program Files(x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter
Server\licenses\site
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware License Server\Licenses
SSL certificates The exact location depends on the specific VMware and Windows version, but
is typically one of the following folders:
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\SSL
• C:\ProgramData\VMWare\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL
Audit logs The exact location depends on the specific VMware and Windows version, but
is typically one of the following folders:
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\Logs
• C:\ProgramData\VMWare\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs
Windows guest
customization
(sysprep) files
The exact location depends on the specific VMware and Windows version, but
is typically one of the following folders:
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\sysprep
• C:\ProgramData\VMWare\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep