EMC Avamar 6.1, User Manual

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Page 3: ...ent 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 cl...

Page 4: ...ic folders or files 89 Chapter 6 Protecting the vCenter Management Infrastructure Overview 92 Backing up the vCenter management infrastructure 92 Task list 93 Task 1 Implement guest backups or VMware image backups 93 Task 2 Define a custom dataset for vCenter backups 93 Task 3 Add a backup client for vCenter database hosts 94 Recovering vCenter management infrastructure from Avamar backups 95 Appe...

Page 5: ...rator 52 9 Select Virtual Machine dialog box functions 53 10 New virtual machine client settings 53 11 Virtual machine information in Avamar Administrator 55 12 Select Virtual Machine dialog box functions 55 13 New vCenter group settings 63 14 On demand backup options 75 15 Important vCenter management infrastructure components 93 16 vSphere communication ports 98 17 vSphere listen ports 98 18 Lin...

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Page 7: ...upport website Check the EMC online support website to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document Purpose This publication describes various methods and strategies for protecting VMware virtual machines Audience The information in this publication is intended for system administrators familiar with Basic Avamar system administration principles and procedures found in the EMC Ava...

Page 8: ... image or selected drives to a different existing virtual machine on page 83 to include new post restore options Restoring the full image or selected drives to a new virtual machine on page 86 to include new post restore options Restoring specific folders or files on page 89 to include new post restore options 04 July 31 2012 Revised Where to get help on page 10 Create dedicated vCenter user accou...

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Page 13: ...ER 1 Introduction This chapter discusses the following 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 ...

Page 14: ...cient centralized management of backup jobs Backups and restores require the use of proxy virtual machine clients Each proxy virtual machine client provides all of the following capabilities Backup of Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines entire images or specific drives Restore of Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines entire images or specific drives Selective restore of individual ...

Page 15: ... 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 R...

Page 16: ...up Guest backup and restore is also the only way to back up virtual machines such as desktops and laptops that are not hosted within a vCenter Avamar for VMware image backup and restore is generally the preferred strategy for protecting any non application intensive virtual machines that are hosted within a vCenter Avamar s integration with vCenter enables multiple virtual machines to be protected...

Page 17: ... customizable supports full range of include and exclude features Database backups support transaction log truncation and other advanced features Unused filesystem space is not backed up Individual file and directory folder restores supported Backup and restore jobs can execute pre and post processing scripts Virtual machines must have a network connection to Avamar server Virtual machines must be...

Page 18: ...r data deduplication performs a similar function However using this feature provides valuable I O reduction earlier in the backup process Changed block tracking dramatically improves performance if SAN connectivity is not available If changed block tracking is not enabled each virtual machine filesystem image must be fully processed for each backup possibly resulting in unacceptably long backup wi...

Page 19: ...virtual machine data Topics in this chapter include 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 Create dedicated vCenter user account 26 Add vCenter client in Avamar Administrator 28 Deploy proxy clients 30 Upgrading Avamar proxy software ...

Page 20: ... vCenter to Avamar authentication on page 24 one of the following Option 1 Install an authentication certificate on the Avamar MCS on page 24 Option 2 Turn off certificate authentication for all vCenter to Avamar MCS communications on page 25 For each vCenter Create dedicated vCenter user account on page 26 For each vCenter Add vCenter client in Avamar Administrator on page 28 Deploy proxy clients...

Page 21: ...3 Open mcserver xml in a UNIX text editor 4 Find the com avamar mc vmware max_number_of_vcenters node as shown below root type system node name com node name avamar node name mc node name vmware entry key max_number_of_vcenters value 1 Note Substantial portions of mcserver xml have been omitted for clarity 5 Change the max_number_of_vcenters entry to an integer value between 2 and 5 This value mus...

Page 22: ...have not already done so download and install Avamar Administrator software by performing the following 1 From a Windows computer point your web browser at the Avamar server by typing the following URL http AVAMARSERVER where AVAMARSERVER is your actual Avamar server network hostname as defined in DNS or IP address You will be automatically redirected to the Avamar secure web server Depending on y...

Page 23: ...able However if you save the file to your local computer you must open double click that installation file to continue with this procedure 8 Either open the installation file in place on the server or double click the downloaded installation file The installation wizard appears 9 Follow the on screen instructions 10 When prompted click Finish to complete the installation procedure The installation...

Page 24: ...e java keytool command a utility that manages certificate keys The keytool command is located in the Java bin directory usr java jreVERSION bin where VERSION is the specific Java Runtime Environment JRE version currently installed on the MCS If this directory is not in your path you can either add it to the path or specify the complete path when using keytool 1 Open a command shell and log in If l...

Page 25: ...s today s date 10 Copy the temporary MCS keystore to the live location by typing cp tmp rmi_ssl_keystore usr local avamar lib 11 Exit the root subshell and restart the MCS by typing exit dpnctl start mcs Option 2 Turn off certificate authentication for all vCenter to Avamar MCS communications 1 Open a command shell and log in If logging into a single node server log in to the server as admin If lo...

Page 26: ...es maximum clarity if it becomes necessary to examine vCenter logs You must perform this task for each vCenter you intend to protect This vCenter user account must have the following minimum privileges Table 3 Minimum required vCenter user account privileges page 1 of 2 Setting Minimum required privileges Datastore Allocate space Browse datastore Low level file operations Move datastore Remove dat...

Page 27: ...apfile placement Upgrade virtual hardware Extend Virtual disk Virtual machine Interaction Acquire guest control ticket Console interaction Power Off Power On Reset VMware Tools install Virtual machine Inventory Create new Register Remove Unregister Virtual machine Provisioning Allow disk access Allow read only disk access Allow virtual machine download Mark as Template Virtual machine State Create...

Page 28: ... perform this task for each vCenter you intend to protect Adding a vCenter client in Avamar Administrator automatically Adds the vCenter client to the Default Group However this client is not activated as normal Avamar clients are Therefore no backups are performed for it on behalf of the Default Group Creates a default vCenter server with the same name as the vCenter s fully qualified hostname Cr...

Page 29: ...Client Name or IP Fully qualified DNS name or IP address of the vCenter Port vCenter web services listener port Default setting is port 443 User Name vCenter user account name you previously created Password Password for the vCenter user account you previously created Verify Password Type the password again Contact Optional contact name Phone Optional contact telephone number Email Optional contac...

Page 30: ...t is use a proxy deployed in one datacenter to restore files to a virtual machine in another datacenter restores will take noticeably longer than if the proxy and the target virtual machine are both located in the same datacenter Therefore for best performance deploy at least one proxy on each datacenter you are protecting For best results always register and activate proxies from the client durin...

Page 31: ...x might appear 2 If a security alert dialog box appears click Yes or OK to allow redirection to the Avamar secure web server The Secure Log On page appears 3 Page down until the Documents and Downloads link is visible 4 Click Documents and Downloads The Documents and Downloads page appears 5 Page down until the VMware vSphere section is visible 6 Click the EMC Avamar VMware Image Backup FLR Applia...

Page 32: ...File Deploy OVF Template The Deploy OVF Template wizard appears 4 In the Source screen complete the following a Select Deploy from file or URL and click Browse The Open dialog box appears b Select Ova files ova from the Files of Type list c Browse to the appliance template file that was previously downloaded in Download proxy appliance template file on page 31 d Select the appliance template file ...

Page 33: ...ration and Setup 5 In the OVF Template Details screen complete the following a Ensure that the template information is correct b Click Next The Name and Location screen appears 6 In the Name and Location screen complete the following ...

Page 34: ... machine The Avamar client name after the proxy registers and activates with server In order to avoid confusion and potential problems EMC strongly recommends that you consistently use the same fully qualified hostname for this proxy in all contexts b Select a datacenter and folder location for this proxy in the Inventory tree c Click Next The Host Cluster screen appears 7 In the Host Cluster scre...

Page 35: ... 35 Configuration and Setup 8 In the Specific Host screen complete the following a Select a specific ESX server from the Host Name list b Click Next The Storage screen appears 9 In the Storage screen complete the following ...

Page 36: ...t a storage location for this proxy b Click Next The Disk Format screen appears 10 In the Disk Format screen complete the following a Accept the suggested default setting for Available Space GB b Accept the suggested default provisioning setting Thin Provision c Click Next ...

Page 37: ...ents 37 Configuration and Setup The Network Mapping screen appears 11 In the Network Mapping screen complete the following a Select a destination network from list b Click Next The networking Properties screen appears ...

Page 38: ...y Settings Field Setting Description Default Gateway Enter the default gateway IP address for your network DNS If not using DHCP enter one or more Domain Name Server DNS hostnames or IP addresses Separate multiple entries with commas Network IP Address If not using DHCP enter a valid routable IP address on your network Network Netmask Set to 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 39: ...mplete screen appears b Ensure that the information is correct c Click Finish The Deploy OVF Template wizard closes 13 Wait for the deployment operation to complete This might take several minutes A confirmation message appears 14 Click Close to dismiss the confirmation message ...

Page 40: ... new proxy virtual machine by right clicking the proxy and selecting Power Power On 3 Open a console to the proxy by right clicking it and selecting Open Console The Console window appears 4 Wait for the Main Menu to appear For best results always register and activate proxies from the client during deployment as described in steps 5 8 Using the alternative method of inviting the proxy client to r...

Page 41: ...ng a subdomain for example clients MyClients do not include a slash as the first character Including a slash as the first character will cause an error and prevent you from registering this client 8 Press Enter to accept the default domain clients In order to implement file level restore this proxy requires the Avamar server root password The following appears in the console window Has the Avamar ...

Page 42: ...indow appears 2 Click the Account Management tab Proxy names in Avamar Administrator have proxy 1 appended to the hostname you defined in Deploy proxy appliance in vCenter on page 32 For example the example vCenter proxy hostname avamar proxy appears as avamar proxy proxy 1 in Avamar Administrator 3 In the tree select the proxy you registered in the Configure proxy virtual machine network settings...

Page 43: ... Click the Groups tab then assign this proxy to one or more existing groups by selecting the Select checkbox next to each group 6 Optional complete the following settings 7 Click OK The Edit Client dialog box closes Table 6 New proxy client settings Setting Description Contact Optional contact name Phone Optional contact telephone number Email Optional contact email address Location Optional conta...

Page 44: ... redirection to the Avamar secure web server The Secure Log On page appears 3 Page down until the Documents and Downloads link is visible 4 Click Documents and Downloads The Documents and Downloads page appears 5 Page down until the VMware vSphere section is visible 6 Click the EMC Avamar VMware Image Backup FLR Appliance link The Downloads for EMC Avamar VMware Image Backup Appliance page appears...

Page 45: ...lect Upload file The Upload Items dialog box appears 17 Browse to the ISO file that you downloaded in step 8 18 Select the ISO file and click Open The Upload Items dialog box closes 19 If an Upload Download Operation Warning appears click Yes to dismiss the warning and continue with the upload 20 Wait for the upload to complete 21 Switch to vSphere Client window VMs and Templates view by clicking ...

Page 46: ...o backups are running then updates itself Because the polling interval is set to 30 minutes it make take up to 30 minutes after the last backup completes for the upgrade to begin When you reboot the proxy VM it updates its software Backups that are running during the reboot fail You should only reboot when you are absolutely certain the proxy is not being used for backups 30 Switch to vSphere Clie...

Page 47: ...scheme accommodates scenarios with limited backup windows However if you decide to use both methods simultaneously on one or more virtual machines complete the following configuration steps 1 Open a command shell and log in If logging into a single node server log in to the server as admin If logging into a multi node server log in to the utility node as admin 2 Stop the MCS by typing dpnctl stop ...

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Page 49: ... chapter provides instructions for administering an operational Avamar for VMware image backup and restore environment Topics in this chapter include Basic client administration 50 Groups and policy management 60 Best practices 69 Troubleshooting 70 ...

Page 50: ... client type and state Table 7 How VMware clients appear in Avamar Administrator page 1 of 2 Icon Description vCenter server Activated This is the same icon used to show nonvirtual machine clients Replicated This icon is only visible in REPLICATE domain Unactivated Note Unless you are also protecting the vCenter server with guest backup which is highly recommended vCenter servers are not typically...

Page 51: ...ng a single virtual machine client 1 In Avamar Administrator click the Administration launcher button The Administration window appears 2 Click the Account Management tab 3 In the tree select a vCenter server or a lower subdomain 4 Select Actions Account Management New Client The New Client dialog box appears 5 Select VMware Virtual Machine from the Client Type list Virtual machines Virtual machin...

Page 52: ...s cannot be selected because they are prevented from backing themselves up with VMware Image plug in For each virtual machine the following information is shown Table 8 Virtual machine information in Avamar Administrator Column Description Name Virtual machine name Guest OS Virtual machine operating system Server ESX Server or cluster hostname Location Folder location Template Whether or not the v...

Page 53: ...te views vSphere View Hosts and Clusters view The view is representative of vCenter s Hosts and Clusters view Show sub domain virtual machines Displays all virtual machines in the vCenter If a virtual machine is already being protected with guest backup it is shown as disabled in this view Virtual Machine Properties Enable changed block tracking If selected the changed block tracking is enabled No...

Page 54: ... the tree select the location that is the vCenter server or a lower subdomain to which you want to add the new clients 4 Select Actions Account Management Import Multiple Clients The Select Virtual Machine dialog box appears 5 Expand the tree until you can view the desired virtual machine nodes The Virtual Machines tab displays all available virtual machines administered by vCenter Virtual machine...

Page 55: ...y powered on Change Block Whether or not changed block tracking is turned on for this virtual machine Table 12 Select Virtual Machine dialog box functions Option Description vSphere View Virtual machines and template views The view is representative of vCenter s Virtual Machines and Template views vSphere View Hosts and Clusters view The view is representative of vCenter s Hosts and Clusters view ...

Page 56: ... is used to select all vCenter datastores that host virtual machines you want to protect with this image proxy client The Groups tab is used to assign an image proxy client to one or more existing groups Editing proxy datastore and group settings on page 66 provides detailed information When editing a virtual machine client datastores on which that virtual machine resides are shown Renaming a vCen...

Page 57: ...erver as admin To log in to a multi node server a Log in to the utility node as admin and then load the admin OpenSSH key by typing ssh agent bash ssh add admin ssh admin_key b When prompted type the admin_key passphrase and press Enter 9 Restart the MCS by typing dpnctl stop mcs dpnctl start mcs 10 Reboot Avamar proxies as follows a From your Windows computer launch the vSphere client application...

Page 58: ...p agents in the guest operating system Virtual machines protected by image backup are backed up using the Avamar VMware Image Backup feature Those protected by both are protected by using both methods Viewing replicated virtual machine name The View Information feature is used to view the virtual machine name of any virtual machine in the REPLICATE domain This feature is disabled anywhere other th...

Page 59: ...o Information 5 Click OK The dialog box closes vCenter connection monitor Avamar Administrator maintains a pool of connections to the vCenter As with other essential services the Administration window Services Administration tab provides continuous status for the vCenter connection To open the VMware vCenter Connection Monitor dialog box double click the VMware vCenter Connection Monitor ...

Page 60: ...ups and important behavioral differences related to Avamar for VMware image backup and restore Default Proxy Group By default the Default Proxy Group is where proxies reside This group cannot be deleted Enabling the Default Proxy Group does not conflict with scheduled backups performed by other plug ins configured on the proxy client Default Virtual Machine Group By default the Default Virtual Mac...

Page 61: ...box A vCenter is group GROUP 1 is created to which virtual machine clients VM 1 and VM 2 are added In order to protect these Virtual machines proxy clients must also be added to the vCenter group as follows PROXY 1 by way of its assignment to both DATASTORE 1 and DATASTORE 2 can protect both VM 1 and VM 2 virtual machine clients PROXY 2 because it is only assigned to DATASTORE 2 is optional as lon...

Page 62: ...Policy launcher button The Policy window appears 2 Click the Policy Management tab 3 Click the Groups tab 4 In the tree select a vCenter server The data table lists the Default Virtual Machine Group as well as any other vCenter groups that have been added 5 Select Actions New Group The New Group dialog box appears ...

Page 63: ...schedule properties are shown so that you can review them before you make a selection The EMC Avamar Administration Guide provides detailed information about editing schedules Table 13 New vCenter group settings Setting Description Name Type a name for the group Do not use any of the following characters in the group name Disabled This option is selected by default Clear this option to immediately...

Page 64: ...ention policy properties are shown so that you can review them before you make a selection The EMC Avamar Administration Guide provides detailed information about editing retention policies 13 Click Next The next New Group wizard screen appears 14 Select one or more virtual machine clients in the data table Note If you have created additional domains below your vCenter server click Show sub domain...

Page 65: ...diting a vCenter group 1 In Avamar Administrator click the Policy launcher button The Policy window appears 2 Click the Policy Management tab 3 Click the Groups tab 4 Select a vCenter group and click Edit The Edit Group dialog box appears 5 Edit the group settings Adding a vCenter group on page 62 provides detailed information about vCenter group settings 6 Click OK The Edit Group dialog box close...

Page 66: ...ovides detailed information about editing other client policy settings 1 In Avamar Administrator click the Policy launcher button The Policy window appears 2 Click the Policy Management tab 3 Click the Clients tab Note Click Show sub domain clients to show all available clients regardless of which domain you have selected 4 Select a proxy and click Edit The Edit Client dialog box appears 5 Click t...

Page 67: ...ation 6 Click the Datastores tab 7 Select one or more datastores 8 Click the Groups tab 9 Select one or more groups containing virtual machine clients residing in the datastores selected in step 7 10 Click OK The Edit Client dialog box closes ...

Page 68: ...Both are selected by default The Select Files and or Folders option as well as the Exclusions and Inclusions tabs are disabled Changed block tracking is enabled by default using an embedded utilize_changed_block_list true plug in option statement Note When creating other datasets for use with the Avamar VMware image backup feature copy this dataset so that you can reuse these recommended settings ...

Page 69: ...connection failures due to incorrect SSL certificate handling Recommendations for high change rate clients Use the guest backup or Data Domain backend for high change rate clients Changed block tracking recomendations If a virtual machine contains over 10 000 changed blocks it is generally faster to back up that client with changed block tracking disabled Use throttling parameters for group guest ...

Page 70: ...activity fails to start Ensure that an Avamar Image Backup Proxy has been properly deployed as described in Deploy proxy clients on page 30 The datastore for the source virtual machine has been selected on a running proxy server If that does not resolve the problem the account used to connect to vCenter might not have sufficient privileges To verify account privileges log in to the vSphere client ...

Page 71: ...rives to a different existing virtual machine on page 83 Restoring the full image or selected drives to a new virtual machine on page 86 2 When you reach the point in the procedure that instructs you to set your restore options in the Restore Options dialog box perform the following additional steps to add the skip_snapshot_check plug in option in the Restore Options dialog box a Click More Option...

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Page 73: ...Backup 73 CHAPTER 4 Backup This chapter provides instructions for backing up virtual machines Topics in this chapter include Limitations 74 Performing an on demand image backup 74 Scheduling backups 76 ...

Page 74: ...d changed block tracking is not used which will require additional time to complete Backups of specific disks are not affected unless that disk is previously unknown to Avamar Performing an on demand image backup 1 In Avamar Administrator click the Backup Restore launcher button The Backup and Restore window appears 2 Click the Select for Backup tab 3 Select a virtual machine client in the clients...

Page 75: ... option and type the number of days weeks months or years End date Automatically delete this backup from the Avamar server on a specific calendar date Select this option and browse to that date on the calendar No end date Keep this backup for as long as this client remains active in the Avamar server Encryption Select one of the following encryption methods for client server data transfer during t...

Page 76: ...ckups 2 Create a group for the backups During the group creation process you a Assign the new dataset to the new group b Assign a schedule to the new group c Assign a retention policy to the new group d Add virtual machine clients to the new group 3 Enable scheduling for the group A thorough discussion of groups group policy datasets schedules and retention policies is beyond the scope of this gui...

Page 77: ...r include Overview 78 Limitations 78 Guidelines for performing image restores versus file level restores 80 Restoring the full image or selected drives to the original virtual machine 80 Restoring the full image or selected drives to a different existing virtual machine 83 Restoring the full image or selected drives to a new virtual machine 86 Restoring specific folders or files 89 ...

Page 78: ...e restore the Restore Options dialog box is slightly different from the normal non VMware Image Restore Options dialog box The primary differences are that virtual machine information is shown and three choices for restore destinations are offered Original virtual machine Different existing virtual machine New virtual machine Once the destination selection is made each procedure varies slightly fr...

Page 79: ...rtitions Virtual disk with more than one partition Two or more virtual disks mapped to single partition Encrypted partitions Compressed partitions ACLs are not restored Symbolic links cannot be restored or browsed You cannot restore more than 5 000 folders or files in the same restore operation The following limitations apply to logical volumes managed by Logical Volume Manager LVM One physical vo...

Page 80: ...estore an entire image or selected drives to a temporary location for example a new temporary virtual machine then copy those files to the desired location following the restore Restoring the full image or selected drives to the original virtual machine If restoring from a template backup the Restore to original virtual machine destination is disabled To restore the full image or selected drives t...

Page 81: ...store Options dialog box appears 9 Select Restore to original virtual machine as the restore destination Note When restoring an image backup to the original virtual machine the Configure Destination button is disabled 10 Optional If you want to restore VMware configuration files select Restore virtual machine configuration ...

Page 82: ...racking to increase performance 14 Select one of the following settings in the Select Post Restore Options list Do not power on VM after restore Power on VM with NICs enabled Power on VM with NICs disabled 15 Optional To include plug in options with this restore configure the settings Plug in Options on page 99 provides detailed information 16 Click OK The Restore Options dialog box closes and the...

Page 83: ...ff 2 In Avamar Administrator click the Backup Restore launcher button The Backup and Restore window appears 3 Click the Select for Restore tab 4 Select a virtual machine in the clients tree 5 Locate and select a backup 6 Click the Browse for Image Restore button directly above the contents pane 7 In the contents pane Select the All virtual disks folder checkbox to restore the entire image Select o...

Page 84: ... appears 9 Select Restore to a different existing virtual machine as the restore destination Note When restoring an image backup to a different existing virtual machine the Restore virtual machine configuration option is disabled 10 Click Configure Destination The Configure Virtual Machine dialog box appears ...

Page 85: ...ring this restore High Strongest available encryption setting for that specific client platform Medium Medium strength encryption None No encryption Note The exact encryption technology and bit strength used for any given client server connection is dependent on a number of factors including the client platform and Avamar server version The EMC Avamar Product Security Guide provides additional inf...

Page 86: ...age appears Restore initiated 22 Click Close Restoring the full image or selected drives to a new virtual machine 1 In Avamar Administrator click the Backup Restore launcher button The Backup and Restore window appears 2 Click the Select for Restore tab 3 Select a client in the clients tree 4 Locate and select a backup 5 Click the Browse for Image Restore button directly above the contents pane 6 ...

Page 87: ...ed and disabled becuase these configuration files are always required to configure the new virtual machine 9 Click Configure Destination The Configure Virtual Machine dialog box appears 10 Click Browse The New Virtual Machine wizard appears 11 Type a name for the new virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Name field 12 In the tree select a datacenter and folder location for this new virtual machin...

Page 88: ...gh Strongest available encryption setting for that specific client platform Medium Medium strength encryption None No encryption Note The exact encryption technology and bit strength used for any given client server connection is dependent on a number of factors including the client platform and Avamar server version The EMC Avamar Product Security Guide provides additional information 19 Click Mo...

Page 89: ...n Avamar Administrator click the Backup Restore launcher button The Backup and Restore window appears 3 Click the Select for Restore tab 4 Select a client in the clients tree 5 Locate and select a backup 6 Click the Browse for Granular Restore button 7 Select one or more folders or files you want to restore 8 Select Actions Restore Now The Restore Options dialog box appears 9 Select the target loc...

Page 90: ...ient server connection is dependent on a number of factors including the client platform and Avamar server version The EMC Avamar Product Security Guide provides additional information 12 Click More Options The Restore Command Line Options dialog box appears 13 Select or clear Use changed block tracking to increase performance 14 Select one of the following settings in the Select Post Restore Opti...

Page 91: ...nter Management Infrastructure This chapter describes how to protect the vCenter management infrastructure with Avamar Topics in this chapter include Overview 92 Backing up the vCenter management infrastructure 92 Recovering vCenter management infrastructure from Avamar backups 95 ...

Page 92: ...er management infrastructure components Recovering vCenter management infrastructure using Avamar backups is a two step process in which you first create a restore target virtual machine with a fresh operating system image then restore the vCenter management infrastructure components from the latest Avamar backup One advantage to protecting your vCenter management infrastructure with Avamar is tha...

Page 93: ...agement 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 certificat...

Page 94: ...cept for the Windows File System plug in by selecting an entry and clicking 8 Add each vCenter management infrastructure component to the dataset as follows a Select Files and or Folders and click The Select Files And Or Folders dialog box appears b Browse to the correct license file folder and select it c Click OK The Select Files And Or Folders dialog box closes The license file folder appears i...

Page 95: ...s ensures that logs will not grow too large and consume excessive amounts of space on the Avamar server Recovering vCenter management infrastructure from Avamar backups Recovering vCenter management infrastructure from Avamar backups is a two step process in which you first create a restore target virtual machine with a fresh operating system image then restore the vCenter management infrastructur...

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Page 97: ...vSphere Data Ports 97 APPENDIX A vSphere Data Ports This appendix lists Avamar port usage in a typical vSphere environment Topics in this chapter include Communication ports 98 Listen ports 98 ...

Page 98: ...Sphere communication ports VMware Avamar vCenter ESX Server Proxy Clients Backup Clients VMware vCenter n a V 443 n a ESX Server V n a 902 n a Avamar Proxy Clients n a n a n a n a MCS 443 n a 28002 28001 28002 28001 Table 17 vSphere listen ports Initiator VMware Avamar vCenter ESX Server Proxy Utility Node VMware vCenter n a V 443 443 ESX Server V n a 902 n a Avamar Proxy n a n a n a 28002 Utility...

Page 99: ... restore plug in options for various Avamar for VMware image backup and restore plug ins How to set plug in options 100 Linux VMware Image plug in options 100 Windows VMware Image plug in options 101 Linux VMware File level Restore plug in options 101 Windows VMware File level Restore plug in options 101 ...

Page 100: ...e options for the Avamar Linux VMware Image plug in Table 18 Linux VMware image backup options Setting Description Use changed block tracking to increase performance If selected the VMware changed block tracking feature is used to identify areas of the virtual machine filesystem that have changed since the last backup and only process those changed areas during the next backup Note Changed block t...

Page 101: ... block tracking feature is used to identify areas of the virtual machine filesystem that have changed since the last backup and only process those changed areas during the next backup Note Changed block tracking must be enabled at the virtual machine level in order for this feature to work Use Data Domain system If this Avamar server is configured to support storing backups on a Data Domain system...

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Page 103: ...16 17 18 47 50 53 55 69 92 93 monitoring 74 on demand 75 100 scheduling 76 vCenter management infrastructure 92 VMware image 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 31 40 44 47 49 53 55 58 60 68 69 70 74 81 84 87 89 92 99 Browse for Granular Restore toolbar button 78 89 Browse for Image Restore toolbar button 78 80 83 86 C CentOS Linux 15 changed block tracking 18 52 53 55 68 69 100 101 changing See Also modifyin...

Page 104: ... 30 31 32 34 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 50 52 54 56 60 61 63 66 70 74 78 98 image restore 78 80 83 86 100 101 installing authentication certificates on MCS 24 Avamar Administrator 22 vSphere client 21 IP address 21 22 29 30 31 38 41 44 56 57 69 ISO images 44 J Java JRE 24 keytool program 24 Java Runtime Environment JRE 24 JRE 24 K keys OpenSSH 57 keytool program 24 25 L log files 17 18 22 24 25 26 31 32...

Page 105: ... 24 25 69 92 93 94 SSL encryption 24 25 69 92 93 94 server Avamar See Avamar server settings encryption client socket 63 single node Avamar server 24 25 47 57 Solaris 15 SSL 24 25 69 92 93 94 storage SAN 18 Storage Area Network SAN 18 SUSE Linux 15 T templates virtual machine 27 31 32 39 51 52 53 55 80 U Ubuntu Linux 15 UnixWare 15 user accounts 29 70 vCenter login 26 29 70 user authentication cer...

Page 106: ...40 41 42 43 44 45 46 50 52 54 56 57 60 61 63 66 70 74 78 98 requirements for image backups with Avamar 18 tools 27 VADP 14 vSphere 18 21 22 31 32 40 44 45 46 53 55 57 70 80 83 89 92 97 98 vSphere client 21 22 32 40 44 45 46 57 70 80 83 89 VMware Image Dataset 68 VMware vStorage API for Data Protection VADP 14 vSphere 21 22 32 40 44 45 46 53 55 57 70 80 83 89 92 97 client 21 22 32 40 44 45 46 57 70...