Backing Up Virtual Machines

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3.4.3.2 Deploying Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance)

If your host contains a big number of virtual machines, you may want to deploy one or more agents

in addition to the automatically deployed one. The instructions below will also help you deploy the

agent to a stand-alone ESX(i) host that is not managed by vCenter Server.

To deploy an additional virtual appliance

1. Connect the management console to the management server.

2. In the Navigation tree, right click the group that has the same name as the vCenter Server. When

deploying an agent to a stand-alone host, right click Virtual machines.

3. Click Deploy Agent for VMware.

4. Select the hosts or clusters to which you want to deploy the agent, or check the Select all check

box. When deploying an agent to a stand-alone host, enter the host name or IP address and

administrator credentials.

5. [Optional] If necessary, modify the VA name, Datastore and Network interface settings

suggested for each agent by default.

[Optional] You may also want to modify the credentials that the agent will use to access the

vCenter Server or ESX(i). Keep in mind that centralized backup and recovery tasks will run under

this account by default. This means that the account must have the necessary privileges (p. 21)

on the vCenter Server. Otherwise, you will need to specify credentials for the account with the

necessary privileges in every centralized backup plan or recovery task.

[Optional] You may want to manually set the agent network settings, including the IP address. To

do so, click Network configuration. By default, the agent obtains the network settings from the

DHCP server, provided that this server is present in your network.

Tip: You will be able to change the network settings after the agent is deployed. To do so, select the virtual

appliance in VMware vSphere inventory and go to the virtual appliance console. Under Agent options, click

the Change link next to the name of the network interface, such as eth0.

6. Click Deploy Agent for VMware.

Result: Once a new agent is deployed, the management server redistributes the virtual machines

among the agents.

3.4.3.3 Updating Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance)

You can update Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance) using the management server GUI.

To update Agent for VMware

1. In the Virtual machines view, on the toolbar, click Update Agent for VMware.

2. Select the agents to update.

3. Click Update Agent for VMware.

When upgrading from Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 to Acronis Backup, you need to additionally

specify the agent's host.

3.4.3.4 Removing Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance)

You can remove Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance) using the management server GUI.

If other agents are connected to the same ESX(i) host, they will undertake the backups of the

machines assigned to the removed agent. If there are no such agents, the machines will become

unprotected.