Backing Up Virtual Machines

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 When connected to the management server – Select Store each machine's archive in the

specified folder on the machine with agent. Then type the letter corresponding to the locally

attached storage, for example, D:\.

 When connected directly to the agent – Type the letter corresponding to the locally attached

storage, for example, D:\.

To recover a machine from a locally attached storage

Connect the console directly to the agent where the storage is attached. Click Recover. In What to

recover > Select data, select the locally attached storage. Complete the recovery settings as

described in the "Creating a recovery task" section.

3.4.6 Configuring ESX(i)-related options

This section describes the ESX(i)-related options that you can configure on the management server

and on a managed machine.

3.4.6.1 VMware vCenter integration

This option enables communication between Acronis Backup Management Server and VMware

vCenter Server. To access this option, connect the console to the management server and then select

Options > Management server options from the top menu.

Integration provides the capability to:

 View virtual machines managed by the VMware vCenter in the management server GUI.

The VMs and Templates inventory view appears under Navigation > Virtual machines.

 View the backup status of these machines in the vCenter Server.

This information appears in the virtual machine summary (Summary > Annotations) or on the

Virtual Machines tab for every host, datacenter, folder or entire vCenter Server.

 Automatically register virtual machines created by Acronis Backup in the vCenter Server

inventory.

 Automatically deploy agents to the ESX(i) hosts managed by the vCenter Server.

After you create a backup plan, an agent is deployed to each host whose virtual machines are

included in the backup plan.

To enable integration of the management server with a vCenter Server

1. Click VMware vCenter integration.

2. Select the Enable integration with the following vCenter Server check box.

3. Specify the vCenter Server's IP address or name and provide access credentials for the server.

This account will be used for deploying agents from the management server. This means the

account must have the necessary privileges (p. 21) for deploying virtual appliances on the

vCenter Server. We also recommend that the account have the necessary privileges for backup

and recovery, because the agents will use this account to connect to the vCenter Server by

default.

4. [Optionally] Select the Automatically deploy Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance) check box.

5. Click OK.

To enable automatic deployment of Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance)

1. Enable integration with the vCenter Server as described above.

2. Click Automatic deployment.