Administrator Guide

Initial Configuration
59 XC Series Data Protection Management Console Administrator’s Guide
7 Initial Configuration
After an Avamar instance is associated with DPMC, you need to deploy the proxy VM (for ESXi) or configure
Avamar clients for Hyper-V.
7.1 vSphere Proxies for ESXi
Avamar reduces the backup workload movement across clusters; therefore, the Avamar agent needs to be
installed on the cluster that you want to back up. This is accomplished by deploying an Avamar Proxy. The
proxy VM works with VMware infrastructure and is required for ESXi cluster backups/restores.
DPMC can install and configure the Avamar vSphere Proxy VM. This option becomes available after an ESXi
cluster is discovered by DPMC or during initial setup.
Installing a proxy VM needs to be completed when DPMC associates an Avamar instance. Additionally, the
proxy VM deployment needs to be completed when a new cluster is added. After the cluster is added, DPMC
prompts to deploy the proxy VM.
After you select the Deploy Avamar vSphere Proxies menu item, DPMC performs a series of tasks to install
and configure the Avamar Proxy VM. If a failure occurs, identify which step failed by checking the following
progression.
1. To configure, click Deploy Avamar vSphere Proxy.
2. Configure the data change rate and the backup window.