Data Protection for VMware and Application Data in Mission Critical Environments

The scripts above must be copied to the bin directory of the HP Data Protector software installation of
the backup proxy host as shown in figure 14:
Figure 14: Integration scripts
4. Create the “vmware_passwd” file in the config directory of the VMware Consolidated backup
framework installation directory on the backup proxy host. This file should contain the IP or server
name of the virtual center server, its user name and password in the format shown below:
Figure 15: vmware-passwd file
Performing a Backup
(For an example for full image backup refer to HP Data Protector software VCB integration
whitepaper for more details and file level backup description)
Before creating a new backup specification for virtual machines using Data Protector and VCB, it is
critical to ensure that the backup host mount point for the virtual machine snapshots will have sufficient
space to house all virtual machines being backed up.
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