Data Protection for VMware and Application Data in Mission Critical Environments

Data Protector supports environments where ESX Server systems are managed through a VirtualCenter

Server system (VirtualCenter environments) as well as environments with standalone ESX Server

systems (standalone ESX Server environments). Mixed environments, in which some of the ESX Server

systems are managed through a VirtualCenter Server system and some are standalone, are also

supported. You can even have multiple VirtualCenter Server systems in your environment, each

managing its own set of ESX Server systems.

Though this paper will not cover configuration steps in details, please make sure the following

configuration steps are properly performed (Detailed instructions are available in the HP Data

Protector A.06.10 Integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase, Network Node

Manager, and Network Data Management Protocol Server):

Data Protector Cell Manager

The Data Protector Cell Manager can be installed on a virtual machine, VirtualCenter Server system,

backup proxy system, or a separate system outside the VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.

Data Protector VMware Integration component

The Data Protector VMware Integration component must be installed on the following clients:

• All ESX Server systems from which you plan to back up virtual machines

• VirtualCenter Server systems (if they exist)

• Backup proxy systems (if you plan to use the VCBfile and VCBimage backup methods)

• Windows systems (physical or virtual) to which you plan to restore file systems of virtual machines

The component consists of the following parts:

•

vmware_bar.exe is activated during backup and restore

•

util_vmware.exe is activated during configuration and mounting on backup proxy systems

Data Protector Media Agents

Data Protector Media Agents can be installed on ESX Server systems, VirtualCenter Server systems,

backup proxy systems, or separate systems outside the VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.

NOTE:

You can install Data Protector VMware clients and Data Protector Media

Agents remotely, by distributing the software using the Data Protector 6.1

Installation Server.