Data Protection for VMware and Application Data in Mission Critical Environments

VMware Consolidated Backup Integration in HP Data Protector 6.0

software using pre/post execution scripts in a backup specification

Out of the various virtual infrastructure backup options previously explored VMware Consolidated

Backup is the solution of choice when backing up virtual machines because it provides the flexibility

of VM-level incremental or full backups, removes the load of performing backups from the ESX server

and essentially eliminates backup windows.

VMware consolidated Backup consists of two use cases:

1. Perform Backup

– Full image backup

– File Level backup (Windows only)

2. Perform Restore

Though this paper will not cover configuration steps in details ensure the following configuration steps

are properly performed. (Detailed instructions are available in the HP OpenView Storage Data

Protector Installation and Licensing Guide):

1. Install HP Data Protector software

– Install Cell Manager

– Install Backup proxy Server

o Ensure disk agents are installed on backup proxy host

o If backup proxy host is connected directly to a backup media then the media agents must also

be installed on the backup proxy host

2. Install VMware Consolidated Framework on backup proxy host

3. VMware Consolidated Backup HP Data Protector software integration scripts

– vmwarepreexec.cmd

– vmwarepostexec.cmd

vcbmount.js

NOTE:

You can download the Data Protector 5.5/6.0 - VMware Consolidated

Backup (VCB) integration packet from :

[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Software

Description.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId

=3241176&prodNameId=3241177&swEnvOID=54&swLang=13

&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=co-47153-5]

This package contains the scripts and the document describing the

integration of VMware Consolidated Backup 3.0.1 snapshot capabilities

with HP Data Protector software 5.5 and 6.0.