HP Data Protector 6.1 software VMware Integration Installation Best Practice

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A sample HP Data Protector Cell with VMware ESX server
as Data Protector Client
Figure 1 shows a Data Protector Cell in a typical ESX environment. For simplicity, only two ESX
servers are shown.
 For the Snapshot and Suspend backup method, install the DP VMware Integration on the ESX
Server.
 For the VCB-Image and VCB-File backup method, install the DP VMware Integration on the VCB
Proxy Server.
 For restoring from Snapshot/Suspend and VCB-Image backups, install the DP/VMware
integration on the ESX server.
 For restoring from VCB-File- backups, install DP VMware integration on the destination system,
which is usually the Virtual Machine from which the backup was performed.
 An installation on the VMware Virtual Center Server (vCenter Server) is optional.
Note: It is recommended to install the DP VMware Integration on the vCenter Server. Data
Protector contacts the vCenter Server to get a list of all VMs and its hosting ESX servers. This
allows the use of VMotion without any impact on already scheduled backups.
Figure 1: Overview
Table1 shows where the integration has to be installed for the different methods.