HP Data Protector A.06.11 Support for VMware vStorage

Table 7 Virtual machine configuration

Configure

virtual machine

Select whether you want to specify common virtual machine settings (Common VM Settings) or

settings for a specific virtual machine. Virtual machine specific settings override the common virtual

machine settings.

Use common

settings for

selected VM

Available only if a virtual machine is selected.

Select this option to apply the common virtual machine settings for the

selected virtual machine.

Default: ON

Use default

settings

Available only if Common VM Settings is selected.

Select this option to set default values for the common virtual machine

settings.

Default: ON

Snapshot

handling

Disabled

(default)

This mode supports only full backups. The virtual machine snapshot that is

created during backup is removed at the end of the session. For details, see

Snapshot mode: disabled.

Single

This mode supports full, incremental, and differential backups. However, you

cannot mix incremental and differential backups within the same backup

chain.

Data Protector keeps one DP snapshot for backup purposes. For details, see

Snapshot mode: single.

Mixed

This mode supports full, incremental, and differential backups, in all

combinations.

Data Protector keeps up to two DP snapshots for backup purposes. For

details, see Snapshot mode: mixed.