HP Data Protector A.06.11 Support for VMware vStorage

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Data Protector Virtual Environment Integration component
Under most circumstances, it is only necessary to install the Data Protector Virtual Environment
Integration component on one Data Protector client in the cell in which the virtual environments to
be backed up are located. This client will be called the backup host and can be:
The Data Protector Cell Manager
A dedicated physical backup host
A virtual machine
The component includes the following major parts:
vepa_bar.exe, activated during backup and restore operations on virtual environments
vepa_util.exe, activated during browsing and query operations on virtual environments
vepalib_vmware, a dynamic link library providing VMware specific functionality for backup,
restore, query and browsing tasks.
Note
VEPA stands for Virtual Environment Protection Agent.
Data Protector Media Agents
Data Protector Media Agents can be installed on vCenter Server systems, backup hosts, or other
clients in the Data Protector cell.
Supported configurations
Data Protector supports environments where ESX Server and/or ESXi Server systems are managed
through a vCenter Server (vCenter environments) as well as environments with standalone
ESX/ESXi Server systems (standalone ESX(i) Server environments). Mixed environments, in
which some of the ESX Server and/or ESXi Server systems are managed through a vCenter Server
system and some are standalone, are also supported. You can even have multiple vCenter Server
systems in your environment, each managing its own set of ESX Server and/or ESXi Server
systems.
vCenter environment
In a vCenter environment, Data Protector communicates with the VMware vSphere through the
vCenter Server system. All backup and restore requests are sent there.
In one session, you can back up virtual machines from multiple datacenters.