User`s guide

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Chapter 2

Installing the Plug-in

Figure 2-1:

Plug-in for

VMware

Deployment

2.3.0 Prerequisites

Before you start the installation procedure, make sure that the following

requirements are met:

 Install the NVBU Client Software – Install the NVBU Client software on the

system that will host the Plug-in for VMware. For LAN-free backups, you

require an NVBU SmartClient license. For more information about installing

the NVBU Client software, refer to the Quest NetVault Backup Installation

Guide.

Note: The Linux version of the Plug-in for VMware does not support file-level

backups of virtual machines. To perform file-level backups, you must install the

plug-in on a Windows-based NVBU Client.

 Virtual Disk Storage Requirements

 The virtual machines that you want to back up must use virtual disks that

reside on VMFS datastores created on local storage, iSCSI, or FC SAN.

The plug-in also supports virtual machines that use Raw Device Mapping

(RDM) disks in virtual compatibility mode.

NetVault Backup Server Software

NetVault Backup Client

NetVault Backup Server

ESX ServervCenter Server

Virtual Machine

NetVault Backup Client Software

Plug-in for VMware

Virtual Machine