Configure the Backup Appliance
Written by gooddatarecovery.com on July 13th, 2009You can configure networking settings or reboot the backup appliance, as required, using the web interface.
Prerequisites
Before you can configure the backup appliance, it must be powered on.
Procedure
1 Enter the URL for the backup appliance in a web browser. The URL for the backup appliance is displayed on the appliance console. To view the appliance console, open it from the vSphere Client. 2 Provide the username and password for the administrator.
3 Click the System tab to gather information about the appliance or click Reboot or Shutdown, as required.
4 Click the Network tab and click Status for information about current network settings.
5 Click the Network tab and click Address to configure network settings. You can configure the backup appliance to obtain its address from a DHCP or you can manually configure IP settings.
6 Click the Network tab and click Proxy to configure proxy settings. You can configure the backup appliance to use a proxy server and provide the proxy server’s name or IP address and port.
Use the Getting Started Wizard
Use the getting started wizard to establish an initial system configuration that is used to begin backing up virtual machines to restore points.
Prerequisites
Before using the Getting Started Wizard, you must complete the process described under Connect the Backup Appliance to vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home > Solutions and Applications > VMware Data Recovery.
2 In the Credentials page, enter a username and password and click Next. Data Recovery uses this information to connect to vCenter to perform backups, so the specified user account must have administrative rights.
3 In the Backup Destinations page, select a backup destination from the list of choices.
4 In the Backup Destinations page, select the tasks that you want to perform.
n To rescan the SCSI bus for new SCSI devices, click Refresh.
n To format a virtual disk that has been added to the appliance, click Format. After formatting completes, the disk appears as scsi:x:y. For disks that already contain data, use Mount rather than format.
n To mount a disk containing an existing deduplication store, click Mount.
n To mount the CIFS share, click Add Network Share and provide credentials. These credentials are stored in the appliance, so remounting is completed automatically if the appliance is rebooted.
5 Click Next.
The initial system configuration is now complete and the Create a New Backup Job wizard opens by default. Use the Create a New Backup Job wizard, as described in “Creating a Backup Job,”
Tags: Backup Appliance, Virtual Machines, VMware Data Recovery
July 24th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
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