So from the 8 2 docs.
Vmware backup appliance vba.
Hi does anyone has experience with networker 8 1 and the new vmware backup integration with the vba vmware backup appliance.
To create and edit a backup job use the backup tab of the vsphere data protection interface in the vsphere web client.
Similar to vba in networker 9 0 nvp in networker 9 1 features the integration of vmware protection policies within the main policy workflow of nmc an interface for the emc data protection restore client for file level restore and the.
This solution becomes available when you deploy a vba in the vsphere server and register the vba with networker and vcenter.
Vmware backup appliance with two nics i m deploying the vba using two nics one in the production network and the second connected to the backup network.
I already did the integration with the internal vba proxy appliance and two external proxy appliances to get a maximum of 24 concurrent sessions but somehow the vba internal appliance does not balance the other queued jobs to the external proxies and its always.
So how do i decomm.
Each vdp appliance can simultaneously backup up to 8 virtual machines if the internal proxy is used or up to 24 virtual machines if external proxies are deployed.
Emc networker version 9 0 x vmware integration guide 302 000 701 rev 12.
If you select to encrypt the backup data you must use the encryption password for the restore procedure.
But when i right click the vba in nmc this option does not exist.
Networker 8 2 x and 9 0 x releases feature a vmware backup appliance or vba for virtual machine protection.
Deduplication takes place within the vdp appliance.
To decommission the appliance right click the appliance and select decommission from the drop down.
Now i can t decommission the vba ebr appliance because i do not.
I follow the instructions in the networker 8 2 sp1 vmware integration guide but this procedure does not work properly.
Guest os ubuntu 16 04 memory 16 gb 1 hard disk 500 gb.
Optional select encrypt backup datato encrypt your backup file and enter a password for the encryption.
This solution enables creation of backup and cloning policies for a vmware backup appliance vba using nmc and assigns those policies to vms to perform backup and recover.
