vRanger 7.7 - User Guide

Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM

Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a Hyper-V® System Center VMM.

 

IMPORTANT: Before adding the System Center VMM connection, you must install the System Center VMM Administrator Console on the vRanger machine. IMPORTANT: Only one version of the SCVMM Console may be installed on the vRanger machine. vRanger does not support simultaneous operations against two different versions of SCVMM from the same vRanger machine.

To add a Hyper-V System Center VMM:

1	In the Hyper-V System Center Virtual Machine Managers section, click Add.

2	In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Hyper-V System Center VMM.

3	In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with domain administrator privileges on the System Center VMM.

4	In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.

5	If this VMM is a new System Center VMM, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V agent, select Install agent on host.

6	Configure the ports as follows:

▪	In the Agent Port Number field, enter the port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the vRanger agent installed on each Hyper-V host. This port must be open between vRanger and each Hyper-V server — the default is 8081.

▪	In the SCVMM Port Number field, enter the port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the System Center VMM server — the default is 8100. Click Connect.

 

IMPORTANT: This port is configured during System Center VMM installation. If you chose a port number different from the default, enter that value here.

7	Click Next.

The Hyper-V System Center VMM appears in the Hyper-V System Center Virtual Machine Managers section. The hosts managed by that VMM appear in the Hosts section.

Adding a Hyper-V cluster

Adding a Hyper-V cluster

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a Hyper-V® cluster.

To add a Hyper-V cluster:

1	In the Hyper-V Cluster section, click Add.

2	In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Hyper-V cluster.

3	In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with domain administrator privileges on the cluster.

4	In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.

5	If this cluster is new, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V agent, select Install agent on host.

6	In the Port Number field, enter the preferred port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the Hyper-V cluster on the source server.

This port must be open between vRanger and each Hyper-V server — the default is 8081.

7	Click Connect.

8	Click Next.

The Hyper-V cluster appears in the Hyper-V Clusters section. The hosts managed by that cluster appear in the Hosts section.

Adding hosts

Adding hosts

If you have hosts that are not part of a cluster, you can add them individually.

To add hosts:

1	In the Hosts section, click Add.

2	In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Host.

3	In the User Name field, enter an account for the host.

4	In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.

5	If this host is new, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V® agent, select Install agent on host.

6	In the Port Number field, enter the preferred port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the Hyper-V host on the source server.

This port must be open between vRanger and each Hyper-V server — the default is 8081.

7	Click Connect.

The host appears in the Hosts section.

Selecting hosts for licenses

Selecting hosts for licenses

The Host Licensing Information page appears. It displays total licensed sockets, used sockets, and the remaining days left in a trial period.

 

NOTE: VM licenses include all VMs. Licenses for both VMware® and Hyper-V® VMs are drawn from the same socket count.

To select hosts for licenses:

1	View the CPUs Allowed value to confirm the number of sockets that are licensed for protection.

The number of licenses currently allocated is shown in the CPUs Used column.

The Licensed Hosts section lists the managed hosts, the number of sockets for each host, and the licensed features for that host.

The CPUs column indicates the license “cost” of each host.

2	In the Backup or Replication column, select or clear hosts until you have used all the available licenses, or until all your hosts are protected.

3	Click Save.

4	Click Next.