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vRanger 7.8.6 - User Guide

Introduction vRanger overview Configuring vRanger
Configuring vRanger through the Startup Wizard Configuring vRanger manually Supplemental instructions: additional repository types
Using vRanger Backup Restore
Restoring an encrypted VMware VM Performing a full restore for VMware VMs Performing a full restore for Hyper-V® VMs Performing a full restore for VMware vApps Performing a full restore of a physical machine Performing an FLR on Windows Performing an FLR on Linux Restoring from manifest
Replicate VMs Reports Integrating and monitoring vRanger Using the vRanger Console vAPI Cmdlet details

Adding a vCenter

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a VMware® vCenter™ for vRanger backup.

To add a VirtualCenter:
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In the My Inventory view, click the VMware tab.
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Click the Add icon, and then click Virtual Center.
The Add VirtualCenter Credentials dialog box appears.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the VMware® vCenter Server™.
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In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with privileges on the vCenter Server.
For the required permissions for a vRanger vCenter account, see the topic on configuring vCenter permissions in the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.
 
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NOTE: The user name for the vCenter credential should be entered in the username@domain format, rather than domain\username. Sometimes, the domain name might not be required. Avoid special characters in the user name.

If these credentials are changed in the future, you must restart the vRanger Service to recognize the changes.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
 
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NOTE: Avoid special characters in the password.
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Click Connect.
vRanger attempts to connect to the vCenter using the current configuration. If it is successful, the vCenter appears in the My Inventory pane.

Adding a vCloud Director

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a VMware® vCloud Director® server for vRanger backup.

To add a vCloud Director:
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In the My Inventory view, click the vCloud tab.
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Click the Add icon, and then click vCloud Director.
The Add vCloud Director Credentials dialog box appears.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the vCloud Director server.
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In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with administrator privileges on the vCloud Director server.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
 
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NOTE: Avoid special characters in the password.
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Click Connect.
vRanger attempts to connect to the vCloud Director server using the current configuration. If it is successful, the vCloud Director appears in the My Inventory pane.
You are prompted to add credentials for each VMware® vCenter Server™ attached to the vCloud Director.
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In the Add vCloud Director Credentials dialog box, identify any vCenter Servers for which credentials are not configured.
The authentication status is indicated by a connection icon in the left-most column. A red disconnected icon indicates that a vCenter needs authentication.
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Add the user name and password for the vCenter Servers as required, and click Connect to authenticate.
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Click Done.

Adding an ESXi server

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a VMware® ESXi™ server to vRanger protection.

To add an ESXi server:
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In the My Inventory view, click the VMware tab.
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Click the Add icon, and then click ESX Host.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Host.
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In the User Name field, enter an account for the host.
You may use the root account if connections through the root are enabled, or a non-root account. If the account does not yet exist on the host, select Add user if user does not exist.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
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In the Root Password field, enter the password for the root account.
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Click Connect.
If the ESXi server is already part of a vCenter added to vRanger, the host is added to the tree structure under the vCenter.
 
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NOTE: If the connection is unsuccessful, confirm that the configuration settings are correct and that the ESXi server is visible to the computer where vRanger is installed.

Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a Hyper-V® System Center VMM, cluster, or host to vRanger protection.

To add a Hyper-V host:
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In the My Inventory view, click the Hyper-V tab.
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Click the Add icon, and then click Hyper-V Host.
The Add Credentials dialog box appears.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Host.
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In the User Name field, enter an account for the host.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
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If this host is new, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V agent, select Install agent on host.
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.
To add a Hyper-V System Center VMM:
 
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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.
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In the My Inventory view, click the Hyper-V tab.
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Click the Add icon, and then click Hyper-V System Center VMM.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Hyper-V System Center VMM.
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In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with domain administrator privileges on the System Center VMM.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
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If this VMM is new System Center VMM, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V agent, select Install agent on host.
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Configure the ports as follows:
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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.
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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.
 
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IMPORTANT: This port is configured during System Center VMM installation. If you chose a port number different from the default, enter that value here.
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Click Next.
The VMM appears in the Hyper-V System Center Virtual Machine Managers section. The hosts managed by that VMM appear in the Hosts section.
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