Protecting multiple machines on a VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host using Agentless Protection (4035409)

For more information on this topic, please see:

• Rapid Recovery Basic Administration Course - Web Based Training (WBT)
• Rapid Recovery Administration: Module 4 – Agent Installation and Machine Protection

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the Protect drop-down menu, and then click Protect Multiple Machines.
   The Protect Multiple Machines Wizard opens.
2. On the Welcome page, select one of the following options:
   • Typical
   • Advanced (show optional steps) - If you have multiple repositories, select this option to choose the desired repository.
3. Click Next.
4. On the Connection page of the wizard, from the Source drop-down list, select vCenter / ESX(i).
5. Enter the host information and logon credentials
   • Select Protect selected VMs Agentlessly
6. On the Select Machines page, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
   • Hosts and Clusters
   • VMs and Templates
7. Expand the list of machines and select the VMs you want to protect.
   A notification appears if Rapid Recovery detects that a machine is offline or does not have VMware Tools installed.
8. Optional - Select the option to Auto protect new virtual machines
9. Click Next.
10. If the Protection page appears next in the Protect Multiple Machines Wizard, skip to Step 12.
    If any of the machines are already protected by another core or cannot be protected for another reason, then the selected machines will appear on the Warnings page.
11. Optionally, on the Warnings page, you can verify any machine by selecting the machine and then clicking Verify in the toolbar.
    The Protection page appears.
12. On the Protection page, select the appropriate protection schedule as described below.
    • If you want to use the default protection schedule, then in the Schedule Settings option, select
      Default protection (hourly snapshots of all volumes).
    • If you want to define a different protection schedule, then in the Schedule Settings option, select
      Custom protection.
13. Proceed with your configuration as follows:
    • If you selected Custom protection, click Next to set up a custom protection schedule.
14. Click Next.
15. If you had selected the Advanced option at the beginning of the wizard the Repository page will apear
    On the Repository page, do one of the following:
    • If you already have a repository and want to store the data from this machine for protection in the
      existing repository, then do the following:
      • Select Use an existing repository.
      • Select an existing repository from the list.
      • Click Next.
        The Encryption page appears.
    • If you want to create a new repository, select Create a Repository
      • Please read KB 181273 for more details on creating a repository.
16. The Encryption page appears.If you had selected the Advanced option at the beginning of the wizard, on the Encryption page, to enable encryption, select Enable Encryption.
17. Click Finish to save and apply your settings.
18. If the Warning page appeared and you are still satisfied with your selections, click Finish again.

The Rapid Recovery Agent software is deployed to the specified machines, if necessary, and the machines are added to protection on the Core.