Date: MAY 2008
Affected NV Version: 8.1 and up
OS Version: All Supported
Plugin version: VMware VCB 1.0
Description:
How do I configure the VMware APM to use a LAN instead of SAN
Configuring the VMware plugin to use LAN Mode:
This mode is used when the ESX Server uses local storage devices or NAS to store its virtual machine disks. In this mode, Consolidated Backup uses the Network Block Device (NBD) protocol to access the virtual disks. To use this mode, configure the VMware Plugin as described below:
1. On the VCB Proxy Server, open the …/netvault/config/vmware.cfg file
in a text editor.
2. Go to the [VMware:VCB Transport Mode] stanza.
3. By default, the Value parameter is set to san. For LAN mode, change the
value as shown below:
For Unencrypted Data Transfers Over the Network
Value=nbd
For Encrypted Data Transfers Over the Network
Value=nbdssl
To use the NBDSSL option SSL must be enabled and configured on the VCB server and the ESX Server.
