Introduction
Key benefits
Major feature list
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Installation overview
Configuration overview
Configuring vRanger
Configuring vRanger through the Startup Wizard
Using vRanger
Opening the Startup Wizard
Adding and selecting a license
Adding vCenter and host information
Adding Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, and host information
Selecting hosts for licenses
Adding a physical machine
Selecting physical machines for licenses
Deploying and configuring the VA from the Startup Wizard
Adding a repository
Setting up the SMTP server
Adding an email address
Configuring vRanger manually
Adding a vCenter
Adding a vCloud Director
Adding an ESXi server
Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host
Adding a physical server
Adding a repository
Managing repository replication
Supplemental instructions: additional repository types
Configuring a repository for automatic replication
Scheduling repository synchronization
Disabling repository replication
Changing a replication repository to a primary repository
Configuring an SMTP server
Configuring display language
Configuring a virtual appliance (VA)
Importing a license file
Managing VM host licensing
Managing physical machine licensing
Managing job configuration settings
Enabling cataloging options
Managing Transport Failover options
Configuring the number of times a backup process tries to run
Adding an NFS repository
Adding a NetVault SmartDisk repository
Adding an EMC Data Domain Boost (DD Boost) repository
Adding a Quest Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository
Adding a Quest DR Series system as an RDA repository
Configuring repository replication
Removing a Quest Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository
Adding a Quest DR Series system as a CIFS repository
Adding a Quest DR Series system as an NFS repository
Understanding the vRanger virtual appliance (VA)
The VA scratch disk
Strategies for sizing the scratch disk
Options for a smaller scratch disk
The scratch disk on the source host
Scratch disk location
Deploying the VA by using the Virtual Appliance Deployment Wizard
Starting the Virtual Appliance Deployment Wizard
Selecting a VA host
Selecting VA deployment options
Configuring the VA IP address
Confirming VA deployment selections
About deploying multiple VAs
Changing the VA configuration
Configuring VA networking
Disabling Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) for the vRanger VA
Main toolbar
My Inventory view
Backup
My Inventory pane
My Jobs view
My Repositories view
My Reports view
My Inventory pane toolbar and icons
VMware inventory tab
Hyper-V inventory tab
Physical inventory tab
Working Inventory pane
Reviewing backup transport options
Restore
VMware backup transport options
Transport selection order: VM backup
Hyper-V backup transport options
Physical backup transport options
Determining application consistency
Understanding retention policies and space-saving technologies
Performing optional configurations
Enabling VMware Changed Block Tracking (CBT)
Adding a custom backup group
Configuring VSS tools for VMware VMs
Configuring a backup job
Starting the Backup Wizard
Excluding VMs
Including hard disks of physical machines or VMs
Selecting a repository
Selecting a backup data transport method for VMware machines
Configuring backup options
Selecting a Retention Policy
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the backup job
Restoring a physical server
Performing a full restore for VMware VMs
Replicate VMs
Starting the Restore Wizard
Performing a full restore for Hyper-V® VMs
Starting the Restore Wizard
Selecting a VM Name & Folder
Selecting a Compute Resource
Selecting Storage
Selecting a network
Selecting a restore data transport method for
Configuring restore options
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Starting the Restore Wizard
Selecting a Destination
Selecting a network
Configuring restore options
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing a full restore for VMware vApps
Starting the Restore Wizard
Selecting a destination
Selecting a restore data transport method
Configuring restore options
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing a full restore of a physical machine
Creating the boot media
Performing an FLR on Windows
Performing an FLR on Linux
Restoring from manifest
Creating the boot media
Booting the target server
Booting into the restore environment using static IP
Selecting a savepoint
Mapping disks
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing a full restore from manifest for VMware VMs
Creating a restore job
Selecting a savepoint from the manifest
Selecting a VM Name & Folder
Selecting a Compute Resource
Selecting Storage
Selecting a network
Selecting a transport method
Configuring restore options
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing a full restore from manifest for Hyper-V VMs
Creating a restore job
Selecting a savepoint from the manifest
Selecting a destination
Selecting a network
Configuring restore options
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing a full restore from manifest for a physical machine
Creating the boot media
Booting the target server
Creating a restore job
Selecting a savepoint from the manifest
Mapping disks
Setting the recurrence schedule
Configuring email notifications
Starting the restore job
Performing FLR from manifest
How replication works
Replication modes
Reports
Integrating and monitoring vRanger
Replication with Changed Block Tracking (CBT)
Differential replication
Configuring transport failover options
Pre-seeding replication jobs
Creating a replication job
Using replication failover
Performing vRanger sweep-to-tape using Quest NetVault Backup
Using the vRanger Console
vAPI Cmdlet details
Performing vRanger sweep-to-tape using Quest NetVault Backup
Monitoring vRanger
Ensuring that system requirements are met
Checking the list of prerequisites
Preparing the systems
Preparing for vRanger sweep-to-tape using NetVault Backup
Performing backup operations
Performing restore operations
Using deduplication with Quest NetVault SmartDisk and vRanger
Using Data Domain and vRanger repositories
Add-BackupJobTemplate
Add-CIFSRepository
Add-DdbReplicationRepository
Add-DdbRepository
Add-EsxHost
Add-HypervCluster
Add-HypervHost
Add-HypervRestoreJobTemplate
Add-NFSRepository
Add-NVSDRepository
Add-PhysicalMachine
Add-RdaRepository
Add-ReplicationJobTemplate
Add-RestoreFromManifestJobTemplate
Add-RestoreJobTemplate
Add-VirtualAppforLinuxFLR
Add-VirtualAppforLinuxFLRVA
Add-VirtualCenter
Disable-Job
Dismount-LinuxVolume
Enable-Job
Get-AddressBook
Get-BackupGroupEntity
Get-CatalogSearchData
Get-CatalogStatus
Get-ConfigOption
Get-Connection
Get-CurrentTemplateVersionID
Get-Datastore
Get-GlobalTransportFailover
Get-InventoryEntities
Get-IsInventoryRefreshing
Get-Job
Get-JobTemplate
Get-MonitorLog
Get-Network
Get-PhysicalMachineDiskMap
Get-Repository
Get-RepositoryJob
Get-RepositorySavePoint
Get-RestoreDiskMap
Get-SavepointDisk
Get-SavepointManifest
Get-Savepoints
Get-TransportFailover
Get-VirtualApplianceConfig
Get-VirtualApplianceDeploymentStatus
Get-VirtualApplianceReconfigStatus
Get-VirtualMachinesUnderInventory
Get-VmDisk
Get-VMDKVolume
Install-VirtualAppliance
Mount-LinuxVolume
New-BackupFlag
New-BackupGroupMember
New-Daily Schedule
New-EmailAddress
New-IntervalSchedule
New-MonthlySchedule
New-ReplicationFlag
New-RestoreFlag
New-SMTPServer
New-TransportConfiguration
New-VirtualAppliance
New-WeeklySchedule
New-YearlySchedule
Remove-AllMount
Remove-BackupGroupEntity
Remove-BackupGroupMember
Remove-Catalog
Remove-DdbStorageUnit
Remove-JobTemplate
Remove-LinuxVolume
Remove-Repository
Remove-SavePoint
Remove-VirtualAppliance
Remove-VirtualApplianceConfiguration
Run-JobsNow
Run-ReplicationFailover
Run-ResumeReplicationFailover
Run-TestReplicationFailover
Set-Cataloging
Set-CBTonVM
Set-LinuxVolume
Set-MountPath
Set-Resources
Stop-vRangerJob
Update-BackupJobTemplate
Update-GlobalTransportFailover
Update-HypervRestoreJobTemplate
Update-Inventory
Update-ReplicationJobTemplate
Update-RestoreJobTemplate
Update-VirtualAppliance
Update-VirtualApplianceConfiguration
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Recommended additional reading
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Recommended additional reading
The following documentation is also available:
Installation overview
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Installation overview
The installation of vRanger is a simple process requiring no additional components or configuration. vRanger can be installed on either a physical or VM meeting the requirements specified in the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.
Before installing
For more information, see the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.
Downloading an evaluation copy of vRanger
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Introduction > Installation overview > Downloading an evaluation copy of vRanger
Downloading an evaluation copy of vRanger
To download an evaluation copy of vRanger:
Installing vRanger
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Introduction > Installation overview > Installing vRanger
Installing vRanger
To install vRanger:
The install process does not continue until the license is accepted.
The credentials used need to have local administrator privileges on the vRanger machine.
You may choose to install vRanger with a new instance of SQL Server® Express or on an existing SQL Server. You also need to configure DB credentials now.
For more information, see the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.