vRanger 7.8.1 - User Guide

Using Data Domain and vRanger repositories

Using Data Domain and vRanger repositories

vRanger and EMC® Data Domain® appliances provide a simple and efficient method for backing up and recovering VMware® environments. vRanger provides significant enhancements regarding architecture, performance, and communications over traditional backup solutions. Data Domain provides superior data de-duplication capabilities. The combination of vRanger and Data Domain Technology dramatically reduces your backup and recovery time for VMs on VMware® ESXi™ hosts.

For more information about integrating vRanger and Data Domain, see the Quest vRanger Integration Guide for EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™).

Monitoring vRanger

Monitoring vRanger

vRanger can be configured to log events to the Windows® Event Viewer on the vRanger machine. These events can be filtered and monitored using the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to monitor replication functions in line with other IT operations. When monitoring is enabled, vRanger creates a vRanger Service node on the local Event Viewer.

The events currently monitored and logged by vRanger include:

•	Replication Events: Reserved ID Range 10000 to 10999

Replication task failure: logged as an error, event ID 10001

•	Virtual Appliance Events: Reserved ID Range 11000 to 11999

VA not powered on: logged as an error, event ID 11001

VA connection failure: logged as an error, event ID 11002

VA credential failure: logged as an error, event ID 11003

VA unknown failure: logged as an error, event ID 11999

VA return to normal: logged as an Information event, ID 11998

•	Datastore Events: Reserved ID Range 12000 to 12999

Datastore threshold exceeded: logged as an error, event ID 12000

Datastore unknown failure: logged as an error, event ID 12099

Datastore return to normal: logged as an Information event, ID 12098

About event monitoring configurations

About event monitoring configurations

The configurations for event monitoring are done by way of the configuration file for the Quest vRanger Service, Vizioncore.vRanger.Service.exe.config. This file is located in the vRanger installation directory. The default is C:\Program Files\Quest\vRanger.

 

CAUTION: Change only the values listed in the following topics unless directed otherwise by Quest Support.

•	Opening the configuration file

•	Configuring replication monitoring

•	Configuring virtual appliance (VA) monitoring

•	Configuring datastore monitoring

•	Restarting the Quest vRanger Service

Opening the configuration file

Opening the configuration file

Complete the steps in the following procedure to open the configuration file.

To open the configuration file:

1	Open the Vizioncore.vRanger.Service.exe.config file with your text editor of choice.

2	Make the required changes carefully, using the following information as guidance.

▪	Configuring replication monitoring

▪	Configuring virtual appliance (VA) monitoring

▪	Configuring datastore monitoring

▪	Restarting the Quest vRanger Service

 

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