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vRanger 7.7.1 - User Guide

Introduction Configuring vRanger
Configuring vRanger through the Startup Wizard Configuring vRanger manually Supplemental instructions: additional repository types
Using vRanger Backup Restore
Restoring a physical server 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
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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Adding a vCloud Director

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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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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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Click Done.

Adding an ESXi server

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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.

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

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Configuring vRanger > Configuring vRanger manually > Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host

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.
2
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.
4
In the User Name field, enter an account for the host.
5
In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.

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:
1
In the My Inventory view, click the Hyper-V tab.
2
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.
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.
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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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.

Adding a Hyper-V cluster

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Adding a Hyper-V cluster

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a Hyper-V® cluster.

To add a Hyper-V cluster:
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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 Failover Cluster.
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In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the Hyper-V cluster.
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In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with domain administrator privileges on the cluster.
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In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.
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In the Port Number field, enter the preferred port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the Hyper-V cluster on the source server.

This port must be open between vRanger and each Hyper-V server — the default is 8081.

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Click Connect, and then click Next.

The Hyper-V cluster appears in the Hyper-V Clusters section. The hosts managed by that cluster appear in the Hosts section.

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