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Quest Protect 7.1.0 - User Guide

Creating Veeam Agent

The Veeam Agents collect data from your Veeam infrastructure and sends it to the Veeam Backup Server. The agents keep track of resource utilization metrics and alerts you when certain pre-defined thresholds are reached.

 

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NOTE: In FIPS-compliant mode, you need to import the CA certificate or the self-signed certificate to the KeyStore of FglAM to use HTTPs. For more information, see Managing certificates .
To create a Veeam Agent:
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Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Protection.
The Protection dashboard opens.
4
Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the protection environment that you want to monitor.
5
On the menu bar, click the Administration tab.
The Administration view appears at the bottom of the Protection dashboard.
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In the Administration view, click Veeam Agent, and then click Add.
The Agent Setup Wizard dialog box opens.
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In the Select Fglam Client step, select the agent manager on which the new agent is to be deployed, and then click Next.
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In the Agent Properties step, specify the following values, as needed, then click Next.
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Enterprise Manager: The name or IP address of the computer on Veeam Backup Server is running.
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Port: The HTTP port number used by the Veeam Backup Server.
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In the Credential Verification step, perform either of the following:
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NOTE: The user credential must assign with either of the Portal Administrator, Restore Operator, or Portal User role.
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Select Add Veeam Manager Server to a new credential, then the Create New Credential view appears on the right. Specify the credential related information, and then click Next.
Or
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Select Add Veeam Manager server to an existing credential, then the Selected Existing Credential view appears on the right. Select an existing credential, and then click Next.
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In the Summary step, confirm the agent information, and then click Finish.
The new Veeam Agent is created, and its data is to be monitored by Veeam Backup Server after a few minutes.

Editing agent properties

Default versions of these properties are installed with Foglight. However, you can edit the default shareable and agent properties, configure agent properties that apply only to a specific agent instance, and create edited clones of shareable properties that are used by a subset of agents of a certain type.

To edit the Rapid Recovery Agent properties:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Protection.
The Protection dashboard opens.
4
Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the protection environment that you want to monitor.
5
On the menu bar, click the Administration tab.
The Administration view appears at the bottom of the Protection dashboard.
6
Select the instance of the Rapid Recovery Agent which properties that you want to modify, and then click Edit Properties.
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In the Rapid Recovery Agent: Edit Properties dialog box, edit the properties as needed, and then click Save.
The Rapid Recovery Agent: Edit Properties dialog box closes and the list of agent instances automatically refreshes in the display area.
To edit the Veeam Agent properties:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Protection.
The Protection dashboard opens.
4
Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the protection environment that you want to monitor.
5
On the menu bar, click the Administration tab.
The Administration view appears at the bottom of the Protection dashboard.
6
Select the instance of the Veeam Agent which properties that you want to modify, and then click Edit Properties.
7
In the Veeam Agent: Edit Properties dialog box, edit the properties as needed, and then click Save.
The Veeam Agent: Edit Properties dialog box closes and the list of agent instances automatically refreshes in the display area.

Managing certificates

Syntax Conventions

In order to successfully make use of the Foglight commands in your monitoring environment, review the syntax conventions before getting started. The syntax conventions are as follows:

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Generic examples follow the UNIX path structure that uses forward slashes '/' to separate directories.
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Platform-specific examples follow standard platform conventions. For example, UNIX-specific examples use forward slashes ‘/’ as directory delimiters, while Windows examples use backslashes ‘\’.
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<foglight_home> is a placeholder that represents the path to the Foglight Management Server installation.
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<foglight_agent_mgr_home> is a placeholder that represents the path to the Foglight Agent Manager installation. This can be the location of the Foglight Agent Manager installation on a monitored host, or the home directory of the Foglight Agent Manager that comes embedded with the Foglight Management Server. For example:
Path to the Foglight Agent Manager installation on a monitored host (Windows):
C:\Quest\Foglight_Agent_Manager
Path to the embedded Foglight Agent Manager installation (Windows):
C:\Quest\Foglight\fglam
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Unless otherwise specified, Foglight commands are case-sensitive.

Syntax Conventions

Managing certificates

In order to successfully make use of the Foglight commands in your monitoring environment, review the syntax conventions before getting started. The syntax conventions are as follows:

•
Generic examples follow the UNIX path structure that uses forward slashes '/' to separate directories.
•
Platform-specific examples follow standard platform conventions. For example, UNIX-specific examples use forward slashes ‘/’ as directory delimiters, while Windows examples use backslashes ‘\’.
•
<foglight_home> is a placeholder that represents the path to the Foglight Management Server installation.
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<foglight_agent_mgr_home> is a placeholder that represents the path to the Foglight Agent Manager installation. This can be the location of the Foglight Agent Manager installation on a monitored host, or the home directory of the Foglight Agent Manager that comes embedded with the Foglight Management Server. For example:
Path to the Foglight Agent Manager installation on a monitored host (Windows):
C:\Quest\Foglight_Agent_Manager
Path to the embedded Foglight Agent Manager installation (Windows):
C:\Quest\Foglight\fglam
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Unless otherwise specified, Foglight commands are case-sensitive.
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