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vRanger 7.8.5 - User Guide

Introduction vRanger overview Configuring vRanger
Configuring vRanger through the Startup Wizard Configuring vRanger manually Supplemental instructions: additional repository types
Using vRanger Backup Restore
Restoring an encrypted VMware VM 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

Adding a repository

The following instructions describe how to add a CIFS repository to vRanger. For information about adding other types of repositories, see Supplemental instructions: additional repository types.

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In the Add Windows Network Share Repository dialog box, complete the following fields:
Repository Name: Enter a name for the repository.
Description: [Optional] Enter a long-form description for the repository.
User Name and Password: Enter the credentials for accessing the CIFS share.
Security Protocol: Select a protocol, NTLM (default) or NTLMv2.

For machine-based operations, the security protocol used is determined by the Windows configuration on the vRanger machine. By default, this is NTLM.

To use NTLMv2, you must edit the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LmCompatibilityLevel to set the LmCompatibilityLevel to 5.

Server: Enter the path to the preferred directory. Alternatively, you may enter the server IP or DNS name and click Browse, and browse to the correct path.
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If you want these backups password-protected, select Encrypt all backups to this repository, enter a Password for the encrypted repository, and then confirm the password by re-entering it.
CAUTION: If you use the Encrypt all backups to this repository feature, make certain to retain the password you enter. There is no back-door or administrator-level password. If the password is unknown, the backups are not usable.
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Managing repository replication

If you are using Quest RDA or EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™) repositories, you can also set up repository replication with another repository of the same type. For information on adding these types of repositories, see Adding an EMC Data Domain Boost (DD Boost) repository and Adding a Quest Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository.

After the first repository is added to vRanger and another is available for replication, you can synchronize replication in one of three ways:

Configuring a repository for automatic replication

When a managed repository is configured for savepoint replication, and a backup task completes successfully, each savepoint is also replicated to the replication repository.

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Under the Repositories node, select Replication.
TIP: You may also right-click the target repository in the My Repositories pane, and select Repository Replication Options.
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Select Enable savepoint replication for a successful backup job task, and click Ok.

Scheduling repository synchronization

When using scheduled repository synchronization, savepoints are replicated to the replication repository according to a configured schedule.

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Under the Repositories node, select Replication.
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In the Repository Replication Configuration pane, find the Repository Name column, and select the applicable repository.
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Select Schedule repository synchronization.
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Start: In the drop-down list, select the time for the replication task to begin.
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Recurrence Pattern: Establish how often the changes should be synchronized. There are five options within this section:
Daily: The daily option can be scheduled to synchronize the repository every weekday or every x number of days.
Weekly: Repository synchronization can be configured to run on weekly intervals, from every week to every 99 weeks. The day of the week on which to run synchronization tasks can be configured.
Monthly: The monthly option offers the following configurations:
Day [x] of every [y] month:
x can be any value from 1 to 31. This value determines the day of the month on which the synchronization job occurs.
y can be any value from 1 to 99. This value determines the monthly interval — for example, every two months sets the job to run every other month.
The [f] [d] of every [y] month(s):
f can be either: first, second, third, fourth or last.
d can be: weekday, weekend day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
y can be any value from 1 to 99. This value determines the monthly interval — for example, every two months sets the synchronization task to run every other month.
Yearly: The yearly option offers the following configurations:
Every [m] [x]:
m is any month of the year. This value determines the month of the year in which the synchronization occurs.
x can be any value from 1 to 31. This value determines the day of the month on which the synchronization occurs.
The [f] [d] of [m]:
f can be either: first, second, third, fourth, or last.
d can be: day, weekday, weekend day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
m is any month of the year. This value determines the month of the year in which the synchronization occurs.
Interval: The interval option lets you select the number of days, hours, and minutes that should pass between backup jobs. The interval selected must be greater than or equal to five minutes.
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Click OK to schedule the job.
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