Title

Proven Practice: Integrating Legato Networker 7.4 with VCB 1.1

Version

VMware 07/AUG/2008 1.0

Author

VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.33 billion, more than 120,000 customers and nearly 18,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest-growing public software companies. VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and on the Web at www.vmware.com.

Chris Skinner

ccskinner@vmware.com

Tags

availability backup Legato Networker_7.4 VCB vmware_consolidated_backup

Location

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Context

Instead of installing backup agents in all of our guests and backing up over the LAN, we prefer to use VCB with our chosen backup provider in LAN-free mode.

VMware Consolidated Backup enables the LAN-free operation by providing access to the VMDKs and quiescing guest disk operations to provide a clean backup, but you still need backup software to read the mounted disk and back it up.

In our case we use Legator Networker 7.4.

Actors

VMware Certified Professionals, Storage Management / Sysadmin / Operations / Backup experts

References

See attached PDF

Outline

1. Installing Legato Networker on the VCB Proxy Server

2. Starting Legato NetWorker Management Console

3. Configuring the Legato NetWorker VCB Integration Module

4. Configuring Legato NetWorker for VCB

5. Creating a Local NetWorker Storage Node

6. Adding Virtual Machines to be Protected by NetWorker

7. Adding a Save Set to the Proxy Configuration

8. Using the GUI to Add a Save Set

9. Testing the Legato Backup

10. Restoring a VM or File from a Backup

11. Configuring Unix Services for Windows

12. Configuring the ESX host for vcbRestore from Windows NFS

Disclaimer

You use this proven practice at your discretion. VMware and the author do not guarantee any results from the use of this proven practice. This proven practice is provided on an as-is basis and is for demonstration purposes only.