Computer Associates BABWBN2900E20 - BRIGHTSTOR ARC BACKUP V9... User manual

CA ARCserve®Backup for
Windows
Agent for VMware Guide
r12

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CA Product References
This documentation set references the following CA products:
■Advantage™ Ingres®
■BrightStor®ARCserve®Backup for Laptops and Desktops
■BrightStor®CA-1®Tape Management
■BrightStor®CA-Dynam®/B Backup for VM
■BrightStor®CA-Dynam®/TLMS Tape Management
■BrightStor®CA-Vtape™ Virtual Tape System
■BrightStor®Enterprise Backup
■BrightStor®High Availability
■BrightStor®Storage Resource Manager
■BrightStor®VM:Tape®
■CA ARCserve®Backup Agent for Novell Open Enterprise Server for Linux
■CA ARCserve®Backup Agent for Open Files on NetWare
■CA ARCserve®Backup Agent for Open Files on Windows
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for FreeBSD
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for Linux
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for Mainframe Linux
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for NetWare
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for UNIX
■CA ARCserve®Backup Client Agent for Windows
■CA ARCserve®Backup Enterprise Option for AS/400
■CA ARCserve®Backup Enterprise Option for Open VMS
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for IBM Informix
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Lotus Domino
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Microsoft Data Protection
Manager
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Microsoft Exchange
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Microsoft SharePoint

■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Oracle
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for Sybase
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Agent for VMware
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Disaster Recovery Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Disk to Disk to Tape Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Enterprise Module
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Enterprise Option for IBM 3494
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for
Oracle
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Enterprise Option for StorageTek
ACSLS
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Image Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy
Service
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows NDMP NAS Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Serverless Backup Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Storage Area Network (SAN) Option
■CA ARCserve®Backup for Windows Tape Library Option
■CA XOsoft™ Assured Recovery™
■CA XOsoft™
■Common Services™
■eTrust®Antivirus
■eTrust®Firewall
■Unicenter®Network and Systems Management
■Unicenter®Software Delivery
■Unicenter®VM:Operator®

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introducing the Agent 9
Introduction................................................................................... 9
How to Administer Virtual Machines to Manage Backup Operations ................................ 9
How VMware Consolidated Backup Works ...................................................... 11
VCB Limitations .............................................................................. 13
How the Agent Protects VMs that Reside on Local Storage and a SAN ............................ 14
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the Agent 15
How to License the Agent for VMware .......................................................... 15
Installation Prerequisites ...................................................................... 16
How to Install and Configure the Agent ........................................................ 16
Register vcb_com.dll on 32-bit Systems .................................................... 17
Register vcb_com.dll on 64-bit Systems .................................................... 17
Install the Agent Using the Server Admin ...................................................... 19
Set Up Backing Up ESX Server Systems Using a Backup Proxy System ........................... 19
Configure ESX Server 3.0.2 Systems ....................................................... 20
Configure ESX Server 3.5 Systems......................................................... 23
Configure ESX Server 3i Systems .......................................................... 26
Configure VirtualCenter Server 2.0.2 Systems .............................................. 28
Configure VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Systems ................................................ 32
Configure the Agent to Perform Full Backups in Full VM (Raw) Mode and Daily Incremental and
Differential Backups in File Mode .............................................................. 34
Populate the CA ARCserve Backup Database Using the ARCserve VMware Configuration Tool ...... 35
Populate the CA ARCserve Backup Database Using the ca_vcbpopulatedb Command Line Utility ... 39
Create a ca_vcbpopulatedb Configuration File............................................... 42
Examples ................................................................................ 44
ca_vcbpopulatedb Utility Return Codes ..................................................... 45
When to Populate the ARCserve Database ...................................................... 46
Configure the Agent to Protect VMs that Reside on a SAN ....................................... 46
Uninstall the Agent ........................................................................... 48
Chapter 3: Backing Up and Restoring Data 49
How to Browse Backup Volumes ............................................................... 49
Backup Modes ................................................................................ 51
Back Up Data ................................................................................ 53
How the Agent Supports the Preflight Check Utility .......................................... 55
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Filter VM Backup Data ........................................................................ 56
How to Browse Restore Sessions .............................................................. 57
Restoring Data ............................................................................... 59
Restore File-Level Data.................................................................... 59
Restore Raw (Full VM) Level Data to ESX Server 3.0.x and ESX Server 3.5 Systems........... 62
Restore Raw (Full VM) Level Data to ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i Systems Using the VMware
Converter ................................................................................ 67
VCB Backup and Restore Limitations ........................................................... 68
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 71
VM Mount Operation Fails ..................................................................... 71
VM Unmount Operation Fails .................................................................. 73
The ARCserve VMware Configuration Tool or the ca_vcbpopulatedb Utility Fails ................... 73
Index 75

Chapter 1: Introducing the Agent
This section contains the following topics:
Introduction (see page 9)
How to Administer Virtual Machines to Manage Backup Operations (see page
9)
How VMware Consolidated Backup Works (see page 11)
VCB Limitations (see page 13)
How the Agent Protects VMs that Reside on Local Storage and a SAN (see page
14)
Introduction
CA ARCserve Backup is a comprehensive storage solution for applications,
databases, distributed servers, and file systems. It provides backup and
restore capabilities for databases, business-critical applications, and network
clients.
Among the agents CA ARCserve Backup offers is the CA ARCserve Backup
Agent for VMware. VMware provides you with a mechanism called VMware
Consolidated Backup (VCB) that is integrated with VMware ESX Server and
VMware VirtualCenter Server. VCB lets you protect Virtual Machine (VM) files
and data. Using VCB you can offload VM backup activity to a dedicated backup
proxy system, and then use the backup and restore functionalities provided by
CA ARCserve Backup to protect Virtual Machines.
How to Administer Virtual Machines to Manage Backup
Operations
The agent lets you back up data and it works best under the following
circumstances:
■You want to reduce resource restraints in the ESX Server system.
Note: VMware ESX Server is an application that manages system, storage,
and network resources in multiple VM environments.
■You do not want to deploy a backup agent on your VMs.
■Your environment consists of VMs residing on different types of data
stores.
■You need to restore data at the file level or raw (full VM) level.
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How to Administer Virtual Machines to Manage Backup Operations
VCB lets you perform the following administrative tasks:
■Take a snapshot of a VM and mount or export the backup data to one or
more backup proxy systems and remove the load from the ESX Server
system.
■Perform file level backups and restores of a VM running any VMware-
supported Windows-based operating system.
■Perform raw (full VM) level backups and restores of a VM running any
VMware-supported operating system.
■Perform LAN-free (Local Area Network) backups, if the VMs reside on a
SAN.
■Back up a VM, regardless of its power state.
■Reduce administration overhead by centralizing backup management on
backup proxy systems. You do not need to deploy agents on the VMs.
Note: This capability requires you to install the CA ARCserve Backup Client
Agent for Windows on the backup proxy system.
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