Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Add a VMware client

Perform the following steps to add a VMware client:

1. In the AUI navigation pane on the left, click , and then click Asset Management.
2. In the Domain tree, select a vCenter domain or a subdomain for the client.
3. Click ADD CLIENT.
   The Select VMware Entity window displays.
4. You can toggle the vCenter hierarchy view in the left pane to list containers by vSphere virtual machines and templates, or by vSphere hosts and clusters.
   • To view by vSphere virtual machines and templates, keep or move the VM/Tempate slider to the left. This is the default setting.
   • To view by vSphere hosts and clusters, move the VM/Tempate slider to the right. The name changes to Host/Cluster.

   NOTE:Resource pools are only visible in the Host/Cluster view.
5. In the left pane, expand and select a container in the vCenter.
   Use the filter icon in the Name column to search for an entity by name. The search filter limits the list to entities with the same and similar names. You can search for an entity that is located in a folder or subfolder.
   The VMware entities for the selected object display in a table in the right pane.
6. Select the check box next to any folder, resource pool, virtual machine, or vApp in the right pane. Use the filter icons in the Guest OS, Server and Location columns to quickly locate the entity you want to add.
   NOTE:You can further expand an entity in the table (for example, a folder) to view a container's child entities and select these entities.
   All selections appear in the Selected VMware Entities drop-down when you hover over the icon. You can also click the - to the left of an entity in this drop-down to remove the selection.

   

   NOTE:The check box next to an entity will be disabled in the following cases:

   • The entity has already been added as a client.
   • The entity is the AVE.
   • The entity is a VMware proxy.
   • The entity is a datacenter.
   • The entity is an ESX host.
7. (Optional) When adding a container, select from one of the Inclusion options in the right pane:
   • Select Dynamic to make this a dynamic container
   • Select Static to make this a static container.
8. To enable changed block tracking, move the CBT slider to the right/ON position.
   If changed block tracking is not enabled, each virtual machine image must be fully processed for each backup, which might result in long backup windows, or excessive back-end storage read and write activity.

   NOTE:Enabling changed block tracking does not take effect until any of the following actions occur on the virtual machine:

   • Reboot
   • Power on
   • Resume after suspend
   • Migrate
9. To add a dynamic container that uses recursive protection, move the Recursive Protection slider to right/ON position.
   This task automatically adds all the child entities, including the subcontainers, virtual machines, and vApps residing in the subcontainers.
10. Click SUBMIT.