Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Quick protection

This procedure uses default backup settings and values to protect all VCF components at once. If a VCF component is automatically discovered, it is automatically protected. Quick protection requires the least amount of input, but also provides the least amount of choice. For information about the default settings and values used, review the selective-protection procedures that follow.

1. From a Avamar command line, type the following two commands:

   cd /usr/local/avamar/bin

   ./avamar-vcf-component-protection.sh

2. Enter the credentials for Avamar server.
3. Enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the SDDC Manager server, and then enter credentials for the SDDC Manager server.
4. From the backup-script main menu, enter 1.
   NOTE:Quick protection uses the same external SFTP server and backup schedule for both the SDDC Manager and vCenter Servers. It also overrides the existing backup configurations of the SDDC and vCenter Servers without prompting.
5. Enter the address of an external SFTP server, including the backup directory path, followed by credentials to access the server. The external SFTP server is also used for vCenter Server configuration.

   The external SFTP server and backup directory path uses the format sftp://server_ip_address:port_number/folder/subfolder. For example:

   sftp://172.17.62.201:22/upload/backup

6. Enter the encryption passphrase for the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server backups.

   In quick protection, the encryption passphrase is the same for the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server backups. The encryption passphrase must be 12 - 20 characters in length, and contain at least two lowercase letters, two uppercase letters, two numbers, and a special character.

   NOTE:Store the passphrase in a secure location that is different from the backup files and the VCF environment that you are protecting.
7. Confirm whether you must use common credentials for all vCenter Servers.
   • Enter y to provide common credentials for all vCenter Servers.
   • Enter n to be prompted for the credentials for each individual server.
   NOTE:In quick protection, all the vCenter Servers are selected for protection. You cannot select individual vCenter Servers.
8. Select the days of the week a backup takes place, and then enter the time of day.

   Type a number that represents a day of the week, where 1 represents Sunday. If selecting multiple days of the week, separate the numbers with a space. For example, to select Sunday and Monday:

   1 2

   The time of day uses HH:MM in the 24-hour format. For example, for 1:25 PM, enter 13:25.

9. Select the File System and Virtual Machine protection policies to use. If a single protection policy of one type exists, it will be automatically used.
10. Enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of any image-based VCF component that is not automatically discovered and that you want to protect. For a list of components that are not automatically discovered, see Table 2.