PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Virtual Machine User Guide

A vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) is included with the software deployment and update packages for PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 and later to facilitate the use of TSDM, and is enabled at the vCenter level upon the PowerProtect Data Manager deployment or update. The VIB installation occurs automatically at the cluster level when a virtual machine protection policy is created, with no requirement to restart the ESXi hosts or put the hosts into maintenance mode. Any new virtual machine protection policies use TSDM as the default protection mechanism instead of VADP when the version of the vCenter and ESXi servers that host the virtual machines is a minimum version of 7.0 U3c.

The Transparent Snapshot Data Movers pane provides a hierarchy view of the vCenter Server asset sources that have been added in PowerProtect Data Manager. Use this view to determine if the vCenter or ESXi server is enabled for VIB management, and if the hosts have the VIB installed or are eligible for VIB installation. A vSphere host cluster can have one of the following statuses:

• Installed—The VIB installation on this vSphere host is completed, and TSDM is enabled as the default protection mechanism for the virtual machines on the vSphere host.
• Ready for install—The vSphere host requirements for VIB installation have been met, and the installation will proceed automatically on the vSphere host when a virtual machine running on the cluster is added to a protection policy.
• Ready for upgrade—This status displays when the VIB is installed on the vSphere host and PowerProtect Data Manager is upgraded, but the VIB is being managed manually. In this case, the VIB will not be upgraded automatically on the vSphere host.
• Not eligible—The vSphere host does not meet the requirements for VIB installation. When TSDM cannot be used, the VADP protection mechanism is used for virtual machine protection operations on this host.
• Failed—The VIB installation on the vSphere host did not complete successfully. The Jobs window provides more information about the issue that caused the failure.

Use the filter icon in the status column to display only vSphere hosts with a certain status. For example, you can choose to display only hosts that are ready for VIB installation or upgrade.

When the VIB installation is started, the Protection Engines window updates to display the progress. Also, an entry for the job Performing Host Configuration (vib_install) appears in the Jobs window.

Disable or re-enable VIB on an ESXi host

In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, you can disable VIB management on a vCenter server to prevent automatic installation or update of the VIB on the ESXi host. To disable VIB management on the vCenter server:

1. Go to Infrastructure > Protection Engines, and then select the Transparent Snapshot Data Movers pane.
2. Hover over the Enabled icon to the right of the vCenter server, and then click Disable.

To re-enable VIB management on a vCenter server that currently has the VIB disabled:

1. Hover over the icon to the right of the host, and then click Enable.

   If a VIB installation or update is required, the status indicates Ready for install or Ready for upgrade.
   

2. Select the checkbox next to this host and click Install to manually perform the VIB install or update, or wait for the automatic VIB installation.
3. When performing a manual VIB installation, if one or more of the selections are not eligible or the VIB is already installed, a dialog appears. Click OK to proceed.