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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12 Virtual Machine User Guide

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vSphere Installation Bundle monitoring and management

The vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) is a software package that is bundled with the PowerProtect Data Manager OVA and update package. The VIB is installed automatically on a vSphere ESXi 7.0 U3c and later host during the PowerProtect Data Manager deployment or update, and is required to enable the transparent snapshot data mover (TSDM) for virtual machines.

Prerequisites to VIB installation and update

The VIB package will be installed or updated provided that the following requirements are met:

  • The PowerProtect Data Manager version is 19.9 or later.
  • The hosting ESXi Server is version 7.0 U3c or later.
  • The managing vCenter Server is version 7.0 U3c or later.
  • *The installation can be performed on all eligible hosts of the cluster and all hosts added to the cluster.
  • ​VIB management is enabled on the vCenter server asset source. The section Transparent Snapshot Data Mover protection mechanism provides more information.

During the VIB installation:

  • A VIB file (approximately 4 MB) is uploaded to the ESXi datastore.
  • An entry for the job Performing Host Configuration (vib_install) appears in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.
  • Information for the vCenter and ESXi host is detected to verify that the supported versions are installed.

You can use the Transparent Snapshot Data Movers tab in the Protection Engines window of the PowerProtect Data Manager UI to monitor and manage the installation of the VIB. This window provides a vCenter hierarchy view which is based on the asset sources that are enabled in PowerProtect Data Manager. If an ESXi host is not eligible or available for the VIB installation, the status displays as Not Eligible in the Protection Engines window. Transparent Snapshot Data Mover protection mechanism provides more information.

NOTE The VIB cannot be deployed until virtual machine assets from an ESXi cluster are added to a protection policy. It is recommended that you perform an installation pre-check before the backup of any TSDM-enabled protection policies.

During the creation of a crash-consistent virtual machine protection policy, the VIB is deployed automatically on the vSphere cluster being protected. If all requirements are met, TSDM is used as the default protection mechanism instead of VADP. If crash-consistent policies that were created in PowerProtect Data Manager 19.8 and earlier are configured with the following options, these policies can be migrated to use TSDM:

  • Exclude swap files from backup is off.
  • Enable guest file system quiescing is off.

You can use the PowerProtect Data Manager UI to apply TSDM as the data mover for virtual machine assets.

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