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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.12.0.1 Virtual Machine User Guide

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Backup prerequisites

Ensure the following prerequisites are met before backing up VCF on VxRail:

  • Download the VCF backup script from PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance UI:
    1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance UI, click , and then select Downloads. The Downloads pane appears.
    2. Select VMware > VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail.
    3. Select Download available on the agent.
    4. Copy the downloaded VCF script to the SLES12/SLES15 supported Operating System.
    5. Change the permissions of the VCF script for execution.
    6. SLES12/SLES15 Operating System from where the VCF script is run should be in the same network as DM5500 and VCF environment, and should be reachable.
  • VCF is at a supported version. For more information, see the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance compatibility matrix provided by the E-Lab Navigator.
  • Any external server (using SFTP or another supported protocol) used in a file-based backup has been discovered as a File System asset in PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance.
  • Any vCenter server being protected has been added as an asset source in PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance.
  • PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance and the vCenter server and SDDC, and NSX-T managers are all set to the same time zone and have their clocks synchronized.
  • PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance and VCF do not have backup schedules that would back up the same assets at the same time.
  • A VM Direct Engine exists.
  • Any backup directory path specified by an external server in a file-based backup exists.
  • All credentials provided during the execution of the backup script resolve to accounts with the required permissions to access the related resources. This includes but is not limited to the following:
    • The vCenter username being used belongs to the vCenter Administrators group.
    • The SDDC manager username being used has the SDDC manager Admin role.

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