Complete the steps in the following procedure to manually add a Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host to vRanger protection.
This task is a step in Roadmap for manually configuring vRanger.
To add a Hyper-V System Center VMM, Cluster or host
1 On the My Inventory view, click the Hyper-V tab. 2 Click the Add icon, and then click one of the following:
• Hyper-V System Center VMM • Hyper-V Host
• Hyper-V Failover Cluster The Add Credentials dialog displays.
3 In the DNS Name or IP text box enter the FQDN or IP address of the Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host.
4 In the User Name text box, enter the user name of an account with domain administrator privileges on the System Center VMM, cluster, or host.
5 In the User Password text box, enter the password for the account used above.
6 If this is a new System Center VMM, cluster, or host, or if you have removed the vRanger Hyper-V agent, select Install agent on host.
7 In the Port Number text box, enter the preferred port you want vRanger to use to communicate with the Hyper-V server. This port must be open between vRanger and each Hyper-V server. The default port number is 8081.
8 Click Connect.
The System Center VMM, cluster, or host is added to the Hyper-V tab.
Adding a physical server
Complete the steps in the following procedure to manually add a physical server to vRanger protection. This task is a step in Roadmap for manually configuring vRanger.
To add a physical server
1 From the My Inventory view, click the Physical tab. 2 Click the Add icon, and then click Physical Machine.
The Add Physical Machine Credentials displays.
IMPORTANT: This port is configured during System Center VMM installation. If you chose a port number different from the default value, enter that value here.
3 In the DNS Name or IP text box, enter the FQDN or IP address of the server. 4 In the User Name text box, enter an account for the server.
5 In the User Password text box, enter the password for the account used above.
6 If this is a new server, or if you have removed the vRanger agent, select Install agent on machine. In the Agent Location text box, enter the preferred directory (on the physical machine) to which the physical client should be installed. The default installation location is:
For 64-bit servers: C:\Program Files\Dell\vRangerPhysicalClient
7 In the Port Number text box, enter the preferred port for vRanger to use to communicate with the physical client on the source server. This port must be open between vRanger and each physical server. The default port number is 51000
8 Click Connect.
The server displays in the My Inventory pane. You may also create a Backup Group to combine multiple physical servers into one backup job. See the section Adding a custom backup group for more
information.
Manually installing the physical client
vRanger requires a physical backup client to be installed on the source physical server. This is normally done when the source server is added to the vRanger inventory, but in some circumstances it may be necessary to install the client manually.
To manually install the physical client
1 On the vRanger server, find the physical client installation file - vRangerPhysicalClient.exe. The file is located in the “Service” sub-directory of the vRanger installation folder. By default this is:
C:\Program Files\Dell\vRanger\Service
2 Copy the client to the preferred location on the source server
3 From the source server’s command line, run the vRangerPhysicalClient.exe command modified by the parameters below:
• USERNAME – This is required information. This is the username for an account with administrative privileges Log on as a service” rights on the source server.
• PASSWORD – This is required information. This is the password for the account used above. • DOMAIN – This is optional. If no value is entered, the account used above is considered a local
account. If you use a network account, enter the domain for the account here. • INSTALL_DIR – This is optional. Default install directories are:
C:\Program Files\Dell\vRangerPhysicalClient • PORT – This is optional. The default port is 51000
Command examples
The examples below show the proper syntax for using the installer.
• To accept the defaults, you must only provide credentials for the source server:
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• You may also use a network account:
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3$66:25' 3DVVZRUG
Y5DQJHU3K\VLFDO&OLHQW H[H 86(51$0( DGPLQLVWUDWRU 3$66:25' 3DVVZRUG ,167$//B',5 F ?Y5DQJHU3K\VLFDO&OLHQW
Y5DQJHU3K\VLFDO&OLHQW H[H 86(51$0( DGPLQLVWUDWRU 3$66:25' 3DVVZRUG
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Adding a repository
The following instructions describe how to add a CIFS repository to vRanger. For information about adding other types of repositories, see Supplemental instructions – additional repository types.
This task is a step in Roadmap for manually configuring vRanger.
To add a repository
1 To add repository, navigate to the My Repositories pane. Click to highlight the preferred repository type. 2 Right-click the node, select Add, and then click Windows Share CIFS.
3 On the Add Repository dialog, populate the text boxes described below: • Repository Name – Enter a name for the repository.
• Description – Optionally, describe the repository.
• User Name and User Password text boxes – Enter the credentials for accessing the CIFS share. • Select a Security Protocol from the drop-down: NTLM (Default), or NTLM v2.
• Server – Enter the path to the preferred directory. Alternatively, you may enter the server IP or DNS name and click Browse, then browse to the correct path.
4 Select Encrypt all backups to this repository if you want these backups to be password-protected. 5 Enter a Password for the encrypted repository — confirm the password by re-entering it.
6 Click Update — the connection to the repository is tested and the repository is added to the My Repositories pane and the Repository Information dialog.
7 Click OK.