Integration Concepts; Supported Environments - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

The Snapshot, Suspend, and VCBimage methods are used to back up virtual machines.
The VCBfile method is used to back up filesystems of virtual machines.
For details, see
Data Protector offers interactive and scheduled backups of the following types:
• Full
• Incremental
• Differential
For details on the backup types see,
Virtual machines can be restored:
• To the original ESX Server and/or ESXi Server systems
• To any Data Protector client with the VMware Integration component installed.
After such a restore, you need to manually move the restored virtual machine
images to an ESX Server or ESXi Server system, using the VMware Converter.
Filesystems of virtual machines can be restored to any Windows system (physical or
virtual) that has the VMware Integration component installed.
This chapter provides information specific to the VMware Virtual Infrastructure
integration. For limitations, see the HP Data Protector product announcements, software
notes, and references. For general Data Protector procedures and options, see the
online Help.

Integration concepts

Data Protector integrates with VMware Virtual Infrastructure through the Data Protector
VMware integration agent, which channels communication between the Data Protector
Session Manager and the clients in the VMware environment. The Data Protector
VMware integration agent communicates with the Virtual Infrastructure through VI
SDK, a web-service API.

Supported environments

Data Protector supports environments where ESX Server and/or ESXi Server systems
are managed through a VirtualCenter Server system (VirtualCenter environments) as
well as environments with standalone ESX Server systems (standalone ESX Server
environments). Mixed environments, in which some of the ESX Server and/or ESXi
Server systems are managed through a VirtualCenter Server system and some are
standalone, are also supported. You can even have multiple VirtualCenter Server
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"Backup methods" on page 49.
Table 7 on page 66.