Data Protector Components; Data Protector Cell Manager; Data Protector Vmware Integration Component; Data Protector Media Agents - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Data Protector components

Data Protector Cell Manager

The Data Protector Cell Manager can be installed on a virtual machine, VirtualCenter
Server system, backup proxy system, or a separate system outside the VMware Virtual
Infrastructure environment.

Data Protector VMware Integration component

The Data Protector VMware Integration component must be installed on the
following clients:
• All ESX Server systems from which you plan to back up virtual machines
• VirtualCenter Server systems (if they exist)
• Backup proxy systems (if you plan to use the VCBfile and VCBimage backup
methods)
• Windows systems (physical or virtual) to which you plan to restore filesystems of
virtual machines
NOTE:
The Data Protector VMware Integration component (or any other) cannot be installed
on ESXi Server systems.
The component consists of the following parts:
• vmware_bar.exe, activated during backup and restore
• util_vmware.exe, activated during configuration and mounting on backup
proxy systems

Data Protector Media Agents

Data Protector Media Agents can be installed on ESX Server systems, VirtualCenter
Server systems, backup proxy systems, or separate systems outside the VMware
Virtual Infrastructure environment.
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