Vcbfile Method - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

VCBfile method

For the VCBfile backup method, you need to have at least one backup proxy system
configured in your environment. A backup proxy system is a Windows system that
has the VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) software installed. For details on the
VCB software, see the VMware documentation.
During a VCBfile backup, Data Protector invokes VCB to mount NTFS filesystems of
Windows virtual machines on a backup proxy host. Before a filesystem is mounted,
VCB creates a virtual machine snapshot to put the files into a consistent state. Once
the filesystem is mounted, the files are transferred directly to Data Protector media
while the backup proxy is only referencing them. At the end, the filesystem is
unmounted and the virtual machine snapshot is removed.
The VCBfile backup method enables you to back up NTFS filesystems of virtual
machines running Windows. Filesystems of other guest operating systems cannot be
backed up.
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