Enable Support For Multiple Vcenters; Download And Install Vsphere Client Software - EMC Avamar 6.1 User Manual

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Enable support for multiple vCenters

Avamar for VMware image backup and restore supports protecting up to 5 vCenters from a

single Avamar server. Beginning with Avamar 6.0, support for multiple vCenters is enabled

by default during new Avamar server software installations. However, if your Avamar

server was upgraded to from the previous version, you might need to perform the

following manual configuration in order to enable support for multiple vCenters.

To enable support for multiple vCenters, perform the following:

1. Open a command shell and log in using one of the following methods:

• To log in to a single-node server, log in to the server as admin.

• To log in to a multi-node server, log in to the utility node as admin.

2. Change directories by typing:

cd /usr/local/avamar/var/mc/server_data/prefs

3. Open mcserver.xml in a UNIX text editor.

4. Find the com.avamar.mc.vmware.max_number_of_vcenters node, as shown below:

Note: Substantial portions of mcserver.xml have been omitted for clarity.

5. Change the max_number_of_vcenters entry to an integer value between 2 and 5.

This value must be equal to or greater than the maximum number of vCenters you will

be using with this Avamar server. Currently, the absolute maximum number of

vCenters that can be supported by a single MCS is 5.

6. Save your changes.

7. Restart the MCS by typing:

dpnctl stop mcs

dpnctl start mcs

8. Close the command shell.

If you have not already done so, download and install vSphere client software by

performing the following:

1. From a Windows computer, point your web browser at the vSphere server by typing the

following URL:

HTTPS://VSPHERE

where VSPHERE is your actual vSphere server network hostname as defined in DNS, or

IP address.

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