This post covers how to configure integration between Avamar Proxy Servers and VMware Log Insight.
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Forward Avamar log files to VMware Log Insight
This post covers how to forward the log files for DellEMC Avamar Server to VMware Log Insight.
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This post covers how to manage On-Demand and Scheduled Backups for VMware vRealize Operations Manager with Dell EMC Avamar.
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This post covers how to add VVD on VxRail vCenter Servers to DellEMC Avamar.
Continue readingOn-Demand Backup options for vRA Virtual Machines
This post provides a walk through of executing an on-demand Backup of a Virtual Machine owned by vRealize Automation, changing an existing VM Backup Policy, and adding Data Protection to an unprotected Virtual Machine using the DellEMC Data Protection Extension.
Continue readingvRA Actions and Entitlements for VM Data Protection
This post covers how to configure User Entitlements for Virtual Machine Actions in vRealize Automation, specific to the DellEMC Data Protection Extension.
Continue readingAdding Data Protection to vRA VM Blueprints
This post covers how to enable automated data protection services for Virtual Machines in VMware vRealize Automation, using the Data Protection extension from Dell EMC
Continue readingInstalling the vRealize Data Protection Extension from Dell EMC
This post covers the installation of the vRealize Data Protection Extension from Dell EMC.
Continue readingDell EMC vRealize Automation Data Protection Extension: This much I know
The Dell EMC vRealize Data Protection Extension provides out of the box Backup as a Service functionality for vRA Tenant virtual machines.
Continue readingvRA VM Backup, Delete, Restore – What’s the Problem?
Virtual machine lifecycle management is a key feature and function of VMware vRA. Policies can be put in place to control virtual machine requests, approvals, provisioning, expiration, and reclamation. With the EHC solution, we can also include automatic backup and restore in the VM lifecycle.
But what happens when a user decides to destroy a VM, only to realise shortly afterwards their mistake, meaning they now need to restore a VM that has been destroyed? Well, that’s the thing …
Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Multisite Services
The release of Enterprise Hybrid Cloud v4.0 has enabled EHC customers to leverage EHC services across multiple sites. This multi-site functionality is one of the major themes for the v4.0 release and is based upon the ability to provide EHC services to multiple vCenter endpoints.
This post will explain some of the options available to EHC customers.
Monitor RP4VM with vROps
The recent release of EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) for vRealize Operations Manager provides the ability to discover and monitor EMC RP4VM (RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines).
This post will walk through the installation and configuration of the RP4VM adapter in vROps and show some of the available dashboards.
Continue readingMonitor EMC Avamar with vROps
The latest release of EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) for VMware vRealize Operations Manager went GA May 2nd 2016, and among the many new features and supported objects is EMC Avamar.
This post will walk through the installation and configuration of the Avamar Adapter in vROps and show some of the available Avamar dashboards.
Continue readingUpgrading Avamar Proxy VMs
After completing a system upgrade of EMC Avamar, in VMware vSphere environments the existing Avamar Proxy virtual machines should be upgraded also.
It’s a simple process, but it took a while to find the procedure. So here are the highlights …..
Continue readingEHC – Backup as a Service: Automated VM Protection
The Enterprise Hybrid Cloud solution provides fully automated data protection backup and restore services for virtual machines, with EHC Backup as a Service (BaaS).
Continue readingEnterprise Hybrid Cloud: Creating a Backup Service Level
One of the services provided by the Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Solution (EHC) is Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS), which enables cloud users to manage and consume data protection backup services through a single user portal. The EHC solution leverages service levels throughout the solution, using policies to control resources such as compute, storage, network, and data protection.
Continue readingEnterprise Hybrid Cloud Backup Admin Services
The Data Protection Backup services provided by the Enterprise Hybrid Cloud solution are consumed by multiple cloud users. This post will introduce the services available to EHC Backup Administrators.
Continue readingEnterprise Hybrid Cloud Backup-as-a-Service: Overview
The Enterprise Hybrid Cloud solution provides fully automated Backup and Recovery services to its users. While technically an optional add-on to the foundation EHC solution, Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) is designed for all instances and configurations of EHC.
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