When a Hyper-V server is added to IBM Spectrum® Protect
Plus, an inventory of the server is captured,
enabling you to complete backup and restore jobs, as well as run reports.
Before you begin
Note the following considerations and procedures before adding a Hyper-V server to IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus:
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Hyper-V servers can be registered using a DNS name or IP address. DNS names must be resolvable by
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. If the Hyper-V server is part of a
cluster, all nodes in the cluster must be resolvable through DNS. If DNS is not available, the
server must be added to the /etc/hosts file on the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus appliance. If more than one Hyper-V server is
set up in a cluster environment, all of the servers must be added to/etc/hosts.
When registering the cluster in IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus,
register the Failover Cluster Manager.
- All Hyper-V servers, including cluster nodes, must have the Microsoft iSCSI initiator Service
running in their Services list. Set the service to Automatic so that it is available when the
machine boots.
- Add the user to the local administrator group on the Hyper-V server.
Procedure
To add a Hyper-V server, complete the following steps:
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In the navigation panel, click .
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Click Manage Hyper-V Server.
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Click Add Hyper-V Server.
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Populate the fields in the Server Properties pane:
- Hostname/IP
- Enter the resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Use existing user
- Enable to select a previously entered user name and password for the server.
- Username
- Enter your user name for the server.
- Password
- Enter your password for the server.
- Port
- Enter the communications port of the server you are adding. The typical default port is
5985.
- Select the Use TLS check box to enable an encrypted Transport Layer
Security (TLS) connection.
- If you do not select Use TLS, you must complete additional steps on the
Hyper-V server. See Enabling WinRM for connection to Hyper-V servers.
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In the Options section, configure the following option:
- Maximum number of VMs to process concurrently per Hyper-V server
- Set the maximum number of concurrent virtual machine snapshots to process on the Hyper-V
server.
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Click Save. IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus
confirms a network connection, adds the server to the database, and then catalogs the server.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If
your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to
review the connections.
What to do next
After you add the Hyper-V server, complete the following action:
Action |
How to |
Assign user permissions to the hypervisor. |
See Creating a role. |