Configuring the DS-Client : Configuring the Local DS-VDR Tool
 
Configuring the Local DS-VDR Tool
The Local DS-VDR Tool is required if you plan to create the following backup sets:
• Physical-to-Virtual (VMware vCenter) backup sets. For more information, see “Physical-to-Virtual (VMware vCenter) backup sets (Windows or Linux)”.
• VMware VADP backup sets with the Local DS-VDR option enabled: This kind of backup does not back up data to the DS-System. Instead, it protects VMware virtual machines by exporting the latest virtual machine through the vCenter Server to another host or datastore that contains a standby virtual machine that is always available for failover within the same vCenter Server.
NOTE:  If connected to a VMware vCenter Server that is connected to two or more VMware ESXi standalone hosts, the Local DS-VDR Tool is able to clone virtual machines from one standalone host to another even if there is no shared storage available between the two hosts.
For more information, see “VMware VADP backup sets (Windows or Linux)”.
Before creating these backup sets, you must configure the Local DS-VDR Tool for the DS-Client. Before you can configure the Local DS-VDR Tool for the DS-Client, the following requirements must be met:
• The Local DS-VDR Tool must already be installed on a network computer that can connect both to the DS-Client and the target VMware vCenter Server. For more information, see the Client Software Installation Guide.
• The DS-Client must have at least one Local DS-VDR license count available. This is allocated by your service provider from the DS-System. To verify this, on the Setup menu, click View Quotas. In the View Quotas dialog box, see the DS-Client Local DS-VDR License section.
NOTE:  If the hardware of the machine on which the existing Local DS-VDR Tool for the DS-Client has been modified or if you want the DS-Client to use another installation of the Local DS-VDR Tool, you must reconfigure the Local DS-VDR Tool.
To configure the Local DS-VDR Tool:
1. On the Local DS-VDR menu, click Configure Local DS-VDR Tool. The Local DS-VDR Tool Setup dialog box appears.
F1 Help: "Local DS-VDR Tool Setup"
2. In the Local DS-VDR Tool IP box, type the IP address of the Local DS-VDR Tool installed for the DS-Client.
NOTE:  Each Local DS-VDR Tool can only be used with one DS-Client.
3. If you are reconfiguring the Local DS-VDR Tool and want to reset the hardware cookie, click Reset.
4. To test the DS-Client’s connection with the Local DS-VDR Tool, click Connect. The result is displayed as a message at the bottom of the dialog box.
5. To update the Local DS-VDR Tool’s database with the DS-Client’s current Local DS-VDR backup set configurations, click Sync.
6. Click OK.