The Virtual Server Agent can be configured to support the following hypervisors:
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Alibaba Cloud (only in Command Center - streaming only)
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Amazon (streaming and IntelliSnap)
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Citrix Xen (streaming only)
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Docker (streaming only)
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Google Cloud Platform (streaming only)
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Huawei FusionCompute (streaming only)
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Microsoft Azure (streaming and IntelliSnap)
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Microsoft Azure Stack (streaming and IntelliSnap)
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Microsoft Hyper-V (streaming and IntelliSnap)
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Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) (streaming and IntelliSnap)
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OpenStack (streaming only)
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Oracle Cloud Classic (streaming only)
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (only in Command Center - streaming only)
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Oracle VM (streaming only)
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (streaming only)
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vCloud Director (streaming only)
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VMware (streaming and IntelliSnap)
Terminology
The Virtual Server Agent documentation uses the following terminology:
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Term |
Description |
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Vendor |
The virtualization software (hypervisor) being used (such as Hyper-V or VMware). |
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Virtualization Client |
A management unit for each hypervisor, such as VMware, Hyper-V, and RHEV in the CommCell Console. The virtualization client provides a single point of administration for backup and restore operations on the hypervisor. For example, the virtualization client for VMware serves as a single point of administration for the entities managed by the vCenter, including ESX servers, datastores, and virtual machines (VMs). |
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Proxy or Node |
A physical computer or virtual machine on which the Virtual Server Agent is installed. A computer with the Virtual Server Agent installed acts as a VSA proxy to facilitate data protection and recovery operations for virtual machines. |
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Virtual Server Agent |
A software module that performs backup and restore of virtual machine data. |
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Backup Set |
A group of subclients which includes all of the data to be backed up by the Virtual Server Agent. |
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Subclient |
A logical entity that uniquely defines a set of virtual machines to be backed up. |
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Discovery |
Searching virtual machines in a standalone hypervisor or cluster (example, vCenter or Hyper-V cluster) based on a specific criteria. |
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Guest Host |
A virtual machine. |
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Guest OS |
The operating system running on the virtual machine (such as Windows or Linux). |