You can configure the power management feature for a MediaAgent that is hosted on the cloud. Power management automatically turns on the MediaAgent for various operations, and then turns off the MediaAgent after an operation is complete. For manual operations, such as library configuration and operations that are performed based on requirement, you must manually turn on and turn off the MediaAgent.
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The power management feature is enabled on the CommServe by default. To enable or disable the feature, configure the Enable Cloud VM Management feature parameter available in the Service Configuration tab of the Media Management Configuration dialog box. For more information, see Media Management Configuration: Service Configuration.
Process for Setting Up Power Management
To set up power management, complete the following steps:
Note
You are recommended to configure a proxy firewall between the CommServe and the MediaAgent. For instructions, see Configuring a Firewall to Install the Virtual Server Agent on a Cloud VM or Instance.
Support for Versions, Operations, Vendors, Platforms, and Agents
Support for MediaAgent Version
You can perform power management for the MediaAgents upgraded to the latest feature release of the software.
Support for Operations
Operations for Which the System Automatically Turns On Cloud MediaAgents
Power management turns on cloud MediaAgents for the following operations:
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Auxiliary copy operations
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Backup operations
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Restore operations
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Pruning operations
Operations for Which You Must Manually Turn On Cloud MediaAgents
Power management does not turn on cloud MediaAgents for several operations. For these operations, you must manually turn on and turn off the MediaAgents. Few of the operations are listed below:
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Creation of deduplication-enabled storage policies
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Library configuration
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Disaster recovery (DR) orchestration of virtual machines
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Live Sync virtual machine replication
Support for Cloud Vendor Systems
You can use power management for the MediaAgents deployed on the following cloud vendor systems:
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Google Cloud when the MediaAgent is on Feature Release 20 or higher.
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Azure
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VMware Cloud on AWS
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VMware vCenter (On-Premise)
Support for Platforms
You can use power management for the MediaAgents hosted on both the Windows and UNIX platforms.
Support for Agents
Power management turns on cloud MediaAgents for the operations performed on the following agents:
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Exchange Mailbox
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File System Agent
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Microsoft SQL Server database
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MySQL database
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Oracle database
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Virtual Server Agent