Setup Wizard for Hyper-V Virtualization (Fully Managed Deployments)

When you log on to the Command Center for the first time, a setup wizard guides you through the core setup required by the applications available in the Command Center. After you complete the core setup, complete the setup wizard specific to the Virtualization application.

At any point during the setup wizard, click Finish setup later to leave the wizard. If you leave the setup wizard before it is complete, it appears the next time you log on.

Before You Begin

• Complete the Core Setup Wizard.

• You need the following information to complete the setup wizard for the Virtualization application with Hyper-V:

  • The hypervisor can be a Hyper-V cluster, a Hyper-V server in a cluster, or a standalone Hyper-V server.

  • Be prepared to enter credentials for the Hyper-V server or cluster. The user must belong to the local administrators group for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 or the Hyper-V administrators group for Hyper-V Server 2012 and later. For a Hyper-V cluster, the user account must have full cluster permissions (Read and Full Control).

  • Also identify one or more nodes on which you will install the VSA to create proxies for backup and restore operations.

    To use Changed Block Tracking for Hyper-V 2012 R2, select all nodes in the Hyper-V cluster.

• To discover Hyper-V servers, the CommServe system must have the VSA installed.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to configure email, hypervisor, storage, and virtual machine information.

1. If the setup page is not displayed, from the navigation pane, click Guided setup.

2. After you complete the core setup, on the Protect tab, click the Virtualization tile.

3. On the Create server backup plan page, type a name for the plan, then provide information about storage, retention, and backup schedules.

   If you configured a server backup plan as part of the Core Setup, the wizard skips this page.

4. Click Save.

   The Add hypervisor page appears. The options vary depending on the hypervisor type you select.

5. Provide the following information:

   • Select vendor: Select Microsoft Hyper-V.

   • Hostname / IP address: Provide a fully qualified hostname or IP address for the hypervisor.

   • Hypervisor name: Enter a descriptive name for the hypervisor.

   • User name and Password: Enter the user credentials to provide administrative access to the hypervisor.

6. Click Discover nodes. When the Nodes field is populated, select one or more nodes on which to install the Virtual Server Agent.

   Note

   You can continue the setup process while the VSA is being installed on Hyper-V nodes, but you cannot perform backups until that installation is complete.

7. Click Save.

8. On the Add VM group page, type a descriptive name to identify the VM group (for example, Essential VMs), and then select virtual machines to be protected.

9. Click Save.

10. To finish, choose one of the following options:

    • Click Back up Now to perform an immediate backup of the virtual machines in the VM group (without requiring confirmation).

      The Job details page appears and displays job status information.

    • Click Do it later to go to the hypervisor page without performing a backup.

Related Topics

• Creating a Server Plan

• Adding a Hyper-V Hypervisor

• Adding a VM Group for Hyper-V

• Performing VM Backups