Updating an Azure Hypervisor

When you update an Azure hypervisor, you can update many settings, including the authentication method, the access nodes, security settings, and tags.

Go to the Hypervisor

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.

   The Virtual machines page appears.

2. On the Hypervisor tab, click the hypervisor.

   The hypervisor page appears.

Modify the Authentication Method

For authenticating the connection to the Azure VMs, you can use either managed identity authentication or authentication with the traditional method that uses Azure Active Directory.

1. On the Overview tab, in the General section, click the edit button .

   The Edit hypervisor details dialog box appears.

2. Specify the authentication method:

   • To authenticate using managed identities, move the Connect using managed identities for Azure resources toggle key to the right.

   • To authenticate using Azure Active Directory, do the following:

     1. Move the Connect using managed identities for Azure resources toggle key to the left.

     2. For Credentials, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

        Steps to create credentials

        1. Click the add button .

           The Add credential dialog box appears.

        2. In Credential name, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.

        3. In Tenant ID, enter the tenant ID for the Azure account.

        4. In Application ID, enter the application ID for the tenant.

        5. In Application secret, enter the secret key for the application.

        6. In Description, enter a description for the credential.

3. Click Save.

Modify the Azure Subscription ID

1. On the Overview tab, in the General section, click the edit button .

   The Edit hypervisor details dialog box appears.

2. Enter the new subscription ID.

View Recovery Points

On the Overview tab, the Recovery points section shows the backups that are available by date. For information about restores, see Restoring Azure VMs and Files.

Disable Backups

When you disable backups, the hypervisor is excluded from SLA calculations.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Activity Control section, move the Data backup toggle key to the left.

   An Enable after a delay link appears.

2. To enable backups again after a delay, click the Enable after a delay link, and then enter the amount of time to delay.

Disable Restores

If you disable restores, applications and other data cannot be restored.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Activity Control section, move the Data restores toggle key to the left.

   An Enable after a delay link appears.

2. To enable restores again after a delay, click the Enable after a delay link, and then enter the amount of time to delay.

Modify Tags

If you have the Tag Management permission, you can create and apply tags to the hypervisor. For more information, see Entity Tags.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Tags section, click the edit button .

   The Manage tags dialog box appears.

2. In Tag name, enter a name for the tag.

3. To assign a value, in Tag value, enter the value.

4. Click Save.

Select a FREL

You can select a file recovery enabler for Linux (FREL), which is a MediaAgent that is configured to recover UNIX file system data, for the hypervisor.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for File recovery enabler for Linux, click the edit button .

   The Edit file recovery dialog box appears.

2. Select the FREL.

3. Click Save.

Specify Guest Credentials

For application-aware backups and application-based backups, you can specify the credentials that are used to access guest VMs.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for Guest credentials, click the edit button .

   The Set guest credentials dialog box appears.

2. Enter a user name and password that can be used for all guest VMs that are associated with the hypervisor.

3. Click Save.

Specify a Time Zone

The default time zone for the hypervisor is the time zone of the CommServe server. You can specify a different time zone for the hypervisor.

If you specify a time zone for the hypervisor and for a VM group, the Commvault uses the time zone of the VM group.

• On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for Time zone, click the edit button , and then select the time zone.

Enable Region-Based Backups

For information about region-based backups, see Enabling Region-Based Backups for an Azure Hypervisor.

Modify Access Nodes

To create an access node for Azure, see Creating an Access Node for an Azure Hypervisor.

For information about auto-scaling and VM provisioning, see Auto-Scaling for Azure Access Nodes.

Assign Roles to Users or User Groups

To allow a user or user group to perform data management operations on the hypervisor, create a security association between the user or user group and one of the following pre-defined roles:

• View: Provide read-only access to application group configuration, job history, and reporting data

• VM End User: Provide self-service backup, recover both in-place and out-of-place

Procedure

1. On the Configuration tab, in the Security section, click the edit button .

   The Security dialog box appears.

2. On the Associations tab, enter the name of the user or user group, select the role to assign, and then click Add.

3. Click Save.

Related Topics

• Roles Overview

• Security for Virtualization

Assign Owners and Permissions

You can specify owners and permissions for the hypervisor.

1. On the Configuration tab, in the Security section, click the edit button .

   The Security dialog box appears.

2. On the Owners tab, enter the name of the user or user group to assign as an owner.

3. Under Permissions, select the permissions to give to the owner.

4. Click Save.

View Virtual Machines

The Virtual Machines tab shows the VMs that are associated with this hypervisor.

View VM Groups

The VM groups tab shows the VM groups that are associated with this hypervisor.

To create a new VM group, see Creating an Azure VM Group.

To update an existing VM group, see Updating an Azure VM Group