All virtual machines backed up by the Virtual Server Agent can be displayed as client computers in a CommCell Console. By default, virtual machines are not displayed in the CommCell Console.
Once a virtual machine appears as a client computer in the CommCell Console, you can perform the following operations:
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You can remotely install any software or custom packages on the virtual machine if VMware Tools are installed on the virtual machine. For more information, refer to Installing Commvault Software Remotely Using the CommCell Console.
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You can view the job history of all backup and restore jobs that include the virtual machine. For more information, refer to Job History.
Prerequisites
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The virtual machine must be turned on at the time of the backup.
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VMware Tools must be installed and updated on the virtual machine.
If these prerequisites are not satisfied, the virtual machine appears as a client computer, but the host name and DNS do not appear in the Client Computer Properties dialog box.
Note
If you remotely install any software on a virtual machine and any required information such as the host name is missing from the database, the installation fails. If you interactively install any software on the virtual machine and any information such as the client name or host name is different, the virtual machine is treated as a new client and a duplicate client is created. To avoid duplicate client entries caused by different client or host names, use the install software option for the client level in the CommCell Console rather than interactively installing software to the virtual machine guest operating system.