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Support for VMware VDDK 5.1.1

Arcserve Backup lets you install VMware VDDK 5.1.1 to back up VMware-based virtual machines. As a best practice, you should install VDDK 5.1.1 in your backup environment.

To enable this capability, change the VDDKDirectory value in the following registry key on the backup proxy system:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCServe Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Then replace it with the new directory location where VDDK is installed. For example:

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit

Be aware of the following:

• When you install VMware VDDK 5.1.1 on an x64-based computer, the VDDK64.zip file appears in the same directory. Unzip the file to the same location where VDDK is installed and extract the files to a VDDK64 folder.
• You can implement VDDK 5.1.1 on backup proxy systems servers where Arcserve Backup Agent for Virtual Machines r16.5, r16.5 Update 1, or r16.5 Update 2 is installed.