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Assign Arcserve D2D Servers to the Arcserve D2D Proxy Servers Object

From the Backup Manager, you assign Arcserve D2D servers to Arcserve D2D Proxy Servers object in the Backup Manager Source tree. When you assign D2D servers to the D2D Proxy Servers object, Arcserve Backup backs up all of the backup sessions for all D2D servers using one proxy server. In addition, when Arcserve Host-Based VM Backup is installed on the D2D proxy, Arcserve Backup backs up the backup sessions for all virtual machines running D2D that are assigned to the proxy server.

Arcserve Backup performs full backups of D2D backup sessions when D2D servers are assigned to the D2D Proxy Servers object. The Arcserve Backup backup sessions can then be used to perform full system recovery operations, such as bare metal recovery (BMR).

Note: To assign Arcserve D2D servers to Arcserve D2D proxy servers, Windows Remote Registry service must be running on the Arcserve D2D node.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Arcserve Backup Manager Console.

   From the Quick Start menu, click Backup to open the Backup Manager.

2. Click the Source tab.

   The Source tree appears.

3. Do one of the following:
   • If you do not want to add Arcserve D2D proxy servers to the Arcserve D2D Proxy Servers object, go to Step 5.
   • To add Arcserve D2D proxy servers, right-click the Arcserve D2D Proxy Servers object and click Add D2D Proxy Server on the pop-up menu.

     The Add D2D Proxy Server dialog opens.

4. Complete the following fields on the Add D2D Proxy Server dialog:
   • Host name--Specify the host name of the D2D proxy server.
   • (Optional) IP address--Specify the IP address of the D2D proxy server.

     Note: To specify the IP address, clear the checkmark next to the Use computer name resolution option.

   • User name--Specify the user name that is required to log in to the D2D proxy server.
   • Password--Specify the password that is required to log in to the D2D proxy server.
   • (Optional) This is a Central Host-Based VM Backup proxy--Specify this option only when Arcserve Host-Based VM Backup is running on the backup proxy system and the servers that you want to protect are virtual machines.

   Click OK.

   The Add D2D Proxy Server dialog closes and the newly added Arcserve D2D proxy server appears in the Source tree. If you specified This is a Central Host-Based VM Backup proxy, Arcserve Backup adds the Central Host-Based VM Backup proxy server to the Arcserve D2D Proxy Servers object and populates the proxy server with the host names of the virtual machines that are running Central Host-Based VM Backup and are associated with the newly added proxy server.

5. To assign Arcserve D2D servers to Arcserve D2D proxy servers, right-click the proxy server and click Assign D2D Server on the pop-up menu.

   The Assign D2D Server to a Proxy Server dialog opens.

   Note: If the Arcserve D2D proxy server is a Arcserve Host-Based VM Backup proxy server, you cannot assign individual VMs directly to the proxy server.

6. Complete the following fields on the Assign D2D Server to a Proxy Server dialog:
   • Host name--Specify the host name of the D2D server.
   • (Optional) IP address--Specify the IP address of the D2D server.

     Note: To specify the IP address, clear the checkmark next to the Use computer name resolution option.

   • User name--Specify the user name that is required to log in to the D2D server.
   • Password--Specify the password that is required to log in to the D2D server.

   Click OK.

   The Assign D2D Server to a Proxy Server dialog closes.

The Arcserve D2D server is assigned to the Source tree below the Arcserve D2D proxy server.

Note: Arcserve Backup does not support browsing the drives and directories within Arcserve D2D servers after they are added to the Source tree.