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Configure VMware vCenter Server 2.5 Systems

This topic describes how to configure the communication protocol on vCenter Server 2.5 systems.

To configure VMware vCenter Server 2.5 systems

1. Install VMware vCenter Server. For more information about VMware vCenter Server requirements, see the VMware vCenter Installation guide on the VMware website.
2. Install VDDK 5.0 on the backup proxy system with the following environmental conditions:
   • Windows 2003 Server (x86 or X64) must be the operating system running on the backup proxy system.
   • When the VM resides on a SAN LUN, the LUN must be shared between the VMware ESX Host system and the backup proxy system and have the same LUN number assigned.

     The LUN in the backup proxy system should not be signed.

3. To set up backing up VMs through a Backup Proxy and VMware vCenter Server system, configure one of the following communication protocols:

   https

   To use https as the communication protocol between the vCenter Server system and the backup proxy system, you must copy the self-generated SSL certificate from the vCenter Server system to the backup proxy system, and then install the certificate on the backup proxy system.

   You can access the SSL certificate (labeled rui.crt) from the following directory on the ESX Server system:

   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.crt
   

   To install the SSL certificate, right-click the object and select Install from the pop-up menu.

   http

   To use http as the communication protocol between the backup proxy system and the vCenter Server system, you must configure the http protocol on the vCenter Server system in the file that follows:

   "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\proxy.xml";
   

   1. Open the file labeled proxy.xml using a text-editing application.
   2. Navigate to the list of end points in the file (identified by the <EndpointList> tag) that contain the settings for the Web service supporting the SDK. The nested tags may appear as follows:

      <e id="1">
      <_type>vim.ProxyService.LocalServiceSpec</_type>
      <serverNamespace>/sdk</serverNamespace>
      <accessMode> httpsWithRedirect </accessMode>
      <port> 8085 </port>
      </e>
      

   3. Change the accessMode to httpAndHttps.
4. Restart the VMware vCenter Server service from the command line or from the Windows Services control panel.
5. Install the Arcserve Backup Client Agent for Windows on the backup proxy system.
6. On the backup proxy system, specify temporary VM mount location. For more information, see Specify a Temporary VM Mount Location.
7. Execute the Arcserve VMware Configuration Tool to populate the Arcserve Backup database with information about your VMware environment.

   Important! The VMs in the ESX Server system must be in a running state when you execute this utility. If the VMs are not in a running state, this utility will not populate the Arcserve Backup database with information about the VMs. All the VMs must have a host name and IP address assigned and the latest VMware tools installed.

For more information, see the Developer's Setup Guide for VMware Infrastructure SDK 2.5 on the VMware web site.