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Add Nodes from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup Servers

CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup is an application that lets you back up virtual machines using one instance of CA ARCserve D2D that is installed on a backup proxy server. CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby lets you add the nodes that CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup servers are protecting so that you can create recovery point snapshots for the nodes. The virtual machines must have CA ARCserve D2D policies assigned, and the policies were assigned using CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup.

Be aware of the following:

• CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby lets you use several methods to add nodes:
  • Add nodes manually
  • Add nodes from a text file
  • Add nodes from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup servers

  CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby lets you apply policies directly to nodes, whereas with CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup, you apply policies to backup proxy servers. This behavior continues after you add nodes from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup servers.

  Note: For information about assigning CA ARCserve D2D policies to virtual machine nodes, see the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup User Guide.

• Virtual Standby cannot power on recovery point snapshots for nodes that were added from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup servers automatically. However, you can power on recovery point snapshots for nodes that were added from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup servers manually.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the application.

   From the Navigation Bar on the home page, select Node.

   The Node screen displays.

2. From the Node category, click Add, and then click Add virtual machine from the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server on the pop-up menu.

   The Add virtual machine from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server dialog opens.

3. Complete the following fields on the Add VM from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server dialog:
   • Machine Name--Lets you specify the IP address or the host name of the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server.
   • User Name--Lets you specify the user name that is required to log in to the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server.
   • Password--Lets you specify the password that is required to log in to the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server.
   • Port--Lets you specify the port number that you want the application to use to communicate with the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server.
   • Use HTTPS--Lets you specify to use secure HTTPS communication.

   Click OK.

   One of the following events occurs:

   • If this is the first time that you are importing nodes from this ESX Server system, Virtual Standby imports all of the virtual machines that contain a CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup policy assignment. After the import process is complete, you can verify the nodes on the Nodes screen.
   • If this is not the first time that you are importing nodes from this ESX Server system, the Add VM from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server dialog provides you with a list of nodes that were imported previously. A dialog then appears that asks if you want to overwrite the information for the previously imported nodes.
   • If the application does not detect new nodes, the Add VM from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server dialog closes. A message then appears that indicates no nodes were imported.
4. Do one of the following actions:
   • To add the newly detected nodes and overwrite the previously detected nodes: Click the check box next to the nodes that are detected as imported previously and then click OK.

     The application adds the newly detected nodes and overwrites the previously detected nodes. The application overwrites only the status and the credentials that were applied to the previously detected nodes.

   • To add only the newly detected nodes (do not import and overwrite the previously detected nodes): Do not click the check box next to the nodes that are detected as imported previously and then click OK.

     The application adds only the newly detected nodes. The application does not overwrite the previously detected nodes.

   • To exit without adding newly detected nodes and previously detected nodes: Click Cancel.

     The application does not add nodes.

5. (Optional) Click Refresh on the toolbar to verify that all of the newly added nodes appear in the nodes list.

The nodes are added.

Note: When CA ARCserve D2D information is updated on the CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup server, the server automatically informs CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby to import the virtual machines from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup and to redeploy the policies. If CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby is not available, you can manually import the virtual machines from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup.