Set up Arcserve Cloud Direct Agent for Hyper-V

Perform a Hyper-V integration to protect data that resides on VMs of Hyper-V.

Follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Protect screen and click Download Cloud Direct Agent.
  2. Copy the downloaded file and paste the file to the Hyper-V machine.
  3. Run the file as per the set-up instructions to complete the installation of Cloud Direct Agent.
  4. After installing Cloud Direct Agent, provide your cloud account details in the registration window, to add Hyper-V to cloud console.
  5. The Hyper-V appears in the Machines field of the Protect Screen. The Backup VMs options may appear after sometime.
  6. Scroll towards the far right of the source and select Backup VMs option from the contextual view.
  7. The Hyper-V gets highlighted in red in the source list and appears in the Hypervisors field of the Configure screen. The Hyper-V may appear in the Hypervisors field after sometime.
  8. Subsequently, a default policy gets created in the Polices field of the Protect screen.
  9. Add VMs to the Hyper-V by following one of the below methods:

    10. Using the Configuration Screen

    1. Navigate to the Hypervisors field and select a Hyper-V name to proceed to the Edit Policy page.
    2. Click the Sources field and click Select Sources to view the VMs residing on the Hyper-V.
    3. Select the checkboxes with the VM names which you want to backup and click Add Sources.

    Using the Protect Screen

    1. Navigate to the Policies field and select a policy that has the Hyper-V name.
    3. Click the Sources field and then click Select Sources to view the VMs residing on the Hyper-V.
    4. Select the checkboxes with the VM names which you want to backup and click Add Sources.
    5. Click the Destinations field and then click the Activity Type: VM Image box and edit the following fields as per your requirement:
      • Where to protect
      • When to protect
      • Additional settings
    6. From the Additional Settings tab, do the following:
      • For Cache Location, enter the location where the cache is stored. The Cache Location locally stores cache to optimize transfer performance. It roughly totals 1% of the data set. If free disk space is a concern, provide an alternate location for the cache.
      • For Pre-backup Script, enter the location of the script that executes before the backup job runs.
      • (Optional) To stop the backup when script fails, check the Stop backup if the script fails check box.
      • For Post-backup Script, enter the location of the script that executes after the backup is completed.

      Note: After an agentless backup is performed, the operating system information does not appear. To display the operating system information, install the Integration Services in the guest OS and power-on the VM.

  10. (Optional) If a new VM is added under Hyper-V, click Refresh VMs Now while modifying the policy to make them available in cloud console. Follow step 6 to manually add the VMs to Cloud Console.

    11. Hyper-V integration to protect data that resides on VMs of Hyper-V is now complete.