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Specify the Virtual Machine

Specify the virtual machine details for VMware or Hyper-V virtualization servers.

Follow these steps:

1. Enter the following details for VMware virtual machine if you have selected VMware as the Virtualization Server.

   VM Name Prefix

   Specify the prefix that you want to add to the display name for the virtual machine on the ESX Server system.

   Default value: UDPVM_

   Resource Pool

   Specify the name of resource pool where standby virtual machine is to be grouped.

   Recovery Point Snapshots

   Specify the number of recovery point snapshots (recovery points) for the standby virtual machine. The maximum number of recovery point snapshots count is 29 for VMware virtualization servers.

   CPU Count

   Specify the minimum and maximum CPU count supported by the standby virtual machine.

   Memory

   Specify the total amount of RAM in MB to be allocated for the standby virtual machine.

   Note: The amount of RAM specified must be a multiple of two.

   All virtual disks share the same datastore

   Select this option to copy all of the disks related to the virtual machine to one data store.

   Clear the checkbox to copy the disk-related information for the virtual machine to the corresponding data store. Specify the location where you want to store the conversion data.

   Network

   Lets you define the NICs, virtual networks, and paths that the ESX Server system uses to communicate with the virtual machines.

   Same number of network adapters as source at last backup

   Select this option to define how to map the virtual NIC to the virtual network. Specify this option when the virtual machine contains virtual NICs and a virtual network.

   Clear the check box to define the name of the virtual network that you want the NIC to use to communicate.

2. Enter the following details for Hyper-V virtual machine if you have selected Hyper-V as the Virtualization Server.

   Basic Settings

   Complete the following Basic settings:

   VM Name Prefix

   Specify the prefix that you want to add to the display name for the virtual machine on the Hyper-V system.

   Default value: UDPVM_

   CPU Count

   Specify the minimum and maximum CPU count supported by the standby virtual system.

   Memory

   Specify the total amount of RAM in MB to be allocated to the standby virtual machine.

   Note: The amount of RAM specified must be a multiple of four.

   Recovery Point Snapshots

   Specify the number of recovery point snapshots for the standby virtual machine. The maximum number of recovery point snapshots count is 24 for Hyper-V virtualization servers.

   All virtual disks share the same path

   Select this option to specify the location on the Hyper-v server where you want to store the conversion data.

   Clear the checkbox to specify the location on the Hyper-V server where you want to store the conversion data for each virtual disk.

   Note: Arcserve UDP does not support creating virtual disk images (VHD files) on compressed volumes and volumes that are encrypted by the file system. If the path specified resides on compressed or encrypted Hyper-V volumes, Arcserve UDP prevents you from creating the virtual standby task.

   VM Network

   Lets you define the NICs, virtual networks, and paths that the Hyper-V server uses to communicate with the virtual machines. Specify one of the following options and complete the required fields.

   Same number of network adapters as source at last backup

   Select this check box to define how to map the virtual NIC to the virtual network. Specify this option when the virtual machine contains virtual NICs and a virtual network.

   Clear the check box to define the name of the virtual network that you want the NIC to use to communicate.

The virtual machine is specified.