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View Virtual Standby Settings

The Virtual Standby Settings dialog contains information about the plan assigned to the node. You can view information about the Virtualization Server, the Virtual Machine, the Stand-in Server, and the Preferences defined in the plan that is assigned to the Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) source node. You cannot edit settings from this dialog.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the resource tab on the Console.
2. From the left pane, navigate to Nodes, and click All Nodes.
3. On the center pane, select the node that you specified as Monitor in the Virtual Standby task, and click Login Agent.

   A new browser opens and you are automatically logged in to the monitor server.

   Note: If a new browser window does not open, verify that the pop-up options for your browser allow all pop-ups or pop-ups only for this website.

4. Click the Virtual Standby tab.

   The Virtual Standby Summary screen appears.

5. From Expand All or Server Running from the Servers list, and click the node whose Virtual Standby settings you want to view.
6. From the Virtual Conversion Tasks list located on the right side of the Virtual Standby Summary screen, click Virtual Standby Settings.

   The Virtual Standby Settings dialog opens.

   Virtualization Server Options

   • VMware Systems:

     The following options apply to VMware systems:

     • Virtualization type--VMware.
     • ESX Host/vCenter--Identifies the host name of the ESX or vCenter Server system.
     • User Name--Identifies the user name that is required to log in to the VMware system.
     • Password--Identifies that a password for User Name is required to log in to the VMware system.
     • Protocol--Displays the communication protocol used between the source arcserve UDP Agent node and the monitoring server.
     • Port--Identifies the port used for data transfer between the source server and the monitoring server.
   • Monitoring:

     The following options apply to VMware systems.

     • Monitor Server--Identifies the host name of the server that monitors the source server.
     • User Name--Identifies the user name that is required to log in to the monitoring server.
     • Password--Identifies that a password for User Name is required to log in to the monitor server.
     • Protocol--Identifies the communication protocol used between the arcserve Central Virtual Standby server and the ESX Server system (monitoring server).
     • Port--Identifies the port used for data transfer between the arcserve Central Virtual Standby server and the ESX Server system (monitoring server).
     • Use monitor server as proxy for data transfer--Identifies that the monitor server copies the conversion data from the arcserve UDP Agent source server to the ESX Server data store.

       Note: The Use monitor server as proxy for data transfer option is enabled by default. You can disable this option to allow the arcserve UDP Agent source server to copy the conversion data directly to the ESX Server data store.

   • Hyper-V Systems:

     The following options apply to Hyper-V systems:

     • Virtualization type--Hyper-V.
     • Hyper-V Host Name--Identifies the host name of the Hyper-V system.
     • User Name--Identifies the user name that is required to log in to the Hyper-V system.
     • Password--Identifies that a password for User Name is required to log in to the Hyper-V system.
     • Port--Identifies the port used for data transfer between the source server and the monitoring server.

   Virtual Machine Options

   VMware Systems:

   • VM Name Prefix--Identifies the prefix added to the display name for the virtual machine on the ESX Server system.

     Default: UDPVM_

   • VM Resource Pool--Identifies the name of resource pool where the standby virtual machine is grouped.
   • Datastore--Identifies the location where you want to store the conversion data.
   • Specify one datastore for all virtual disks--Indicates that the application copies all of the disks related to the virtual machine to one data store.
   • Specify a datastore for each virtual disk--Indicates that the application copies disk-related information for the virtual machine to the corresponding data store.
   • Networks--Identifies 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--Identifies the virtual NICs that are mapped to the virtual network. This option is specified when the virtual machine contains virtual NICs and a virtual network.

     Custom--Identifies the name of the virtual network that you want the NIC to use to communicate.

   • CPU Count--Identifies the minimum and maximum CPU count supported by the standby virtual machine.
   • Memory--Identifies the total amount of RAM in MB allocated for the standby virtual machine.
   • Recovery Point Snapshot--Specify the number of recovery points for the standby virtual machine. The maximum number of recovery points is 24 for Hyper-V virtualization servers

   Hyper-V Systems:

   • VM Name Prefix--Identifies the prefix added to the display name for the virtual machine on the Hyper-V system.

     Default: UDPVM_

   • Path--Identifies the location on the Hyper-V Server where the conversion data is stored.
   • Networks--Identifies the NICs, virtual networks, and paths that the Hyper-V server uses to communicate with the virtual machines.
   • CPU Count--Identifies the minimum and maximum CPU count supported by the standby virtual machine.
   • Memory--Identifies the total amount of RAM in MB allocated to the standby virtual machine.
   • Recovery Point Snapshot--Specify the number of recovery points for the standby virtual machine. The maximum number of recovery points is 24 for Hyper-V virtualization servers.

   Stand-in Settings

   Recovery:

   • Manually start the Virtual Machine--Indicates that the virtual machines are powered on and provisioned manually when the source server fails or stops communicating.
   • Automatically start the Virtual Machine--Indicates that the virtual machines are powered on and provisioned automatically when the source server fails or stops communicating.
   • Heartbeat Properties:

     Timeout--Identifies the length time that the monitor server must wait for a heartbeat before it powers on a recovery point snapshot.

     Frequency--Identifies the frequency that the source server communicates heartbeats to the monitor server.

7. Click Cancel to close the Virtual Standby Settings dialog.

The virtual standby settings are viewed.