Description

The below instructions helps to integration of Zmanda with VMware (V6.5). This will help to take VM image level backup using Zmanda.

Procedure

  • Install Zmanda 3.6 in any flavour of Linux machine
  • The server vm should have good staging/Holding space. It should be able to occupy at least one full vm backup(vmdk file size)
  • The holding space path can be changed in the Zmanda management console >> staging (Backup runs staged at*)
  • Install vcli and vddk from vmware

    Note: The version matters for Zmanda. We should download vddk build version 5136645 and Vcli build Number 1384587

    Download link for VDDK:

    https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/get-download?downloadGroup=VDDK650B

    Download link VCLI:

    https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VCLI550&productId=352

  • Copy the tar file to the Zmanda server and unzip it
  • Install vddk and VCLI in Zmanda server using below command

    #cd vmware-vix-disklib-distrib
  • Create softlink to the uninstallation script


    #ln -s vmware-install.pl bin64/vmware-uninstall-vix-disklib.pl
  • Execute the script

    #perl vmware-install.pl
  • Specify root directory: /usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/

    VCLI
    Unzip the vcli installer.
    #cd vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib
    #perl vmware-install.pl
  • Ensure that the vcli and vddk is completely installed without any error. If any dependency package is missing kindly install with yum
  • Service restart

    #service zmc_aee restart
  • Now login to zmc console and configure the vmware backup

    LOGS:
  • If any issue is observed, related logs can be found in the below location
If any issue the related logs can be found in following path.

GUI Issues: /opt/zmanda/amanda/logs

Process level: /var/log/amanda/server
/var/log/amanda/server/<Backup-set>
/etc/amanda/<Backup-set>/logs

Client level logs: /var/log/amanda/client
/var/log/amanda/client/<Backup-set>



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