Defining Branch and Proxy Hosts
You can define branch and proxy host information for data protection in the Snapshots page. You can then use the host credentials when configuring snapshot settings and data protection for a LUN configuration.
To configure branch and proxy hosts
1. Choose Configure > Backups: Snapshots to display the Snapshots page and select the Branch and Proxy Hosts (Data Protection) tab.
2. Add new configurations for hosts at the branch or proxy at the data center using the controls described in this table.
Control | Description |
Hostname or IP Address | Displays controls for adding a snapshot host to the running configuration. Snapshot hosts store snapshots until they expire. |
Type | Specify one of the following types of hosts: • VMware Host/vCenter for Branch • Windows Host (Proxy Backup) for Data center • VMware Host/vCenter (Proxy Backup) for Data center • VMware Host/vCenter (Proxy Backup) for Branch and Data center |
Username | Specify a username for host access. |
Password/Confirm Password | Specify and confirm a password for host access. |
Add Host | Adds the specified host configuration to the running configuration. In the Configure > Manage: LUNs page, you can specify a snapshot host for a LUN configuration. |
After a snapshot host configuration has been added, it appears in the list on the same page.
3. To modify the configuration of an existing snapshot host configuration, click the name in the list to display these settings.
4. To remove an existing snapshot host configuration, click the trash icon in the Remove column.
5. Click Update Host to save your settings permanently.