Automatically map VMware proxies to datastores

Question

Is there a way to automatically map all VMware proxies to all datastores with Avamar 6.1?  We are constantly adding datastores and missing backups due to the datastore-proxy mappings not being up to date gets tiresome.  We use group associations to control which proxy backs up which VMs so either disabling datastore associations altogether or an automated way to basically check the 'Select All' button on the VMware Datastores tab of each proxy at the beginning of the backup window would be ideal. Thanks!

Amol · Accepted Answer

You can download the following script on the Utility Node

ftp://avamar_ftp:anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proxycp.jar anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proxycp.jar

Once downloaded run the following command, this will selectall datastores for all the proxies

java -jar proxycp.jar --selectalldatastore

Sandeep_Sinha · Answer

Hello,

The mccli client add-datastore command adds a new datastore to be protected by the specified Avamar image proxy client.

I think you may create a script around this command to add all the datastores to the proxy client.

ionthegeek · Answer

This is a common request and I know the PMs are looking at it. I can't make any promises, though.

fdxpilot · Answer

Thanks, Amol!  We'll test this and really appreciate you working on it.

ae86levin · Answer

Excellent! I have always found it a real pain to update our 13 proxies one by one when a new data store is added.

This script works really well.

The only point I would make is that I didn't know where to put the .jar file so when running the script had to provide the full path to the jar file eg:

java -jar /usr/local/avamar/bin/proxycp.jar --selectalldatastore

Maybe some can advise if there is a better location for the jar file that wouldn't require this?

Amol · Answer

Bill,You placed it in a correct location , its recommended to save the script in /usr/local/avamar/bin/ directory

papawiskas · Answer

I know I am digging up an old thread here, but I did try this file with success on our Avamar 7 grid, but it does not work on our Avamar 6 grid.  I am not sure how to troubleshoot this, and not sure if pasting the log file is the right thing to do here.

NitinVI · Answer

I had similar issue and this worked for me as well. I am using Avamar 7.0 Thanks a lot.

dstarm · Answer

hello.. I just found this thread and tried to download. received msg no such file or directory.

ftp://avamar_ftp:anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proxycp.jar anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proxycp

Nayak2010 · Answer

I'm sure the file is still in its place.Could you try again please?,

ftp://avamar_ftp:anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proxycp.jar

and to reconfirm, please try to access the healthcheck script

ftp://avamar_ftp:anonymous@ftp.avamar.com/software/scripts/proactive_check.pl

In case both the links dont work , please contact support (SR or Chat) so we could assist you in getting it.

dstarm · Answer

thank you all set!

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