PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Virtual Machine User Guide

Prerequisites to VIB installation and update

The VIB package is installed or updated when the following requirements are met:

• The hosting ESXi Server is version 7.0 U3c or later.
• The managing vCenter Server is version 7.0 U3c or later.
• The installation can be performed on all eligible hosts of the cluster and all hosts that are added to the cluster.
• Automatic ​VIB management is enabled on the vCenter server asset source. The section Transparent Snapshots Data Mover protection mechanism provides more information.

Monitor the VIB installation

You can use the Transparent Snapshot Data Movers tab in the Protection Engines window of the PowerProtect Data Manager UI to monitor the installation of the VIB. This window provides a vCenter hierarchy view which is based on the asset sources that are enabled in PowerProtect Data Manager. If an ESXi host is not eligible or available for the VIB installation, the status displays as Not Eligible in the Protection Engines window. Transparent Snapshots Data Mover protection mechanism provides more information.

During the VIB installation:

• A VIB file (approximately 4 MB) is uploaded to the ESXi datastore.
• An entry for the job Performing Host Configuration appears in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.
• If the host is in a cluster configuration, entries for the tasks Start service and Update service activation policy appear for each host in the vCenter UI.
• Information for the vCenter and ESXi host is detected to verify that the supported versions are installed.

You can use the PowerProtect Data Manager UI to apply TSDM as the data mover for virtual machine assets.