Dell DL1000 Appliance User's Guide

Performing a continuous (virtual standby) ESXi export

To perform a continuous (virtual standby) ESXi export:

In the Core Console, perform one of the following:
- On the Virtual Standby tab, click Add to launch the Export Wizard. On the Protected Machines page of the Export Wizard, select the protected machine you want to export, and then click Next.
- Navigate to the machine you want to export, and click Actions > Export > Virtual Standby .
On the Destination page of the Export Wizard, in the Recover to a Virtual Machine drop-down menu, select ESXi.

Enter the information for accessing the virtual machine as described in the following table, and then click Next.

Text Box	Description
Host name	Enter a name for the host machine.
Port	Enter the port for the host machine. The default is 443.
User name	Enter the logon credentials for the host machine.
Password	Enter the logon credentials for the host machine.

On the Virtual Machine Options page, enter the information described in the following table.

Text Box	Description
Resource Pool	Select a resource pool from the drop-down list.
Data Store	Select a data store from the drop-down list.
Virtual Machine Name	Enter a name for the virtual machine.
Memory	Click Use a specific amount of RAM to specify how much RAM to use. For example, 4096 MB. The minimum amount allowed is 512 MB and the maximum is determined by the capability and limitations of the host machines. (Recommended)
Disk Provisioning	Select the type of disk provisioning as either Thin or Thick.
Disk Mapping	Specify the type of disk mapping as either Automatic or Manual.
Version	Select the version of the virtual machine.

Click Next.
On the Volumes page, select the volumes you want to export, and then click Next.
On the Summary page, click Finish to complete the wizard and start the export.
- NOTE: You can monitor the status and progress of the export by viewing the Virtual Standby or Events tab.