VMware#
Configure the target cloud in two ways: via the UI or via API functions.
Configuration without vCloud Director#
To configure the target cloud via the UI, open the ACP. In the right part of the page, above the client list, click the Manage Clouds button. The page displays information about the target clouds. Use the available commands in the Actions menu to configure clouds. To add a cloud, click Add below the table with the list of target clouds.
Select the VMware cloud type.
Fill in the fields on the Basic Parameters tab by providing information about the cloud configuration. Click "?" for field tips.
The table below provides a normative mapping between UI field labels and API parameter names used by Hystax Acura during cloud discovery, replication, and recovery workflows.
| Field name in UI / API | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Cloud name /name |
The cloud name as displayed in the UI. The name must be unique. | test_cloud |
Endpoint /endpoint |
IP or FQDN of the target vCenter or ESXi host | my.vmware.loc |
Login /username |
User that will be used to work with Vmware APIs. In order for the solution to work properly, this user must have administrative permissions. | Acura_admin |
Password /password |
Secret credential for the username, used to authenticate API requests. | mypass |
| Replication storage type / - |
Choose storage type to use for replicated data. Migration and recovery from cloud-native block storage is fastest, but the other storage types can be cheaper. Detailed description. | Cloud-native block storage |
Use vCloud Director /use_vcd |
Use it to registry machines in vCloud Director automatically | unchecked |
Target ESXi hostname /vmware_host |
Hostname or IP of the ESXi server used for replication | localhost |
Target datastore /vmware_datastore |
Name of the ESXi datastore for storing replicated Vms. | Datastore1 |
If necessary, add information about additional parameters. To do this, go to the Additional Parameters tab, select the required parameter, and enter its value. The tooltip system works similarly to the Basic Parameters tab. Description of additional parameters:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Cloud site replications launch timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a launch of replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site replications timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site timeout | Cloud site creation timeout in minutes |
| Enable ransomware protection | Detect and suspend machines with abnormally large incremental replication size to mitigate possible ransomware impact. |
| Ransomware protection threshold | Ransomware protection threshold (in percent). Defines the maximum permissible size of incremental replication relative to the latest full backup. Exceeding this threshold triggers automatic machine suspension. |
| Resource pool | Override the default VMware resource pool |
| Send replication data to cloud agent directly | Check this box to send replication data directly to cloud agent, it can increase replication speed. |
| Use https server on cloud agent | When this option is enabled, the cloud agent starts with an https server. This option will not be applied to existing agents, only to new ones. |
| Use public IP for cloud agent | Cloud Agent will be created with public IP and Acura will use public IP to connect to Cloud Agent |
| VM hardware version | Override the default VM hardware version, example: vmx-12 |
| vCloud Director API version | Provide a specific vCloud Director API version to use, for example "31.0" |
Click the Save button. The solution checks the entered data for correctness. If an error occurs, a notification appears.
Configuration with vCloud Director#
To configure the target cloud via the UI, open the ACP. In the right part of the page, above the client list, click the Manage Clouds button. The page displays information about the target clouds. Use the available commands in the Actions menu to configure clouds. To add a cloud, click Add below the table with the list of target clouds.
If using vCD when configuring the VMware target cloud parameters, check the Use vCloud Director box and fill in the extra mandatory fields needed to access the target environment.
Warning
Acura requires at least Organization Admin credentials to operate with vCloud.
Fill in the fields on the Basic Parameters tab by providing information about the cloud configuration. Click "?" for field tips.
The table below provides a normative mapping between UI field labels and API parameter names used by Hystax Acura during cloud discovery, replication, and recovery workflows.
| Field name in UI / API | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Cloud name /name |
The name of the cloud which will be shown in UI. The name must be unique. | test_cloud |
Endpoint /endpoint |
IP or FQDN of the target vCenter or ESXi host | my.vmware.loc |
Login /username |
User that is used to work with VMware APIs. Administrative permissions are mandatory for the user. Assign a global permission at the root object level with "Propagate to children" selected. More info about global permissions at the root object is available here | Acura_admin |
Password /password |
Password for the provided vCenter user | mypass |
| Replication storage type / - |
Choose storage type to use for replicated data. Migration and recovery from cloud-native block storage is fastest, but the other storage types can be cheaper. Detailed description. | Cloud-native block storage |
Use vCloud Director /use_vcd |
Use this to registry machines in vCloud Director automatically | checked |
vCloud Director endpoint /vcd_host |
IP or FQDN of the vCloud Director to connect to | my.vmware.vcd |
Login /vcd_user |
Username to log into the vCloud Director | vcd_admin |
Password /vcd_password |
Password for vCloud Director authentication | mypass |
Organization name /vcd_org |
Default organization for registering machines | Myorganization |
Organization VDC /vcd_vdc |
Virtual Data Center within the organization used for resource management | Datastore1 |
Default vApp name /vcd_vapp |
Default vApp name to use for replication and/or recovery operations | My_vAPP |
If necessary, add information about additional parameters. To do this, go to the Additional Parameters tab, select the required parameter, and enter its value. The tooltip system works similarly to the Basic Parameters tab. Description of additional parameters:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Cloud site replications launch timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a launch of replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site replications timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site timeout | Cloud site creation timeout in minutes |
| Enable ransomware protection | Detect and suspend machines with abnormally large incremental replication size to mitigate possible ransomware impact. |
| Ransomware protection threshold | Ransomware protection threshold (in percent). Defines the maximum permissible size of incremental replication relative to the latest full backup. Exceeding this threshold triggers automatic machine suspension. |
| Resource pool | Override the default VMware resource pool |
| Send replication data to cloud agent directly | Check this box to send replication data directly to cloud agent, it can increase replication speed. |
| Use https server on cloud agent | When this option is enabled, the cloud agent starts with an https server. This option will not be applied to existing agents, only to new ones. |
| Use public IP for cloud agent | Cloud Agent will be created with public IP and Acura will use public IP to connect to Cloud Agent |
| VM hardware version | Override the default VM hardware version, example: vmx-12 |
| vCloud Director API version | Provide a specific vCloud Director API version to use, for example "31.0" |
Click the Save button. The solution checks the entered data for correctness. If an error occurs, a notification appears.