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Protecting UCS blade and rack-mount servers

Once you have set up a UCS server and installed the desired hypervisor or operating system (OS), you can protect the server by registering it to your Unitrends backup system as a client and scheduling backups. To register the server, you must supply its IP address or, for Windows or Linux, you can opt to register by server name if DNS has been set up in your environment.

The requirements and the approach you use vary depending on the hypervisor or OS type. If you are not running VMware or Hyper-V backups for a client, be sure to set up bare metal protection so you are able to perform disaster recovery of the client, if ever needed.

Note:   When adding the UCS server to the Unitrends appliance as a client, select the server’s operating system or hypervisor in the Computer Type list. Do NOT select Cisco UCS Manager in the Computer Type list. Cisco UCS Manager is used to protect service profiles only.

See the following topics for details:

Hypervisor or OS

Topics

VMware hypervisor or virtual machine

See VMware Protection to set up backups and other VMware considerations.

Note:   If you opt to install the Unitrends agent on a guest VM, protection is based on the operating system of the virtual machine. Locate the OS in this table for the applicable procedures.

Hyper-V hypervisor or virtual machine

See Hyper-V Protection to set up backups and other Hyper-V considerations.

Note:   If you opt to install the Unitrends agent on a guest VM, protection is based on the operating system of the virtual machine. Locate the OS in this table for the applicable procedures. For bare metal restores, see Image-based restore to a Hyper-V virtual machine.

Linux

See the following:

• Linux Protection to install the agent and other Linux-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare Metal for Linux to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

Novell Netware

See the following:

• Novell NetWare Protection to install the agent and other Novell-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare Metal for x86 Platforms to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

OES on Linux

See the following:

• Novell OES Linux Protection to install the agent and other OES-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare Metal for x86 Platforms to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

SCO OpenServer

See the following:

• SCO OpenServer Protection to install the agent and other SCO-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare Metal for x86 Platforms to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

Solaris (Intel)

See the following:

• Solaris Protection to install the agent and other Solaris-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare Metal for x86 Platforms to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

UnixWare

See the following:

• UnixWare Protection to install the agent and other UnixWare-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare metal for UnixWare to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.

Windows

See the following:

• Windows Protection to install the Windows agent and other Windows-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Windows Bare Metal Protection to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.
• Microsoft SQL Protection to protect SQL data.
• Microsoft Exchange Protection to protect Exchange data.
• Microsoft SharePoint Protection to protect SharePoint farms.
• Oracle Protection to protect Oracle on Windows data.

Xen on OES 2

See the following:

• Xen on OES 2 Protection to install the agent and other UnixWare-specific considerations.
• File-level Backups to set up file-level backups.
• Bare metal for Xen on OES 2 virtual machines to set up bare metal protection for disaster recovery.