Use the following procedure to set up a VFC client. You can run the VFC on:
• | A Recovery Series appliance (backup appliance or backup copy target appliance). |
• | An external hypervisor (Hyper-V or VMware). |
1 | Select Recover > Backup Catalog. |
2 | Select Instant Recovery > Windows Instant Recovery (the dropdown button, not the tab). |
3 | In the Select Protected Asset list, select the applicable Windows asset and click Next. The list displays all protected assets eligible for WIR. |
4 | In the Define Location step, provide the location where you want to put the VFC. Depending on the selection, the UI displays options specific to that location. The list displays only locations for WIR. |
• | If you select Unitrends Appliance as the location, you do not have to provide any more location configuration details. Click Next to continue. |
• | If you select VMware Host, provide the following information: |
– | Location: ESXi host to house the VFC. |
– | (Optional) If your environment has configured resource pools, you can choose one to house the VFC. If your environment does not have any resource pools, skip this step. |
– | Storage: Specific datastore location for the VFC disks. |
– | Network: Selection of virtual networks discovered and available. |
– | IP Address / Netmask / Gateway: Network configuration parameters to configure the VFC while restoring the backups and creating the stand-by virtual machine. When the VFC enters live or audit mode, it assumes the IP address of the original Windows server and not the configuration specified here. |
Click Next to proceed to the third step of the wizard.
• | If you select Hyper-V Host, provide the following information: |
– | Location: Hyper-V host to house the VFC. |
– | Storage: Specific volume to house the VFC virtual disks. |
– | Network: Selection of virtual networks discovered and available. |
– | IP Address / Netmask / Gateway: Network configuration parameters to configure the VFC while restoring the backups and creating the stand-by virtual machine. When the VFC enters Live or Audit mode, it assumes the IP address of the original Windows server and not the configuration specified here. Click Next to proceed to the third step of the wizard. |
5 | In the Define VFC Options step, provide specific compute and exclusion options: |
• | Name: If you create a VFC on a VMware or Hyper-V host, you can provide a custom name for the VFC. |
• | Processor: Configurable number of processors connected to the VFC. Note that the VFC will be used in the event of a crash of the original Windows machine. The VFC will be used temporarily if it uses on-host failover virtualization, and the compute resources do not have to match the original physical Windows asset. |
• | Memory: Configurable amount of memory attached to the VFC. |
• | Volumes to include: Volumes marked as Critical are required to spin up the VFC. You can exclude other data volumes. |
• | Email Verification Report: Selecting this option generates and emails a daily audit report with a screen shot of the VFC. |
6 | If applicable, provide application options and click Next. |
7 | Click Save. The UI creates a VFC for the selected Windows asset. |