Hardware and Software Requirements: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1.4

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The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V requirements vary by high level functional component. Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V has the following high level functional components:

• Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console
• Data mover
• Mount proxy
• Recovery agent

• All Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V functional components must be at the same fix pack level. Within a given fix pack level, the interim fix level can differ.
  Examples:
• When upgrading the recovery agent all other functional components (data movers) must be also upgraded to 8.1.4.
• When upgrading a data mover from 8.1.4.x to 8.1.4.y (where x<y), it is not required that all other functional components be upgraded to 8.1.4.y (but they all must be at the same fix pack level).

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Software requirements for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

• Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console
• Data mover
• Mount proxy
• Recovery agent
• Operating systems support overview table
• Application consistent backups and file restore operations on Linux

Software requirements for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console

The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console provides a single environment to help you manage the daily operations of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. You can use the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console to update the configuration, monitor backup operations, manage scheduled backups, and start ad hoc backup and restore operations of virtual machines in a Hyper-V host or cluster.

The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console can also be installed on Windows 10 to support Hyper-V hosts that are installed on Windows Server Core, which does not support local GUIs. For instructions about installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server Core systems, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSERB6_8.1.4/ve.hv/t_ve_hv_instcfg_winservercore.html.

Note:

• To enable file restore capability, the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V must be installed on a Windows system.
• To enable file restore for a Linux® virtual machine, in addition to installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on a Windows system, a Linux mount proxy system must also be installed and configured.

Data mover

In a Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V environment, the data mover is the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client that runs on the Hyper-V host. The "off host" backup model, where operations run on a backup server rather than on the Hyper-V host, is not applicable.

Note: Hyper-V Server is a stand-alone product that contains only the Windows hypervisor. The Hyper-V role can also be enabled on a Windows Server. Both configurations are supported.

The supported operating systems by platform are listed in Operating systems support overview table


Mount proxy

A mount proxy represents the Linux or Windows system that provides access to files on VM backups. Mount proxy systems are required when using the file restore portal of the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

When accessing a Windows virtual machine with the file restore portal, a Windows mount proxy system is required. When accessing a Linux virtual machine with the file restore portal, a Windows and Linux mount proxy pair is required.

When you run the configuration wizard in the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console, the Windows mount proxy is automatically installed and configured and the nodes for the mount proxy pair are registered on the IBM Spectrum Protect server.

For a Linux mount proxy system, IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client Version 8.1.4 must be installed and configured manually. For other software requirements for the Linux mount proxy, see Application consistent backups and file restore operations on Linux.

For a Windows mount proxy system, IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments recovery agent Version 8.1.4 is required and is automatically installed in a typical installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

File restore operations from server backups require an iSCSI connection.

Note: The iSCSI service must be running during the file restore operation. By default, the iSCSI service is started manually. If the system where this service is running restarts, the iSCSI service must be restarted manually. It is recommended that the iSCSI service be configured to start automatically.

The supported operating systems by platform are listed in Operating systems support overview table

Recovery agent

This function enables the mounting of any snapshot volume from the IBM Spectrum Protect server. You can view the snapshot locally, with read-only access, on the client system, or use the iSCSI protocol to access the snapshot from a remote computer. The recovery agent is accessed with the recovery agent GUI or command-line interface.

The supported operating systems by platform are listed in Operating systems support overview table

Operating systems support overview table

Operating systems support table for all 8.1.4 Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V functional components:

Operating systems	Data mover	Mount proxy	Recovery agent	MMC UI
	on Windows x64
Windows 10				(E2)(3)
Windows Server 2012	(E1)	(E1)	(E1)(1)	(E1)(1)(3)
Windows Server 2012 R2	(E1)	(E1)	(E1)	(E1)(3)
Windows Server 2016	(E1)	(E1)	(E1)(2)	(E1)(2)(3)

(E1) Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Editions

(E2) Professional Edition

(1) This functional component provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 for functionality that is also available and supported by this functional component on the Windows Server 2012 Editions.
(2) This functional component provides support for Windows Storage Server 2016 for functionality that is also available and supported by this functional component on the Windows Server 2016 Editions.

(3) .NET Framework 4.5 or above is required. .NET Framework 4.5 or above is installed as an OS component and is installed by default for all Operating Systems listed in the table.

Operating systems	Mount proxy
	Linux x86_x64
SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES ) 11SP3	(E3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)  6.7	(E3)

(E3) Server Edition only

Indicates that the operating system version is not supported by this Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V functional component.
Indicates that the operating system version is supported by this Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V functional component. Later maintenance and modification levels to the operating system version are also supported.

Application consistent backups and file restore operations on Linux

Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V requires Linux Integration Services (LIS) to be installed on Linux-based VMs and the Linux mount proxy.

To ensure that Linux distributions based on older kernels have the latest enhancements or fixes, install the latest downloadable versions of LIS for your Linux distribution. In newer releases of Linux distributions, LIS changes are updated regularly in the kernel, and a separate installation of LIS is not required.

For more information and to determine if your distribution has the latest LIS, see the following websites:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/reference/integration-services

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-linux-and-freebsd-virtual-machines-for-hyper-v-on-windows

Furthermore, for file restore operations, the Linux mount proxy and any VMs that are used with file restore must use the same Linux distribution and version.

The following additional software is required to use Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V:

• IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) Server 7.1 and later interim fixes and fix packs
• IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1 and later interim fixes and fix packs

Hardware requirements for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

Hardware requirements vary and depend on the following items:

• Number of protected servers
• Number of protected volumes
• Data set sizes
• LAN and SAN connectivity

Where to download IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.4

The IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments download document provides information about how and where to obtain the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.4 package. The information is located at Download Information: Version 8.1.4 IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Virtual Environments technote

Hardware and Software requirements for other releases of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

The hardware and software requirements for other releases and fix packs for all IBM Spectrum Protect Data Protection for Virtual Environment components are located in the "IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - All Requirements Doc"