Managing data with the IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere Client plug-in

The IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere Client plug-in is a VMware vSphere Web Client plug-in that provides a view of the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI.

The IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere Client plug-in is designed to integrate within the VMware vSphere Web Client, but data and commands for this plug-in are obtained from the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI web server.

The IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere Client plug-in provides a subset of the functions that are available in the browser view for the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI and some additional functions. Depending on your environment, you can use this plug-in to configure backup policies to fit your backup management needs, such as excluding or including virtual machines (VMs) in scheduled backup services, changing the retention policy of backups, selecting the VM disks you want to protect, setting the data consistency for backups, and providing application protection for VM backups.

You can also use the plug-in to start on-demand backup and restore operations and to view the most recent backup information for all VMs that are in a vSphere object. This information includes identification of VMs that are at risk of being unprotected because the VM has never been backed up or a backup did not occur in the time interval that is set in the at-risk policy.