Setting up file restore operations on Linux

To enable the file restore feature when Data Protection for VMware is installed on a Linux system, an additional Data Protection for VMware environment must be set up on a Windows system.

1. Set up a separate Windows server that is used for the file restore feature.
2. Install Data Protection for VMware on the Windows system. Accept the default values during the installation.
3. When you configure Data Protection for VMware on the Windows system, use the following node names:
   1. Create a vCenter node named VCENTER_FR.
   2. Create a VMCLI node named VMCLI_FR.
   3. Reuse the datacenter node name from the Linux environment.
      For example: DATACENTER.
   4. Do not create a data mover node. A data mover node is not required for the file restore feature in this scenario.
   5. Create the following new pair of mount proxy nodes named REMOTE_FR_MP_WIN and REMOTE_FR_MP_LNX.
4. On the File Restore page in the configuration wizard, select the Enable File Restore option.
5. To access the file restore interface, open a web browser and enter the URL provided by your administrator. For example:

   https:\\hostname:9081\FileRestoreUI

   where hostname is the host name of the Windows system where Data Protection for VMware is installed.

tsm: SERVER>q proxy

Target Node         Agent Node
---------------     ---------------------------------------------
VCENTER             VMCLI DATACENTER
VCENTER_FR          VMCLI_FR DATACENTER
DATACENTER          VMCLI VMCLI_FR
                     DATAMOVER1
                     REMOTE_MP_WIN REMOTE_MP_LNX
                     REMOTE_FR_MP_WIN REMOTE_FR_MP_LNX