Starting the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console

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To manage day-to-day operations for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, start the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and enter your logon credentials.

Procedure

Start the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console by clicking Start > IBM Storage Protect > DP for Hyper-V Management Console.
Alternatively, issue the following command at the command prompt:
```
"C:\Program Files\IBM\StorageProtect\DPHyperV\DpHv.msc"
```
When prompted, log on to the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console. Enter the same credentials that you use to log on to the Hyper-V host.

The account that you use must be a member of the local administrators group on the computer so that Hyper-V and cluster operations can be completed.

Tip: If you did not configure Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V or if the configuration is incomplete, the configuration wizard appears automatically. For more information, see Configuring Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V with the wizard.
If the security certificate that is associated with the host your are connecting to is not recognized or is not on the server where the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console is installed, you are prompted to install a new certificate.

Complete the following steps for a stand-alone host or for each host in a cluster:
1. In the Securing connection to <host name> window, click View certificate.
  
  If you select any other options, such as Yes to ignore the certificate warning for the current session, No to stop the connection, or Don't ask me again for connection to this computer to ignore all future certificate warnings, you will not be able to connect to Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.
2. In the General tab of the Certificate window, click Install Certificate.
3. In the welcome page of the Certificate Import Wizard window, select a store location (Current User or Local Machine) and click Next.
4. In the Certificate Store page, click Place all certificates in the following store and click Browse.
5. In the Select Certificate Store window, select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK.
6. Click Next in the Certificate Store page.
7. Review the selections in the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page and click Finish.
8. In the Security Warning window, click Yes to install the certificate.
9. Click OK in the confirmation window.
If you reject the certificate, you will not be able to connect to Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

What to do next

You can use the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console to manage your virtual machine backups and monitor their status.

After a period of inactivity, your connection to Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console can time out. If a timeout occurs, you are prompted to enter your credentials in the Reconnect - Session Expired window.

Tip for running in a custom console: You can add the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console to a custom Microsoft management console so that it can be run in a single console along with, for example, the Hyper-V manager and Cluster Failover manager.

Start an empty Microsoft Management Console by issuing the mmc command from a command prompt.
Click File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
Select Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and click Add.
Select and add any other snap-ins, for example, select and add Hyper-V Manager and Failover Cluster Manager.
To name and store the .msc file, click File > Save as.
To start the custom console, run the .msc file that you saved.