Accessing the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI

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Use the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI to back up, restore, and manage virtual machines in a VMware vCenter environment.

Before you begin

Before you can access the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI, during the installation, you must have selected the option to protect your data in a vSphere environment.

Procedure

  • If you selected the Enable access to the GUI by a web browser option during the installation, you can access the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI from the browser:
    1. Open a web browser and enter the following URL:
      https://hostname:port/TsmVMwareUI
      where:
      • hostname is the name of the system where the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI is installed
      • port is the port number where the vSphere GUI is accessible through. The default port number is 9080. For secure ports, the default is 9081.
    2. Log in by using your vCenter user ID and password.
  • If you did not select the Enable access to the GUI by a web browser option during the installation, you can start the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI by completing the following steps:
    1. Open the VMware vSphere Client and log on with the vCenter user ID and password.
    2. In the Solutions and Applications panel of the vSphere Client, click the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI icon.