Features that are installed

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All features for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V are part of the installation suite.

The following components are installed in a typical installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V:
  • IBM Storage Protect data mover
  • Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console
  • IBM Storage Protect file restore feature
  • Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets
  • IBM Storage Protect recovery agent
  • IBM Storage Protect web server
  • IBM Storage Protect Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM)

You do not have to install any of these features and their support packages separately. For installation instructions, see Running a typical installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

If you want to install only the data mover for in-guest application protection restore operations, see Installing only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V data mover. The recovery agent is included in the data mover installation. You can no longer install the IBM Storage Protect recovery agent separately.

If you want to remotely manage Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, install only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console on a separate Windows host. For more information, see Installing only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console. The PowerShell cmdlets are part of this installation.

You can also install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on Hyper-V hosts on Windows Server operating systems that were installed with the Server Core option. You can then install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console on another Windows Server or Windows 10 client to remotely manage Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. For more information, see Installing and configuring Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server Core systems.