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Deploying the Rapid Recovery Agent software to one or more machines
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Deploying to machines on a VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host
Use this procedure to simultaneously deploy the Rapid Recovery Agent software to one or more machines on a
VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host.
Before starting this procedure, you must have the following information:
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Logon credentials for the VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host.
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Host location.
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Logon credentials for each machine you want to protect.
NOTE:
All virtual machines must have VMware Tools installed; otherwise, Rapid Recovery cannot detect
the host name of the virtual machine to which to deploy. In lieu of the host name, Rapid Recovery uses the
virtual machine name, which may cause issues if the host name is different from the virtual machine name.
1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the Protect drop-down menu, and then click Deploy Agent
Software.
The Deploy Agent Software Wizard opens.
2. On the Connection page of the wizard, from the Source drop-down list, select vCenter / ESX(i).
3. Enter the host information and logon credentials as described in the following table.
Table 59. vCenter/ESX(i) connection settings
Text Box
Description
Host
The name or IP address of the VMware vCenter
Server/ESX(i) virtual host.
Port
The port used to connect to the virtual host.
The default setting is 443.
User name
The user name used to connect to the virtual host;
for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a
domain, [domain name]\Administrator.
Password
The secure password used to connect to this virtual
host.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Machines page of the wizard, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
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Hosts and Clusters
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VMs and Templates
6. Expand the list of machines, and then select the VMs to which you want to deploy the software.
A notification appears if Rapid Recovery detects that a machine is offline or that VMware Tools are not
installed.
7. If you want to restart the machines automatically after deployment, select After Agent installation, restart the
machines automatically (Recommended).
8. Click Next.
Rapid Recovery automatically verifies each machine you selected.
9. On the Adjustments page of the wizard, enter the credentials for each machine in the following format:
hostname::username::password
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