Avamar Enterprise Manager Transition to Backup … · Technical Notes Avamar Enterprise Manager Transition to Backup & Recovery Manager 302-002-360 03 October, 2015 This technical

Technical Notes

Avamar Enterprise Manager Transition to Backupamp Recovery Manager302-002-36003

October 2015

This technical note contains the following sections

l Revision history 2l Introduction 2l Prerequisites3l Avamar Enterprise Manager versus Backup amp Recovery Manager functionality 3l Activities monitoring 5l Backup amp Recovery Manager Mobile 6l Monitoring systems7l Avamar policy inventory 9l Avamar replication11l Avamar EM versus Backup amp Recovery Manager report comparison12l Launch the Avamar Management Console13l Launch the Avamar Client Manager 14l Launch Avamar System Maintenance 16l Avamar Enterprise Manager to Backup amp Recovery Manager transition FAQ17l Conclusion18

Revision historyThe following table provides details and changes for published revisions of this technicalnote

Revision Date Description

03 October 1 2015 Added ADLDAP to the list of items not supported in Backup ampRecovery Manager

02 August 25 2015 Updated the FAQ section of these technical notes

01 August 17 2015 First draft of this technical note

IntroductionBeginning in EMCreg Avamar 72 the Enterprise Manager (EM) feature will no longer beavailable in the Avamar software EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager replaces thefunctionality previously available in EM

Backup amp Recovery Manager 13 and later provides the ability to monitor report andperform basic administration tasks on multiple Avamar servers This technical note isdesigned to enhanceimprove the users transition from Avamar EM to Backup ampRecovery Manager Backup amp Recovery Manager functionality is mapped to thecorresponding EM functionality

Avamar Enterprise ManagerEnterprise Manager is the web-based multi system management console that providescentralized monitoring of multiple Avamar servers It helps monitor all Avamar servers inthe enterprise from a single web browser session Enterprise Manager is backwardcompatible and monitors multiple versions of Avamar The Enterprise Manager providesan overview for the following

l Avamar server status

l Capacity

l Succeeded and failed backups

l Reports

l Avamar client software version management

The following figure illustrates the Avamar EMFigure 1 Avamar Enterprise Manager

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Backup amp Recovery ManagerBackup amp Recovery Manager is a unified interface for the centralized monitoring andreporting for multiple Avamar NetWorker and Data Domain systems

Backup amp Recovery Manager is deployed as a separate virtual appliance on a VMwareESXi host Backup amp Recovery Manager monitors NetWorker and Avamar servers by usinga secure communication message bus technology that is set up automatically Backup ampRecovery Manager can also be deployed on HyperV and a Physical server

The following figure illustrates the Backup amp Recovery Manager Dashboard

Figure 2 Backup amp Recovery Manager dashboard

Related documentationThe following is a list of available related documentation

l Avamar Release 62x and later product documentation

l Backup amp Recovery Manager Release 13 product documentation

PrerequisitesThere are specific prerequisites and expectations for administrators preparing totransition from Avamar EM to Backup amp Recovery Manager for reporting monitoring andadministration tasks

It is expected that the Administrator is familiar with the features in the Avamar EM andhas used it to manage Avamar grids A working knowledge of Backup amp RecoveryManager is helpful but not necessary as this technical note provides the relevantfunctionality descriptions and mapping for both products

Avamar Enterprise Manager versus Backup amp Recovery Managerfunctionality

There are differences in the functionality available in Avamar EM and Backup amp RecoveryManager

The following table lists the available functionality for Avamar EM versus Backup ampRecovery Manager

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Table 1 Avamar EM versus Backup amp Recovery Manager comparison

Functionality Avamar EnterpriseManager

Backup amp Recovery Manager

Avamar System Status Monitoring Yes Yes (Backup amp Recovery Managerhas system status monitoring inDetails section of the Systems tabHowever all parameters availablein EM are not included)

Avamar Event Monitoring Yes Yes

Avamar Alert Monitoring Yes Yes

EMC Data Domain Monitoring No Yes

EMC NetWorker Monitoring No Yes

Basic Reporting Yes Yes

Management Console Direct Launch Yes Yes

Available as an App on TabletDevices

No Yes

Deployed as a Virtual Appliance No Yes

Before moving from Avamar EM to Backup amp Recovery Manager it is important to beaware of the following capabilities that are not available in Backup and RecoveryManager

l Detailed Avamar Health Check Status Information

l Avamar Client Management

Note

Backup amp Recovery Manager provides the ability to launch the Avamar Client Managerand Avamar System Maintenance with or without SSO configuration AvamarEnterprise Manager has a tab to launch the Client Manager and System Maintenancedirectly

l Avamar System Maintenance

l Viewing the Avamar Licensing report

l Displaying or reporting the maximum and minimum change rate for individual AvamarClients

l Displaying the Completed with exception Avamar Status (In Backup amp RecoveryManager this can be viewed in Activities by mouse hovering on the Activity Statusicon)

l Avamar 7x Policy-based Replication configuration (also not available in EM)

l LDAPActive Directory support in Avamar EM (by using MCGUI) but not in Backup ampRecovery Manager

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Note

Backup amp Recovery Manager offers a simplified Role based access control model butdoes not support LDAPActive Directory Also a technical limitation in Backup ampRecovery Manager limits the number of local users displayed to a maximum of 25 inthe UI

Figure 3 Role based access control in Backup amp Recovery Manager

Activities monitoringBackup amp Recovery Manager provides real-time monitoring of Avamar operations acrossmultiple Avamar systems Avamar backup and replication jobs can be centrally controlledby using job Start Restart and Stop capabilities available in Backup amp RecoveryManager from the Activities section of the UI

The following figures illustrate the Activities section of the UI and the details available forspecific systems

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Figure 4 Activities

Figure 5 Activities details

Backup amp Recovery Manager MobileBackup amp Recovery Manager provides an included Mobile App for Android and iOStablets to provide all the same Backup amp Recovery Manager features on supportedtablets The Backup amp Recovery Manager Mobile App is now available and includes ademo mode with simulated data to provide an introduction and training for Backup ampRecovery Manager Backup amp Recovery Manager is now available on the following devicesat their respective locations

l Android Tablets available at Google Play

l iOS iPAD Tablets at the Apple App Store

Figure 6 Backup amp Recovery Manager Mobile App dashboard

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Monitoring systemsThe System section of Avamar Enterprise Manager provides the ability to monitor AvamarSystem and Replication

The Systems section of Backup amp Recovery Manager provides the ability to monitorAvamar Networker and Data Domain Systems

Monitoring systems in Avamar Enterprise ManagerThe System section of the Avamar Enterprise Manager provides information on thefollowing

l Capacity and usage of Avamar server

l Event monitoring

n Unacknowledged events

n Hardware events

l Data Domain information

n Status

n Capacity and usageforecast

n Event monitoring

l Average daily change rates for serversclients

The following figure illustrates the System section of Avamar EM

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Figure 7 System

Monitoring systems in Backup amp Recovery ManagerThe Systems section of Backup amp Recovery Manager provides system status informationfor Avamar Networker and Data Domain Backup amp Recovery Manager incorporates allthe features of EM for Avamar Networker and Data Domain in a single view including

l Capacity and usage

l Event monitoring

l System configuration information

The following figures illustrate the Systems section of the Backup amp Recovery Manager UIand additional Details available by clicking a system

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Figure 8 Systems

Figure 9 Sytem Details

Avamar policy inventoryThe Policy section of the Avamar Enterprise Manager UI provides details on AvamarPolicies In Backup amp Recovery Manager details on Avamar policies are available in theConfiguration report in the Reports section of the Backup amp Recovery Manager UI ThePolicy section in Avamar EM and the Backup amp Recovery Manager Configuration reportboth provide the following information on Avamar policies

l Groups

l Clients

l Datasets

l Schedules

l Retention Policies

Viewing Avamar policy details in Avamar Enterprise ManagerYou can view Avamar policy details in the Policy section of the EM UI The sameinformation is available from Backup amp Recovery Manager

The following figure illustrates the Policy section of the Avamar Enterprise Manager UI

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Figure 10 Avamar EM Policy UI

Procedure

1 In the Policy section of the Enterprise Manager UI select the required system from theSystems drop-down list

2 Click to select All Domains or Single Domain

3 Click to select the required policy option

l Groups

l Clients

l Datasets

l Schedules

l Retention Policies

The policy information is displayed

Viewing Avamar policies with Backup amp Recovery ManagerBackup amp Recovery Manager provides the ability to view details on the same Avamarpolicies as Enterprise Manager Policy details are available by running ConfigurationReports

The following figure illustrates the Configuration reports available from the Reportssection of the Backup amp Recovery Manager UI

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Figure 11 Configuration report options

Procedure

1 In the Reports section of the Backup amp Recovery Manager UI click ConfigurationReports gt Configuration from the Reports list

2 Click to select Avamar in the System Options section of the window

3 Move the Avamar systems for which you require the report from the Available Systemslist to the Selected Systems list by using the available controls

4 Click to select the report from Report Content Options

l Clients

l Datasets

l Groups

l Retention Policies

l Schedules

5 Click Run Report

The report with all relevant details is displayed

Avamar replicationBoth Avamar Enterprise Manager and Backup amp Recovery Manager provide the ability toconfigure replication start and stop replication jobs and monitor replication status

Note

Both Enterprise Manager and Backup amp Recovery Manager have Replication configurationmanagement for legacy Avamar 6x cron-based replication jobs Replication configurationmanagement is not currently supported for Avamar 7x Replication Policy configurationFor Avamar 7x only Replication job monitoring is available Replication Policyconfiguration must be done from the main Avamar Administration Console or the CLI

The following figure illustrates the Replication section Avamar Enterprise Manager

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Figure 12 Avamar Enterprise Manager Replication

The following figure illustrates the Configuration section of the Backup amp RecoveryManager UI for Avamar replication jobsFigure 13 Replication Configuration

Figure 14 Configuration details for replication configuration

Avamar EM versus Backup amp Recovery Manager reportcomparison

The following table provides a comparison between reports available in EnterpriseManager and Backup amp Recovery Manager The Avamar Reports Guide the AvamarAdministration Guide and the Backup amp Recovery Manager User Guide provide completedetails on setting options and running reports

Report AvamarEnterpriseManager

Backup ampRecoveryManager

Comments

Completed Activities - All Yes Yes

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Report AvamarEnterpriseManager

Backup ampRecoveryManager

Comments

Completed Activities -Success

Yes Yes

Completed Activities -Exceptions

Yes No There is no report forexception with activitiesexplicitly It is reported eitherin success or failure withexceptions and listed underthe corresponding report

Completed Activities -Success amp Exceptions

Yes No This backup is listed undersuccess report in Backup ampRecovery Manager

Completed Activities -Failed

Yes Yes

Licensing Report Yes No Licensing report is notavailable in Backup ampRecovery Manager

Avamar Capacity UsageReport

Yes Yes

Avamar Capacity ForecastReport

Yes Yes

Data Domain CapacityUsage Report

Yes Yes

Data Domain CapacityForecast Report

Yes Yes

System Average DailyChange Rate

Yes Yes

Client Average Daily ChangeRate

Yes Yes

Launch the Avamar Management ConsoleThe Avamar Management Console UI (MCGUI) can be launched from both AvamarEnterprise Manager (System) and Backup amp Recovery Manager (Systems)

Backup amp Recovery Manager provides the ability to launch both the NetWorkermanagement console (NMC) and Data Domain System Manager (DDSM) from theSystems section of the UI

The following figure illustrates the System section of the Avamar EM from which theMCGUI can be launched

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Figure 15 Launch MCGUI

The following figure illustrates how to launch the MCGUI from the Systems section of theBackup amp Recovery Manager UIFigure 16 Launch MCGUI from Backup amp Recovery Manager

Launch the Avamar Client ManagerThe Avamar Client Manager can be launched directly from Avamar Enterprise Manager

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The Avamar Client Manager can also be launched directly from Backup amp RecoveryManager however it is a 2 step manual process to configure the Avamar server to launchClient Manager The Enable Single Sign on section of the EMCreg Backup amp RecoveryManagerreg Release 13 User Guide provides complete details

The following figure illustrates how to launch the Avamar Client Manager from the AvamarEM UIFigure 17 Launch the Avamar Client Manager

The following figures illustrate the Backup amp Recovery Manager Launch icon and theLaunch Client Manager menu optionFigure 18 Launch icon

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Figure 19 Client Manager menu item

Launch Avamar System MaintenanceThe Avamar System Maintenance (Software Updates UI) can be launched directly fromAvamar Enterprise Manager The Avamar System Maintenance (Software Updates UI) canalso be launched directly from Backup amp Recovery Manager however it is a two-stepmanual process for configuring Avamar server to launch System Maintenance Details areavailable in Launch System Maintenance section in the EMCreg Backup amp RecoveryManagerreg Release 13 User Guide

The following figure illustrates how to launch System Maintenance from EnterpriseManagerFigure 20 Launch System Maintenance from Enterprise Manager

The following figure illustrates how to launch Avamar System Maintenance from Backupamp Recovery ManagerFigure 21 Launch System Maintenance from Backup amp Recovery Manager

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Avamar Enterprise Manager to Backup amp Recovery Managertransition FAQ

Question Why was Avamar Enterprise Manager discontinuedAvamar Enterprise Manager has provided a multi-Avamar system monitoring capabilitiessince Avamar 61 However as Backup amp Recovery Manager was created to monitormultiple Avamar systems along with NetWorker and Data Domain systems EnterpriseManager became redundant Backup amp Recovery Manager is built on a newer technologystack than Enterprise Manager which would have required significant re-architecture tobring it in compliance with ever growing security requirements

Question Can I continue to use and receive support on Enterprise ManagerYes Avamar Enterprise Manager can continue to be used in Avamar 71 and priorenvironments but will not support nor be part of the Avamar 72 installation EMC willcontinue to provide technical support for will continue to apply for existing and newAvamar Enterprise Manager installations per EMC Support terms and policies

Question How do I order and obtain the EMC Backup amp Recovery ManagerEMC Backup amp Recovery Manager is automatically added to any new NetWorker orAvamar capacity order To order EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager without a capacityorder please contact your EMC Sales Representative for them to manually order either orboth of the following model numbers in the Product Catalog (in DirectXpress) or the SpareModel Store (in ChannelXpress)

l 456-103-950 Backup amp Recovery Manager Avamarl 456-103-951 Backup amp Recovery Manager NetWorker

Note

The two model numbers deliver the identical Backup amp Recovery Manager product thereare two model numbers to drive service requests to the proper EMC Technical Supportqueue Customers who use both Avamar and NetWorker should order one instance ofeach model

Question How do I download EMC Backup amp Recovery ManagerEMC Avamar customers should download the Backup amp Recovery Manager binaries fromsupportemccom ( httpssupportemccomproducts27368_Backup-amp-Recovery-Manager-Avamar)

Question What components make up the EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager solutionEMC Backup amp Recovery Manager is made up of the Server Virtual ManagementAppliance as well adapter software components which are installed in the various EMCBackup product solutions The component details are as follows

l EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager Server (OVA Template VM)l EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager Server (bootable iso image for installation on a

physical host by using the SLES native installer)l EMC Backup amp Recovery Manager Adaptor for EMC Avamar (RPM package)

Note

Beginning with Avamar v611-87 and later the Avamar Adaptor is already built-inand does not require a separate installable package

l For Data Domain systems monitoring no additional software or adaptors are requiredto be installed on the Data Domain systems

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Question What are the VM Requirements for Backup amp Recovery Manager Can it beinstalled on Microsoft Hypervisor or Open Virtualization solutions such as Ulteo OracleVDI Cantivo and so on

l Minimum required versions for the Virtual Application (vApp) currently onlysupported for VMware

n ESXi

n ESX 51 55 and 60

n vCenter Server 50 and 60

n vSphere Client 50 and 51

Question I have tried Backup amp Recovery Manager but I am still not happy with The Endof Life of Enterprise Manager who can I contact at EMCWe hope you will try Backup amp Recovery Manager and find that it meets your needs ofmonitoring multiple Avamar systems in your environment However we understand thatcustomers may not be satisfied with this change Please contact your EMC SalesRepresentative with your concerns and have them contact the Backup amp RecoveryManager and Avamar Product Management team

ConclusionBackup amp Recovery Manager provides most of the functionality currently available inAvamar Enterprise Manager Backup amp Recovery Manager can extend that functionalityfor a multi-EMC product environment that includes Avamarreg NetWorkerreg and DataDomainreg

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