EMC Avamar Backup Installation and Configuration - Clouds Baba

19/02/2023, 23:00 EMC Avamar Backup Installation and Configuration - Clouds Baba
EMC AVAMAR BACKUP INSTALLATION AND

CONFIGURATION
Avamar is a backup and recovery solution developed by

DELL EMC that features backup software, disk targets and
global client-side deduplication.
As we all know that in today’s world the data is growing exponentially and it
becomes a challenge to backup and recover the data in proper way. In addition to
the increase in data, the another most important challenge is that the data is no
longer centralized in a single location because the data is located at multiple sites
and it needs to be backed up and managed in most appropriate manner.
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Here, Avamar comes in the picture that helps to solve these challenges by providing
deduplication, storing backups on disk, centralizing backup administration and
replicating backup data between multiple sites.
Advantages of using Avamar:

Different client OS plugins are included in the capacity license.
Multiple hypervisors, operating systems, databases and NAS storage systems
are supported.
Avamar eliminates the traditional complex licensing model for backup software
that has required separate licenses for different types of backup targets and
data sets.
Avamar also features DR functionality in the form of data replication from one
Avamar system to another. Replication can be configured for unidirectional or
bidirectional copy for some or all backup data between systems.
The backups and restores are much faster than traditional backup software that
does not use efficient deduplication.
Avamar Virtual Edition Installation

Here we are going to install the Avamar Virtual Edition on Esxi 6.7. So, let’s
begin…
Firstly, download the Avamar Virtual Edition from Dell EMC support portal as
below:
It downloads 2 files as below:
Once you have the OVF downloaded, login to vSphere and select Deploy OVF
Template. Hit browse, then select the recently download OVF file as below and
click next:
After that we can select Storage on which we need to deploy Avamar, License
agreements and then our Avamar is ready to deploy as below:
After successful deployment, you need to add minimum 250GB of hard-disk

with the machine for the installation of Avamar as below:
Then the machine Powers On automatically and via console login using default
username as “root” and password “changeme” and then we need to provide IP
address the machine as below:
Here, select 1 and provide Ip address and Gateway to the Avamar. Here, I give
IP as: 192.168.2.220 as below:
Then, we need to install Avamar by open the following link on

browser: https://192.168.2.220/avi/avigui.html as below:
Then, provide username and password and lets the installation begins by
clicking install button and then take some tea, it will take 30 minutes to
complete the installation.
After the successful installation, you need to upgrade the client packages for
Avamar Server.
Upgrade client packages to the Avamar server

After the installation, you need to download the upgrade client packages for Avamar
from EMC support site as below:
Before installing the Avamar client software, you must first download
the UpgradeClientDownloads package from the EMC repository to the Avamar
server. After downloading the file, you must install it on the server for the client
installation packages to be available.
Go to emc support and search for Avamar Server and then download the client
Downloads as below:
Download and upload it to the Avamar Server and copy

to /data01/avamar/repos/packages/ directory as below:
Then on browser open https://avamarIP/avi to install the downloaded avp

package.
Then click on install to install all the client Packages(it takes 30 to 45 minutes to
complete):
Then all the client’s packages are available for download:
Download the Avamar Client for Windows

1. Log in to the computer where you want to install the Avamar Client.
2. In a web browser, type the following

URL: https://AVAMARSERVER/dtlt/home.html where AVAMARSERVER is
the Avamar server network hostname (as defined in DNS) or IP address.
3. From the links at the top of the page, click Downloads. A list of the software
available from the server appears in the browser.
4. Select an operating system heading or software category heading from the list
and click + next to it. When necessary, click + next to subheadings until the
software package link appears.
5. Click the software package link. The server transfers the software package to
the web browser.
6. Save the installation package to a temporary folder. Do not rename a software
package. The Avamar push upgrade mechanisms are incompatible with
renamed packages.
Installing the Avamar client on Windows

Before installing the Avamar client software, we need to perform the following:
Ensure that the Avamar server is operational and present on the same network
as the client computer. Verify if this action is performed by opening a command
shell on the client computer and typing the following: ping
AVAMARSERVER where AVAMARSERVER is the network hostname (as

defined in DNS) or IP address of the Avamar server.
Make note of the network hostname (as defined in DNS) for:
· Avamar server
· Avamar utility node
Now, Lets install the Avamar Client on Windows:

Locate the downloaded software package and double-click on it. A User
Account Control dialog box appears.
Select whether to install Avamar Client for Windows software with a Graphical
User Interface (GUI): To install with a GUI, leave the Avamar Client User
Interface option enabled, and click Next.To install without a GUI, click Avamar
Client User Interface and select Entire feature will be unavailable, and click
Next.
The Ready to install Avamar for Windows screen appears.
Enter the server information and click Install. A User Account Control dialog box
appears.
Click Yes.
When the installation completes, click Finish. The installation wizard closes and
the Avamar icon appears in the system tray.
Registering and Activate the Avamar Client for

Windows
To register and activate the Avamar Client for Windows software from the client
computer:
Right-click the Avamar system tray icon.
Select Manage > Activate Client. The Activate Client Setup dialog box appears.
In Administrator Server Address, type the hostname of the Avamar server as

defined in DNS, or its IP address.
In Administrator Server Port, type 28001.
In Client Domain, type the Avamar domain for this client and click on Activate.
After clicking Activate, make sure that Port No 28001 must be opened bi-
directional between Client Machine and Avamar Server. If port is opened, then
the client will be activated as below:
On the Avamar console, we can able to see the client as below:

Login to avamar console https://192.168.2.220/aui and porvide Login
credentials and open Asset Management as below:
Then there you can able to see the hostname of Server on which you install the
Avamar Client:
Thanks……
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EMC AVAMAR BACKUP INSTALLATION AND

Avamar is a backup and recovery solution developed by

Advantages of using Avamar:

Avamar Virtual Edition Installation

It downloads 2 files as below:

After successful deployment, you need to add minimum 250GB of hard-disk

Then, we need to install Avamar by open the following link on

Upgrade client packages to the Avamar server

Download and upload it to the Avamar Server and copy

Then on browser open https://avamarIP/avi to install the downloaded avp

Then all the client’s packages are available for download:

Download the Avamar Client for Windows

2. In a web browser, type the following

Installing the Avamar client on Windows

AVAMARSERVER where AVAMARSERVER is the network hostname (as

Now, Lets install the Avamar Client on Windows:

Registering and Activate the Avamar Client for

In Administrator Server Address, type the hostname of the Avamar server as

On the Avamar console, we can able to see the client as below:

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