How to setup Citrix Hypervisor backup over storage network?
Last Modified: 2023-06-14 17:57:12 | Product: Vinchin Backup & Recovery | Version: V6.5 V7.0
Questions Type: How-to
KB Number: 200352
How to setup Citrix Hypervisor backup over storage network?
If your Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer) virtualization environment has existing storage network, you could choose to run VM backups over storage network, this can eliminate the impact on production network during the backup process.
Step 1: Network connection
Make sure there are at least 2 network interfaces on the Vinchin Backup Server. Connect Vinchin backup server to both the management network and the storage network.
Warning
If your Vinchin Backup Server is already licensed, adding new network interface card to the server will invalid the license. If you have to do so, please contact Vinchin support for help.
Step 2: Install Vinchin backup plugin for Citrix Hypervisor
Download Vinchin backup plugin for Citrix from the login screen of Vinchin backup server web console. By clicking on the Download Backup Plugin and then select the Citrix version to download.
Upload the downloaded backup plugin installation file to each of the Citrix hosts, then run the below command from each of the Citrix hosts’ CLI to install.
rpm -i vxe-backup-agent-6.5.0-17449.xe.6.5.0.and.7.0.0.x86_64.rpm |
In the above command, where “6.5.0-17449” should be the actual version number of the backup plugin you downloaded.
Step 3: Add Citrix Hypervisor to Vinchin Backup Server
Open Vinchin backup server web console, add Citrix Hypervisor to Vinchin backup server under VM Backup > Virtual Infrastructure.
Please add Citrix Hypervisor virtualization by using IP/domain and root user credentials of the Citrix pool master.
Step 4: Create VM backup job
Create a VM backup job under VM Backup > Backup, follow the New Backup Job wizard to complete the job settings.
In the 3rd step - Backup Strategies, under Transmission Strategy tab, please select LAN in the Transfer via dropdown list. And in the Transmission Network field, please enter the storage network address, e.g., 10.10.10.100/24.
With the above configurations, the VM backups will be transferred through the storage network.
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