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Recipe: Deploying a Nutanix AHV Worker
Expected deliverables:
A Nutanix AHV worker deployed in the cluster to move backup and restore data between the Nutanix AHV environment and the backup repository.
Time to complete: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- A Nutanix AHV cluster added to the backup infrastructure.
- A container on the cluster with enough capacity for the worker VM.
- A network with connectivity to the Veeam Backup Server and the backup repository.
Before you start:
It is recommended that workers are deployed in each cluster Workers are Linux-based VMs deployed automatically by Veeam Backup & Replication; you do not need to build them manually.
Assumptions:
You have a Veeam Backup and Replication server installed.
Method:
- Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console and select Backup Infrastructure.
- Select Backup Proxies, then click Add Proxy on the ribbon and select Nutanix AHV worker.
- At the Virtual Machine step,
- Next to the Host field, click Choose to select a Nutanix AHV Cluster.
- Specify a name for the worker.
- Check the Storage field to see the storage container that is automatically selected for the worker system file.
- In the Max concurrent tasks field, keep the default (4) unless you need specific parameters, and click Next.
- At the Networks step,
- Click in Add to choose a network to which the worker VM will be connected. Keep the default IP assignment (DHCP) unless a static address is required
- Configure DNS Server or leave the default Obtain automatically
- Click Next.
- At the Summary step, review the details and click Finish to deploy the worker.
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