Installable components

Data Protection for VMware includes several components that you can install to protect your virtual environment.

Depending on the operating system environment, the following Data Protection for VMware components are available for installation:

Restriction: Each installation package presents you with a user licensing file (EULA). If you do not accept the file, the installation process stops.

Table 1. Available Data Protection for VMware features by operating system
Component	Linux	Windows
Tivoli® Storage Manager recovery agent The component that provides virtual mount and instant restore capabilities.	√	√
Recovery agent command-line interface The command-line interface used for mount operations.		√
Documents Documents include the readme and notices files.	√	√
Data protection extension The component is a vSphere Web Client extension that connects to a Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI to restore virtual machines.	√	√
Data Protection for VMware enablement file The component enables Tivoli Storage Manager to run the following backup types: Periodic incremental VM backup. Full VM incremental-forever backup. Incremental-forever-incremental VM backup. The component is required for application protection. If you offload backup workloads, this file must be installed on the vStorage Backup Server.	√	√
Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI The component provides a web-based GUI that is accessible as a plug-in with the VMware vSphere client or directly through a web browser. Use this GUI to back up, restore, and manage VMs in the vCenter. This component also includes the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface.	√	√
Data Protection for VMware vCloud GUI The component provides a web-based GUI that protects and manages vApps. It also organizes vDCs in a vCloud Director environment. This component also includes the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface.	√	√
File restore interface The component provides a web-based GUI that is accessible through a web browser. The file restore interface is used to restore individual files from a VMware virtual machine backup. The GUI is installed automatically when the Data Protection for VMware GUI is installed. It is enabled through the configuration wizard.	√	√
Data mover The Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client moves data for Data Protection for VMware. This functionality is referred to as the data mover. The data mover moves data from the virtual environment to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. When you install the data mover on a server, the server can be used as a vStorage backup server. You can install the data mover on the same system as Data Protection for VMware or on another server.	√	√

Data Protection for VMware offloads the backup workload from VMs to a vStorage backup server. To accomplish this task, the backup-archive client V7.1.3 must be installed on the vStorage Backup Server.