NAKIVO Backup & Replication v5.

Virtual Appliance Deployment Guide

Table of Contents
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Supported Hypervisors............................................................................................................................................ 3
Supported Web Browsers ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Virtual Appliance Details ....................................................................................................................... 4

Virtual Appliance OS and Credentials ...................................................................................................................... 4
Product Web UI login .............................................................................................................................................. 4

Deploying Virtual Appliance.................................................................................................................. 5

Configuring Virtual Appliance ............................................................................................................. 11
Configuring Network Settings................................................................................................................................ 11
Increasing Backup Repository Size......................................................................................................................... 11
Removing the Disk with Backup Repository ........................................................................................................... 11

Logging in NAKIVO Backup & Replication ........................................................................................... 13

Updating Virtual Appliance ................................................................................................................. 14

System Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Full solution (Director + Transporter) VA:

CPU: 4 CPUs
RAM: 4 GB + 250 MB RAM for each concurrent job
Free space: 1GB
NOTE: The VA comes with pre-configured 500 GB thin disk that is intended to be used as a backup
repository.
Transporter only VA:

CPU: 2 CPU
RAM: 2 GB + 250 MB RAM for each concurrent job
Free space: 1GB

Supported Hypervisors
VMware vSphere 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, or 4.1

Standalone ESXi 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, or 4.1

Standalone ESX 4.1

Supported Web Browsers

Google Chrome v26 or later
Mozilla Firefox v21 or later

Virtual Appliance Details

Virtual Appliance OS and Credentials
OS: Ubuntu Server 14.04, 64-bit
Username: root
Password: root

Product Web UI login

URL: https://<Appliance_VM_IP>:4443

Deploying Virtual Appliance

The Virtual Appliance has two disks: the first one (20 GB) contains the Linux OS with NAKIVO Backup & Replication,
and the second one (500 GB) is used as a backup repository. If you deploy the Virtual Appliance disks using the Thin
Provision option, then the disks will not reserve space on your datastore and will only consume space when actual
data (such as your backups) is written to disks.
To deploy the Virtual Appliance, follow the steps below:
1. Log in to vSphere client and choose Deploy OVF Template from the File menu:

2. On the Source step, click Browse, locate and select the file with the template, and click Next:

3. On the OVF Template Details step, review the template details and click Next:

4. On the End User License Agreement step, read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click Accept
and then click Next:

5. On the Name and Location step, specify a name and location for the Virtual Appliance and click Next.

6. On the Host / Cluster step, select a host or cluster where you would like to deploy the Virtual Appliance and
click Next.

7. On the Resource Pool step, select the resource pool within which you would like to deploy the Virtual
Appliance and click Next.

8. On the Storage step, select a datastore where you would like to keep the Virtual Appliance disk and click
Next.

9. On the Disk Format step, choose a disk format for the Virtual Appliance, the Thin Provision option is
recommended. Click Next.

10. Network Mapping step, select a network to which the Virtual Appliance will be connected. Choosing a
network with DHCP and Internet access is recommended. Click Next.

11. On the Ready to Complete step, review the summary of the setups you have configured and select the Power
on after deployment option. Click Finish to complete the deployment.

After the Virtual Appliance is deployed, you may need to configure a static IP address for it (you can skip this step in
case DHCP is enabled in the network to which Virtual Appliance is connected).

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Configuring Virtual Appliance

Configuring Network Settings
To configure networking on the Virtual Appliance, follow the steps below:
1. Open the Virtual Appliance console.
2. On the main menu, select the Network Settings option and press Enter.
3. To change the Virtual Appliance hostname, select the Hostname option, press Enter, type a new hostname,
and press Enter again.
4. To configure a network card, select it and press Enter. Press Enter to switch between DHCP and manual
network settings. If you set the DHCP option to disabled, you can manually set up network settings by
selecting an option, pressing Enter, typing a new value, and pressing Enter again.

Increasing Backup Repository Size

To increase the size of the backup repository on the virtual appliance, follow the steps below:
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Attach a new disk to the Virtual Appliance.

Open the Virtual Appliance console. On the main menu, select the Backup storage option and press Enter.
Refresh the list of disks by pressing F5.
Select the disk that you have created and press Enter. Press Enter again to confirm the procedure. The disk is
formatted and added to the backup repository on the Virtual Appliance.

Removing the Disk with Backup Repository

The Virtual Appliance comes with a 500 GB disk on which a Backup Repository is created. If you have deployed the
Virtual Appliance disks using the Thin Provision option, then the disk does not consume 500 GB of space on your
datastore only the space occupied by VM backups is consumed.
If you still want to delete the 500GB disk after you have deployed the Virtual Appliance, follow the steps below:
1. Log into NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
2. Go to the Configuration > Backup repositories tab.
3. Click the Onboard repository, then choose Remove from the Manage menu:

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In the message that appears, click the Remove Repository and Delete Backups button.
Open the vSphere client and launch the console of the Virtual Appliance.
In the Virtual Appliance interface, select the Exit to system console option and press Enter.
Type in login and password (default are root/root).
Run the following command to unmount the volume on which the Backup Repository is located:
umount /opt/nakivo/repository

9. Edit the configuration file by running the following command:

nano /etc/fstab

10. In the editor, delete the line:

dev/mapper/Volume_Group_Backup_Repository_500GB/Logical_Volume_Backup_Repository_500G
B /opt/nakivo ext4 defaults 0 2

11. Save changes by pressing Ctrl and o, and then pressing Enter.
12. Exit the editor by pressing Ctrl and x.
13. Power off the VA and delete the 500 GB disk.

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Logging in NAKIVO Backup & Replication

To log into NAKIVO Backup & Replication, open the following link in your web browser:
https://<Appliance_VM_IP>:4443
Username and password for the first login are not required. To configure login credentials click the Configuration link
at the top right corner of the application window and set up username and password on the General tab.

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Updating Virtual Appliance

Do the following to update NAKIVO Backup & Replication:
1. Download the latest Linux installer from www.nakivo.com.
NOTE: Trial installers do not update or replace licenses of the installed product.
2. Upload the full solution installer to the VA installed. Make sure you are using the binary transfer mode. For
example:
To upload the installer from a Windows-based machine, follow the steps below:
a. Download the free WinSCP client from http://winscp.net, install, and run it.
b. Choose SCP from the File protocol dropdown menu.
c. Specify the IP address or the hostname of the Linux machine where you want to install the product
in the Host name field.
d. Specify the username and password to the Linux machine in the appropriate fields.
e. Leave other fields as is and click Login.

f. Click Yes in the message that appears.

g. In the left view, find a folder that contains the Linux installer, in the right view, go up to the root
folder.
h. Drag and drop the installer from left to the right view.
i. Choose Binary from the Transfer settings dropdown menu in the Copy dialog that appears.

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j. Click Copy.
To upload the product from a Linux-based machine, run the following command:
wget server_ip/shared/NAKIVO_Backup_&_Replication_Full_Solution_TRIAL.sh

3. Upload the full solution installer to the VA. Make sure you are using the binary transfer mode. For example:
wget server_ip/shared/NAKIVO_Backup_&_Replication_Full_Solution_TRIAL.sh'

4. Allow the execution of the installer file. For example:

chmod +x NAKIVO_Backup_&_Replication_Full_Solution_TRIAL.sh

5. Make sure that no jobs are running in the product.

TIP: If NAKIVO Backup & Replication is installed on a VM, it is recommended to create a snapshot of the VM
prior to updating the product.
6. Execute the installer file with root privileges. For example:
sudo ./NAKIVO_Backup_&_Replication_Full_Solution_TRIAL.sh

7. Press the U key to confirm the update and then press Enter.
8. Review the license agreement (press Space to go to the next page of the agreement). If you agree to the
terms of the license agreement, press Y and then press Enter.

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