Use this preinstallation checklist to prepare the computer where you will install the Virtual Server Agent, and to gather all the information you will need during the installation.
Verify System Requirements
Based on your virtual environment, verify that the computer where you will install the agent satisfies the minimum requirements specified in the following:
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System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Google Cloud Platform (only supported from the Command Center)
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System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Huawei FusionCompute
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System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Microsoft Azure
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System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Nutanix AHV
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: System Requirements (only supported from the Command Center)
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Red Hat OpenShift: System Requirements (only supported from the Command Center)
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System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Red Hat Virtualization
Verify License Requirements
Based on the licensing mechanism used in your CommCell environment, verify that the CommCell environment has the required licenses to use the Virtual Server Agent.
For more information, see the Commvault Licensing Program Guide.
Determine the Installation Location
Based on your environment, install the Virtual Server Agent on an appropriate computer. Each computer where the Virtual Server Agent is installed serves as a VSA proxy to manage backup and restore operations.
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User Accounts
When configuring a virtualization client, you must provide user credentials as noted in the following list:
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For Amazon, define policies for user permissions as described in Amazon Web Services User Permissions for Backups and Restores.
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For FusionCompute, obtain administrator user credentials for the Virtual Resource Manager (VRM).
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For Nutanix AHV, collect credentials for a user that has Prism administrator privileges for the Nutanix cluster.
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For OpenStack, collect credentials for a user account with administrative privileges for the keystone node.
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For Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, add required permissions for the OCID tenant and user.
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For Oracle VM, collect administrator user credentials for Oracle VM Manager.
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For Red Hat Virtualization, collect credentials for a user account with administrative privileges on the RHEV Manager.
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For vCloud, collect user credentials for a vCloud Director user with administrator privileges.
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For each VMware vCenter, collect user credentials with appropriate permissions as described in Configuration of User Accounts for VMware.
Deployment Planning
Before installing the Virtual Server Agent, review deployment options for your virtualization platform to understand how to optimize operations for your environment.
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Adding an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Hypervisor (only supported from the Command Center)
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Adding a Red Hat OpenShift Hypervisor (only supported from the Command Center)
Gather Installation Data
Refer to the items in this section to gather the information that you will need during the installation. Record the information before you begin installing the software, so that you can refer to it during the installation.
You can install the Virtual Server Agent by using either the CommCell Console or the installation package created by the Download Manager. Any item that applies to only one of these installation methods is noted.
Commvault Package to Install
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For installations using the CommCell Console, install the Virtual Server package, which is under the Virtualization category.
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For installations using the installation package, install the VirtualServer package.
Note
If the File System Agent is not installed on the computer, the File System Core and File System packages are automatically installed with the package you selected. The File System Agent will not consume any license.
To gather the required information for the File System Agent, refer to "Gather Installation Data" in the Preinstallation Checklist for the UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh File System Agent.
Client Computer Installations
If the File System Agent or another package is already installed on the computer, you are not required to gather all the computer details again. The level of detail depends on how the package you selected is installed, as follows:
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For installations using the CommCell Console, the installation program requests only the name of the client computer.
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For installations using the installation package, the installation program reads the details from the previous installation.