
Chapter 2: vmPRO Setup and Configuration
NASTargets and File Sharing Protocols
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Example
In cases where Windows systems need to directly access backed-up files from a CIFS share, select a
CIFS protocol.
Or
In cases where Linux host integration is a priority, select an NFS protocol.
Note:We strongly recommend using the NFS protocol for Linux client machines accessing the
vmPRO /export directory. If a Linux client machine uses the CIFS protocol, specify the directio
mount option at the mount command. For example: # mount.cifs -o ..,directio <share>
<mount point>
Back-End Storage
The vmPRO appliance exports SmartMotion™ backups to NAS devices, such as a Quantum DXi device.
This data is stored in the NAS device as a VM disk image. Users cannot directly access this stored data.
Instead, the vmPRO appliance communicates to the device over a CIFS or NFS protocol, both to store
backed-up VM disk images and to recover the stored VM disk images. The vmPRO appliance presents the
stored data to authorized users and machines in the /recover directory as CIFS or NFS shares (see above).
Figure40:NAS Presentation Example
Before performing SmartMotion backups, you need to configure NAS target devices to which to export data.
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