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Implement and configure AWS Backup for VMware Cloud on AWS VM workloads

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In our previous post we saw the design of the AWS Backup on VMC. In this post we’re going through the implementation steps As per the design and best practice, we are going to use the ENI for the Backup traffic CREATE A VPC ENDPOINT  TO CREATE AN INTERFACE ENDPOINT FOR AN AWS SERVICE 1. Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc    2. In the navigation pane, choose Endpoints 3. Choose Create endpoint 4. Name the endpoint   5. For Service category, choose AWS services 6. For Service name, search “ Backup ” and select “ backup-gateway ” service from the dropdown 7. For VPC, select the VPC which we used for SDDC deployment and extension 8. To create an interface endpoint for Amazon S3, you must “uncheck” Additional settings, Enable DNS name. This is because Amazon S3 does not support private DNS for interface VPC endpoints 9. For  Subnets , select one subnet per Availability Zone which we used for SDDC VMC selection  10. For Security group , sel

Preparing the ESXi Hypervisor for multiple NIC Usage




Step 1:

  • Open the vSphere Client and proceed to Configuration, Networking and click Add Networking
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Step 2:

  • Select VMKernel and click Next
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Step 3:

  • Create a new network switch and select a NIC located on another subnet
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Step 4:

  • Enter a new name for this new network and click next
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Step 5:

  • Enter an IP Address and Subnet address for this secondary NIC and click next
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Step 6:

  • Final Confirmation Settings
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Step 7:

  • The second network has been added to this Hypervisor
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Step 8:

  • Repeat this process for each additional network to be added to the Hypervisor

Step 9:



Mounting the iSCSI Target on the ESXi Hypervisor

Overview: This section will guide the administrator in mounting iSCSI Targets on the Synology DiskStation to the ESXi Hypervisor.

Step 1:

  • Within the Configuration tab, click on Storage Adapters, select the iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties
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Step 2:

  • In this example, the iSCSI Initiator is disabled, click Configure to configure the settings of the iSCSI Initiator
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Step 3:

  • Enable the iSCSI Initiator
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Step 4:

  • Once the iSCSI Initiator is enabled, click on Dynamic Discovery
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Step 5:

  • Enter the primary IP Address of the Synology DiskStation
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Step 6:

  • If mounting for MPIO, enter the secondary IP address of the Synology DiskStation, located within the secondary subnet of the ESXi Hypervisor
    • The preceding direction may skipped for non-MPIO Environments
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Step 7:

  • Rescan the Host Bus Adapter
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Step 8:

  • The iSCSI Initiator has detected the target on the Synology DiskStation.
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Step 9:

  • Right Click on the Target and click Manage Paths
    • The preceding direction may skipped for non-MPIO Environments
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Step 10:

  • Select Round Robin (VMWare)
    • The preceding direction may skipped for non-MPIO Environments
  • Note that within the Path Management, that the ESXi Hypervisor is using two paths (via two subnets) to mount the same iSCSI Target.
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Step 11:


Formatting the iSCSI Target for usage within the ESXi Hypervisor

Overview: This section of the article will guide the administrator in formatting the iSCSI Target for usage within ESXi Hypervisor

Step 1:

  • Within the Configuration tab, click on Storage, and click Add Storage
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Step 2:

  • Select Disk/LUN and click Next
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Step 3:

  • Find the iSCSI Target, and click Next
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Step 4:

  • Review the current disk layout and click Next
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Step 5:

  • Enter a new datastore name for this new storage.
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Step 6:

  • Select a block size to use for this new storage
    • Using default settings is recommended
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Step 7:

  • Final Confirmation Settings
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Step 8:

  • The new datastore has been added...
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Step 9:

  • ...and is ready for use
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