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Get your datastore zoned (Read below abstract on how to zone datastore)
Create Flashbackup Windows / VMware policy (Flashbackup windows applicable to 7.1 and prior , VMWare policy types applicable to 7.5 and onwards
You can discover VM based on UUID, VM display name, DNS name. Better to keep it as VM display name. for easier identification .
Backup selection would be default (All local Drives)
Regarding assigning those Data Stores to Backup host, we strictly rely on zoning , we do not want those LUNs to be initialized , or mounted
Below are the steps that we need to follow
Run Following syntax from Backup Host . Run CMD with administrative privileges
· Diskpart automount disabled
o Disabling automount would prevent Windows from automatically mounting any new basic volumes that are added to the system.
· Diskpart automount scrub
o Scrub would Removes volume mount point directories and registry settings for volumes that are no longer in the system. This prevents volumes that were previously in the system from being automatically mounted and given their former volume mount point(s) when they are added back to the system.
Above syntax must be executed prior to zoning is done. Also make note that above service are by default enabled in Windows 2k8 family, and they are restored back to default state after patch is applied. So we need to disabled them manually
· Disable Virtual Disk Service
o After zoning is done and LUNs are visible in Disk management as Basic Online with Healthy status , Disable Virtual Disk Service from Services console. This would prevent this LUNs being visible to others accessing Backup host
Hope above clears your doubts