Changes

1. log into the 'affabox' and copy the config helper script

1. log into the 'affabox' and copy the config helper script

  cp -a /usr/lib/affa/jobconfig-esxi-sample.pl /root/esxi-myvm-job.pl

  cp -a /usr/lib/affa/jobconfig-esxi-sample.pl /root/esxi-myvm-job.pl

2. edit /root/esxi-myvm-job.pl and set

2. edit <tt>/root/esxi-myvm-job.pl</tt> and set

  my $jobname='esxi-myvm';

  my $jobname='esxi-myvm';

and

and

  'remoteHostName‘=>'10.200.48.5',

  'remoteHostName‘=>'10.200.48.5',

3. set the VM name

3. tell Affa that this job backups a ESXi virtual machine

4. set the VM name

  'ESXiVMName' => 'myvm',

  'ESXiVMName' => 'myvm',

4. set the username and password (this is the ESXi User with restricted Permissions created above)

5. set the username and password (this is the ESXi User with restricted permissions created above)

  'ESXiUsername' => 'affa',

  'ESXiUsername' => 'affa',

  'ESXiPassword' => 'secret',

  'ESXiPassword' => 'secret',

5. save, then run it

6. save the script, then run it

  /root/esxi-myvm-job.pl

  /root/esxi-myvm-job.pl

6. send the public key

7. send the public key

  affa --send-key esxi-myvm

  affa --send-key esxi-myvm

7. run the job manually

8. run the job manually

  affa --run esxi-myvm

  affa --run esxi-myvm