After you configure the Cloud Failover Appliance (CFA) for initial operation, Infrascale implementation specialists will walk you through the next steps:
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enabling replication to the appropriate cloud region
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configuring clients for physical and virtual machines
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configuring backup sets, schedules, and retention settings
Before the first implementation call, please make sure the following information is available:
| Purpose | Required details |
|---|---|
| VMware virtual machine backup | VMware vSphere admin account credentials; vCenter Server or ESXi host IP address |
| Hyper-V virtual machine backup | Local admin account credentials |
| Disaster recovery image backup | Domain or local admin account credentials |
| Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox backup | User email address; credentials of an account that is a member of the Trusted Exchange Group |
| Microsoft Exchange Server database backup | Local admin account credentials |
| Microsoft SQL Server backup | SQL Server admin account credentials |