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Adding VMware vCloud Director

To work with vApps and VMs managed by VMware vCloud Director, you must add VMware vCloud Director to the backup infrastructure.

When you add VMware vCloud Director to the backup infrastructure, the VMware vCloud Director hierarchy is displayed under the vCloud Director node in the Inventory view. You can work with VMs managed by VMware vCloud Director directly in the Veeam Backup & Replication console.

To add the VMware vCloud Director server, use the New VMware vCloud Director wizard.

  1. Launch the New VMware vCloud Director Server wizard
  2. Specify a server name or address
  3. Specify VMware vCloud Director credentials
  4. Specify credentials for underlying vCenter Servers
  5. Finish working with the wizard