Connect RHV to Vinchin
Add RHV Virtual Platform
To add RHV virtual platform to Vinchin, follow the steps below.
Go to Resources > Virtual Infrastructure > Virtual Platform page.
Click on Add button.
In the Platform dropdown list, select Red Hat Virtualization (RHV).
In the IP/Domain field, specify the IP address or domain name of the RHV engine.
In the Username field, the default username is “admin” and it should be used with the “internal” domain, so you should probably type “admin@internal” here.
In the Password field, please type in the password for RHV engine admin user.
In the Name field, specify a custom name for this newly added virtual platform.
As for Engine Backup, it is optional, it can be used to backup the RHV engine metadata.
To enable engine backup, you need to use root permission of the RHV engine.
- Click on OK to add the RHV virtual platform
Notice
Please make sure Vinchin backup server can access the RHV virtual platform on port 443, 29203 and 29204, otherwise you will not be able to add virtual platform or perform VM backup.
Get RHV Virtual Platform Licensed for Backup
Once you have successfully added the RHV virtual platform to Vinchin backup server, in the Virtual Platform List,the RHV virtual platform will be listed. If your license type is "Per CPU Sockets", the RHV virtual platform will be Unlicensed state, at this moment you are unable to create any backup job for the RHV VMs. To get the RHV virtual platform licensed for backup, please do as follows.
- Click on the License button.
- In the Host Licensing dialog, select all hosts of the RHV virtual platform.
- Click on License button to get the RHV hosts licensed for VM backup.
Once the RHV virtual platform gets licensed, you are now able to create backup jobs for the RHV VMs.