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How to Deploy LibraCyber Archiver Images on your Hypervisor

LibraCyber Archiver is available for different hypervisors. You can choose from the following types of images for your local deployment. 

Follow the instructions for your hypervisor to deploy the LibraCyber Archiver appliance.

Image Supported Hypervisors
OVF
  • VMware ESX and ESXi (vSphere Hypervisor) versions 4.x
  • VMWare ESX and ESXi (vSphere Hypervisor) versions 5.x
  • VMWare ESX and ESXi (vSphere Hypervisor) versions 6.x
XVA
  • Citrix XenServer 5.5+
VHD
  • Microsoft Hyper-V 2008
VHDX
  • Microsoft Hyper-V 2012-2016
VMA
  • Proxmox KVM 7.4

VMware ESX and ESXi 4.x – 5.x – 6.x

If during OVF import your VMware Environment fails to validate Integrity Checks, please read this KB 

  • Download and expand the LibraCyber Archiver OVF Image file (RAR or ZIP folder)
  • From the File menu in the vSphere Client, select Deploy OVF Template
  • Select Import from a file, navigate to the extracted folder and locate the LibraCyber Archiver OVF file. Click Next
  • Review the appliance information and enter a name for the virtual appliance. Click Next
  • Select the resource pool for your virtual appliance. Click Next
  • Select a datastore and disk formats (suggested thick). Click Next
  • Map the network to the target network for this virtual appliance. Click Next
  • Review deployment options. Click Finish
  • Resize your VM according to technical requirements
  • Power On the VM just created
  • Refer to our First Deployment Guide to configure your LibraCyber Archiver

Citrix XEN Server 5.5+ – 6.x

  • Download and expand the LibraCyber Archiver XVA Image file (RAR or ZIP folder)
  • From the File menu in the XenCenter client, select Import
  • Click Browse, navigate to the extracted folder and select the file ending in .xva. Click Next
  • Select a location where to deploy your VM. Click Next
  • Select a storage repository for the template. Click Import
  • Select a virtual network interface for the virtual machine. Click Next
  • Review the deployment settings. Click Finish to import the virtual machine
  • Resize your VM according to technical requirements
  • When the virtual appliance is ready, right-click it and then click Start
  • Refer to our First Deployment Guide to configure your LibraCyber Archiver

Microsoft Hyper-V 2008

This version of Microsoft Hyper-v is deprecated and will be soon unsupported.

  • Download and expand the LibraCyber Archiver Hyper-V 2008 Image file (RAR or ZIP folder)
  • Navigate to the extracted folder and verify that the HyperV folder contains the following subfolders:
  • – Virtual Machines
  • – Virtual Hard Disks (VHD Format)
  • – Snapshots
  • In Hyper-V Manager, right-click your VM host and select Import Virtual Machine
  • Navigate to the extracted folder, select the HyperV folder, and click Select Folder
  • Select the Move or restore the virtual machine. Click Import
  • When the virtual appliance is ready, select it, and on the “Action Panel” click Settings
  • Resize your VM according to technical requirements
  • Select the correct network to reflect your Network Environment. Press OK
  • Power On the VM just created
  • Refer to our First Deployment Guide to configure your LibraCyber Archiver

WARNING: do not modify the network MAC address setting, these settings are used internally by Archiver.

 

Microsoft Hyper-V 2012-2016

  • Download and expand the LibraCyber Archiver Hyper-V 2012 Image file (RAR or ZIP folder)
  • Navigate to the extracted folder and verify that the HyperV folder contains the following subfolders:
  • – Virtual Machines
  • – Virtual Hard Disks (VHDX Format)
  • – Snapshots
  • In Hyper-V Manager, right-click your VM host and select Import Virtual Machine
  • Navigate to the extracted folder, select the HyperV folder, and click Select Folder
  • Select the Move or restore the virtual machine. Click Import
  • When the virtual appliance is ready, select it, and on the “Action Panel” click Settings
  • Resize your VM according to technical requirements
  • Select the correct network to reflect your Network Environment. Press OK
  • Power On the VM just created
  • Refer to our First Deployment Guide to configure your LibraCyber Archiver

WARNING: do not modify the network MAC address setting, these settings are used internally by Archiver.

 

Proxmox KVM 7.2

For more information on the VMA backup format please read this kb: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/VMA

  • Download the VMA compressed image from our download area
  • Proxmox requires it's naming convention for the backup file so you have to rename the dowloaded archive to something like: vzdump-qemu-999-2023_03_22-10_00_00.vma.zst where '999' is the VM ID that will be restored. You can change it according to your needs.
  • Copy the backup file to your Proxmox server, using SCP. To SCP this file to the remote server using the command:
  • scp "vzdump-qemu-999-2023_03_22-10_00_00.vma.zst" root@192.168.1.1:/var/lib/vz/dump/vzdump-qemu-999-2023_03_22-10_00_00.vma.zst

# this is one single command. In the command above please replace “vzdump-qemu-999-2023_03_22-10_00_00.vma.zst” -> with your actual backup file name, and “192.168.1.1” with your Proxmox Server IP address. It will take some time depending upon the server network speed at both ends.

  • Restore the backup by navigating to the Proxmox Dashboard and then:
    • Select local storage (normally here the transferred backup will be stored)
    • Select “Content”
    • You will see the list of backups, select the one you just transferred
    • Once the backup is selected click Restore
    • Input the VM ID:100, or any other ID you want to give to the restored VM
    • Finally, click Restore
  • Once finished, power on the VM just created
  • Refer to our First Deployment Guide to configure your LibraCyber Archiver

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