Agentless VMware Backup Node Types

In addition to the Catalogic DPX Master Server, the following types of nodes are involved in Agentless VMware Backup.

• Proxy servers

• VMware vCenters

• VMware ESXi servers managed by VMware vCenter

• VMs

• Catalogic vStor, the Catalogic DPX Open Storage Server, or the NetApp storage systems (STORAGE_CTL nodes)

Agentless VMware Backup does not require the Catalogic DPX installed on vCenter, hosts, and VMs. The following tables summarizes requirements for installation or configuration on the different types of nodes:

Node	Requires Catalogic DPX Installation	Requires Adding to the Enterprise
Virtualization proxy servers	Yes, with Virtualization Proxy Server installation setup type selected.	Yes
VMware vCenter nodes	No	Yes
ESXi servers	No	No
VMs	No	No
Catalogic vStor Server or NetApp storage system nodes	No	Yes