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Prerequisites for deploying Proxmox backup proxy

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πŸ“ Note

​This feature is currently available under the Early Access program. To know more about the Early Access program and sign up for this feature, contact Support or your Account Executive.


The following are the prerequisites:

  • The user setting up the proxy server must have Cloud Administrator for Enterprise Workloads privileges.

  • The IP address / Network being provided to the Druva Backup Proxy must be able to communicate to Cloud on port 443.

  • Configure your antivirus and any third-party encryption programs to authorize the latest Druva applications and Druva and S3 URLs. For more information, see Firewall, Antivirus and Network Configuration for Druva Enterprise Workloads.

  • You must have the Web proxy credentials configured (If you use a Web proxy in your environment).

  • It is recommended to install the Qemu agent in your Proxmox VMs. This agent provides application consistency, crash consistency, and quiescing by default.


    πŸ“ Note

    ​To verify application consistency, check the logs on the node using the following command:
    ​sudo journalctl -u qemu-guest-agent | grep -i "freeze"
    ​Expected Response:
    If the freeze was successful, the output will include a line similar to:
    ​guest-fsfreeze called


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