Protector Connector for VMware vRealize Orchestrator Version 1.6.1
About this document
This document (RN-99PRT002-03, September 2021) provides late-breaking information about Protector Connector for VMware vRealize Orchestrator (Protector Connector for vRO) Version 1.6.1. It includes information that was not available at the time the technical documentation for this product was published, as well as a list of known problems and solutions.
Intended audience
This document is intended for customers and Hitachi Vantara partners who license and use the Protector Connector for VMware vRealize Orchestrator (or the previous version known as HDID Connector for VMware vRealize Orchestrator (HDID Connector for vRO).
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About this release
This is a maintenance release.
Features
| Features and enhancements | Overview |
| vRO support | The connector now supports vRO 8. |
| HTML5 vSphere GUI support | The connector includes a new |
System requirements
For information about the supported operating systems and hardware requirements, see:
Prerequisites
· HDID 6.7+, Protector 7.0+
· VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.4+, 8.x
· ESXi host version 6.5 or later.
Resolved Problems in 1.6.1
The following table lists the problems that are resolved in this release by defect ID.
| Defect ID | Problems |
| ZEN-39864 | Allow cloning to ClusterComputeResources. |
| ZEN-39802 | Allow use of the deprecated "HDID Ad Hoc" vSphere tag for performing Ad Hoc Backups. |
| ZEN-41550 | HCP and S3 Restore records missing. |
Known Problems
The following table lists the problems that are resolved in this release by defect ID.
| Defect ID | Problems | Workaround/Comments |
| ZEN-41630 | vRO does not support cloning or restoring snapshots in a snapshot pool. | The snapshots must be in a dynamic or hybrid pool. |
| ZEN-24562 | If two VMs with the same name are part of a Gen1 backup, Protector cannot distinguish between them at restore time. When using the vRO interface, only one VM is listed. | None. |
Installation and User Guide
For installation and User Guide information, see the Hitachi Ops Center Protector VMware Application Guide (MK-99PRT004-03).
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