Deprecation of BigData policy to protect Nutanix AHV VMs | About the Hypervisor policy type to protect Nutanix AHV VMs | Introduction to NetBackup for Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) | NetBackup™ for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Administrator's Guide | Veritas™

NetBackup™ for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Administrator's Guide

Last Published:
Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.0)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
    1.  
      Protect AHV using NetBackup
    2. About the Hypervisor policy type to protect Nutanix AHV VMs
      1.  
        Migrating BigData policy to Hypervisor policy
      2.  
        Deprecation of BigData policy to protect Nutanix AHV VMs
    3.  
      NetBackup terminology related to the AHV backup
    4.  
      NetBackup for AHV environment
  2. Prerequisites and things to consider before using Nutanix for AHV
    1.  
      Prerequisites
    2. Things to consider before using the NetBackup plug-in for Nutanix AHV
      1.  
        NetBackup character restrictions for virtual machine names
  3. Configuring NetBackup communication with AHV
    1.  
      Establishing communication between NetBackup and Nutanix AHV
    2. Configuring secure communication between the Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor server and NetBackup host
      1.  
        Managing SSL certificates on NetBackup Appliance
      2. Managing SSL certificates through ECA framework
        1.  
          ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        2.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        3.  
          VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
        4.  
          VIRTUALIZATION_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
    3.  
      Adding the Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor Cluster credentials for NetBackup
    4. Adding a backup host to the NetBackup primary server
      1.  
        Adding a backup host to the NetBackup primary access list
      2.  
        Configuring a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host
    5.  
      Adding a backup host to the Acropolis Cluster access list
  4. Configuring NetBackup policies for AHV
    1.  
      Creating a backup policy using the NetBackup Policies utility
    2.  
      Creating a backup policy using the NetBackup Command Line Interface
  5. Backup and recovery
    1. Back up the Nutanix AHV virtual machines
      1.  
        Basic phases in a NetBackup backup of an AHV
    2. Overview of the Nutanix AHV virtual machines recovery process
      1.  
        About recovering the Nutanix AHV virtual machines
      2.  
        Planning the recovery of a Nutanix AHV VM
      3.  
        Recovering a Nutanix AHV VM using the Backup, Archive, and Restore console
      4.  
        About recovering AHV VMs from the images that are backed up using NetBackup versions 8.1, 8.1.1, or 8.1.2
      5. Recovering a Nutanix AHV VM using the command line for Hypervisor policy
        1.  
          Creating or modifying the rename file
        2.  
          Using the command line to recover Nutanix AHV virtual machines for Hypervisor policy
  6. Troubleshooting issues
    1.  
      Troubleshooting issues related to AHV backup
    2.  
      NetBackup logs
    3.  
      About errors during policy creation, restore, and validation
    4.  
      NetBackup status codes
  7. Appendix A. NetBackup commands to backup and restore Nutanix AHV virtual machines
    1.  
      NetBackup commands for protecting the AHV
  8.  
    Index

Deprecation of BigData policy to protect Nutanix AHV VMs

Starting from NetBackup 9.0, BigData policy cannot be used to protect Nutanix AHV VMs.

If a backup host that is configured in a BigData policy has NetBackup version less than 8.3, that policy can protect the Nutanix AHV VMs. Once that backup host is upgraded to NetBackup 8.3 or later, the policy stops protecting the Nutanix AHV VMs.

Migrate the existing BigData policy to the Hypervisor policy to protect Nutanix AHV on the supported NetBackup versions.

See Migrating BigData policy to Hypervisor policy.

Refer to the following scenarios for more information:

  • NetBackup master server and the backup host that is configured in the BigData policy are at version earlier than NetBackup 8.3.

    Action:

    • Upgrade NetBackup master server to 9.0 so that your BigData policy continues to protect the Nutanix AHV VMs.

    • Once the backup host upgrades to NetBackup 8.3 or a later version, migrate the BigData policy to Hypervisor policy before the next backup job schedule.

  • NetBackup master server has version 8.3 and the backup host that is configured in the BigData policy has a version earlier than NetBackup 8.3.

    Action:

    • Upgrade NetBackup master server to 9.0 so that your BigData policy continues to protect the Nutanix AHV VMs.

    • Once the backup host upgrades to NetBackup 8.3 or a later version, migrate the BigData policy to Hypervisor policy before the next backup job schedule.

  • Both the NetBackup master server and the backup host that is configured in the BigData policy have NetBackup version 8.3.

    Action:

    • Migrate the BigData policy to Hypervisor policy before you upgrade NetBackup to 9.0.

Note:

You can migrate your BigData policy to Hypervisor policy from NetBackup version 8.2 onwards. In NetBackup 8.2, you need to download and install the Nutanix AHV plug-in on the backup host. From NetBackup 8.3 onwards, the plug-in is part of the NetBackup installation package.