NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.1.1)
  1. Introduction and notes
    1.  
      About the NetBackup plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5)
    2.  
      Notes on the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      How to access the features of the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  2. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    1.  
      Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    2.  
      Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      vCenter privileges for managing NetBackup plug-in installation
    4.  
      Notes on using the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in in a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environment
    5. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
      1.  
        Register Plug-in when no other Plug-in (either Local or current) is installed
      2.  
        Register Plug-in when no Local Plug-in registered, and one or more Plug-ins's are already registered
      3.  
        Register plug-in when local plug-in already registered but no other Plug-in registered
      4.  
        Register Plug-in when local Plug-in already registered, and one or more Plug-in's already registered
    6.  
      VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
    7.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    8.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup Local plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  3. Plug-in Configurations
    1.  
      Configuration overview for the NetBackup Recovery and Instant Recovery Wizards
    2.  
      Port usage for the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in
    3.  
      Setting vCenter privileges for recovering virtual machines
    4.  
      NetBackup permissions for the plug-in
    5.  
      Configuring vCenter CA Certificates in NetBackup primary server
  4. Log in to the Plug-in
    1.  
      Sign-in for the Plug-in
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Log-in to the plug-in
    4.  
      Sign out of the plug-in
  5. Excluding virtual disks from the backup
    1.  
      About excluding virtual disks from the backup
    2.  
      Setting the exclude disks Custom Attribute
  6. Monitoring backup status
    1.  
      vCenter privileges for backup monitoring
    2.  
      Backup monitoring displays in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      Summary display
    4.  
      Virtual Machines display
    5.  
      Events display
    6.  
      Using the Veritas NetBackup plug-in for backup reporting
    7.  
      How to respond to backup status
  7. Restoring virtual machines
    1.  
      Notes on the NetBackup recovery wizards
    2.  
      How to access the NetBackup Recovery Wizard
    3. Restore virtual machine
      1.  
        Virtual Machine Selection screen
      2.  
        Recovery points screen
      3.  
        Select the Recovery Target screen
      4.  
        Recovery options screen
      5.  
        Review Virtual Machine Recovery screen
    4. Perform Instant Recovery of virtual machines
      1.  
        Instant Recovery: Virtual Machine Selection screen
      2.  
        Instant Recovery: Recovery Options
    5.  
      Instant Recovery: Cleaning the recovery environment and releasing the NetBackup resources
  8. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      A NetBackup primary server is not available in the primary server list of the login screen
    2.  
      The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) does not find any backup images in the listed events
    3.  
      Mismatch in vCenter server name (uppercase vs. lowercase letters) causes the VMware connectivity test to fail
    4.  
      Instant recovery operation is not complete due to NFS mount limit exceed
    5.  
      Instant recovery option is disabled for the selected recovery point
    6.  
      The vCenter server names are not available for search
    7.  
      Virtual machine display name conflicts are not shown before the pre-recovery check
    8.  
      Reasons for failure of pre-recovery checks
    9.  
      Too much time taken to populate the list of NetBackup primary servers
    10.  
      The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface even after registration
    11.  
      The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface after vCenter upgrade from older versions to vCenter 7.0 or later
    12.  
      Unregistering the plug-in may result in total uninstallation of the plug-in
    13.  
      Recovery wizard errors
    14.  
      No recovery point found error
  9. Limitations
    1.  
      Limitations
  10. Appendix A. Instant recovery events and best practices
    1.  
      Instant recovery events for non-available virtual machines
    2.  
      Best practices for instant recovery operations

Setting the exclude disks Custom Attribute

The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) includes a Virtual Disk Exclusion option. Use that option to create a VMware custom attribute of the virtual disks to exclude from backups.

You can select up to and including 50 virtual machines to which you can apply a custom attribute.

To set the exclude disks Custom Attribute

  1. In vSphere Client, click Veritas NetBackup.
  2. Click Virtual Disk Exclusion, then click RUN VIRTUAL DISK EXCLUSION WIZARD.
  3. On the Virtual Machine Selection screen, select the VMs to which you want to apply the Custom Attribute, as follows:

    a.

    In the vCenter Server drop-down list, select the vCenter server that hosts the virtual machines.

    By default, the wizard selects the server that you selected in the vSphere Client.

    b.

    In the Custom Attribute field, enter the name for the attribute.

    By default, Veritas suggests NB_DISK_EXCLUDE_LIST.

    c.

    Click in the Search field to enter a value to search for, then click Search.

    The wizard displays the VMs that match that value.

    d.

    In the search results list, select the VMs to which you want to add the Custom Attribute and then click ADD VIRTUAL MACHINE. You can change the Search Results order by clicking on the column headers.

    At the top of the screen, a message shows how many VMs that you successfully added.

    e.

    To continue to the next wizard screen, click Next.

  4. On the Select Virtual Disks to Exclude screen, select the virtual disks to which you want to apply the Custom Attribute, as follows:

    a.

    Select a virtual machine in the list of virtual machines.

    You can remove VMs or refresh the display by clicking the vertical ellipsis next to the VM:

    b.

    In the Available Disks list, select the disk or disks to add to the Custom Attribute. You can select all disks in the list by clicking the check box next to the Exclude disk column header. If a disk is excluded already, a warning icon appears in the Exclude disk column.

    c.

    Repeat steps a and b for each virtual machine.

    d.

    When you finish selecting disks, click Next to continue to the next wizard screen.

  5. On the Review Selections screen, review and set the Custom Attribute, as follows:

    a.

    Review the selections for the disks to exclude.

    b.

    Click Exclude Disks to add the Custom Attribute to all of the selected VMs. The list box shows the results of the operation.

    c.

    Click Finish.