NetBackup™ Web UI Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.0)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    4.  
      Sign out of the NetBackup web UI
  2. Monitoring NetBackup
    1.  
      The NetBackup dashboard
    2.  
      Job monitoring
    3.  
      Search for or filter jobs in the jobs list
  3. Overview
    1.  
      Overview of configuring and protecting AHV assets in the NetBackup web UI
  4. Managing AHV clusters
    1.  
      Quick configuration checklist to protect AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Configure secure communication between the AHV cluster and NetBackup host
    3.  
      Enable the iSCSI initiator service on windows backup host
    4.  
      Install the iSCSI initiator package on Linux backup host
    5.  
      Migrate Java GUI/CLI added clusters into WebUI
    6.  
      Configure Nutanix AHV cluster
    7.  
      Configure CHAP settings for iSCSI secure communication with AHV clusters
    8.  
      About the ports that NetBackup uses to communicate with AHV
    9.  
      Add or browse an AHV cluster
    10.  
      Remove AHV Clusters
    11.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    12.  
      Assign permissions to the intelligent VM group
    13.  
      Update the intelligent VM group
    14.  
      Remove the intelligent VM group
    15.  
      Set CHAP for iSCSI
    16.  
      Add an AHV access host
    17.  
      Remove an AHV access host
    18.  
      Change resource limits for AHV resource types
    19.  
      Change the autodiscovery frequency of AHV assets
  5. Managing AHV credentials
    1.  
      Add new cluster credentials
    2.  
      Update and validate AHV cluster credentials
    3.  
      View the credential name that is applied to an asset
    4.  
      Edit or delete a named credential
  6. Protecting AHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to know before you protect AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Protect AHV VMs or intelligent VM groups
    3.  
      Customize protection settings for an AHV asset
    4.  
      Schedules and retention
    5.  
      Backup options
    6.  
      Prerequisite to Enable virtual machine quiescing
    7.  
      Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
    8.  
      View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
  7. Recovering AHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to consider before you recover the AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      About the pre-recovery check
    3.  
      Recover an AHV virtual machine
    4.  
      About Nutanix AHV agentless files and folders restore
    5.  
      Prerequisites for agentless files and folder recovery
    6.  
      SSH key fingerprint
    7.  
      Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agentless restore
    8.  
      Recovery target options
    9.  
      Pre-recovery checks
    10.  
      About Nutanix-AHV agent-based files and folders restore
    11.  
      Prerequisites for agent based files and folder recovery
    12.  
      Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agent based restore
    13.  
      Limitations
  8. Troubleshooting AHV operations
    1.  
      Troubleshooting tips for NetBackup for AHV
    2.  
      Error during AHV credential addition
    3.  
      Error during the AHV virtual machines discovery phase
    4.  
      Errors for the Status for a newly discovered VM
    5.  
      Error run into while backing up AHV virtual machines
    6.  
      Error while restoring AHV virtual machines
  9. API and command line options for AHV
    1.  
      Using APIs and command line options to manage, protect, or recover AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Additional NetBackup options for AHV configuration
    3.  
      Additional information about the rename file

About the NetBackup web UI

The NetBackup web user interface provides the following features:

  • Ability to access the primary server from a web browser, including Chrome and Firefox. For details on supported browsers for the web UI, see the NetBackup Software Compatibility List.

    Note that the NetBackup web UI may behave differently for different browsers. Some functionality, for example a date picker, may not be available on all browsers. These inconsistencies are due to the capabilities of the browser and not because of a limitation with NetBackup.

  • A dashboard that displays a quick overview of the information that is important to you.

  • Role-based access control (RBAC) that lets the administrator configure user access to NetBackup and to delegate the tasks for workload protection.

  • Protection of assets is achieved through protection plans, job management, and visibility of the protection status of assets.

  • Workload administrators can create protection plans, manage credentials, subscribe assets to the protection plans that meet the SLO, monitor protection status, and perform self-service recovery of assets.

Note:

The NetBackup web UI is best viewed at a 1280x1024 or higher screen resolution.

Access control in the NetBackup web UI

NetBackup uses role-based access control to grant access to the web UI. Access control is accomplished through roles.

  • A role defines the operations that a user can perform and the features that the user can access in the web UI. For example, access to any workload assets, protection plans, or credentials.

  • RBAC is only available for the web UI and the APIs.

    Other access control methods for NetBackup are not supported for the web UI and APIs, except for the Enhanced Auditing (EA).

Monitor NetBackup jobs

The NetBackup web UI lets administrators more easily monitor NetBackup job operations and identify any issues that need attention.

Protection plans: One place to configure schedules, storage, and storage options

Protection plans offer the following benefits:

  • A default workload administrator can select the protection plans to use to protect assets.

  • With the necessary RBAC permissions, a workload administrator can create and manage protection plans, including the backup schedules and storage that is used.

  • When you select from your available storage, you can see any additional features available for that storage.

Self-service recovery

The NetBackup web UI makes it easy for a workload administrator to recover VMs, databases, or other asset types applicable to that workload.