Problem
Backing up VMs in Citrix XenServer 6.5
Error Message
No errors noted
Solution
NetBackup clients and agents are supported within the individual VMs on the Xen Server
You may install the NBU client on the individual VM as if it were a physical system, as long as the operating system is currently supported with NetBackup (see compatibility list below).
NetBackup supports backup and recovery of virtual machines in a Citrix XenServer virtualized environment by means of Snapshot method and also Client off-host backup method
A backup policy for VMs in a XenServer environment must have the following parameters configured:
Policy Type: MS-Windows-NT
Perform snapshot backups: checked
Snapshot method: VSS
Applies To
Citrix XenServer 5.5 or above
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