NetBackup™ Web UI Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.3.0.1, 10.3)
  1. Overview
    1.  
      Overview of configuring and protecting AHV assets in the NetBackup web UI
  2. Managing AHV clusters
    1.  
      Quick configuration checklist to protect AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Configure secure communication between the AHV cluster and NetBackup host and Nutanix Prism Central 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.  
      Prerequisites to configure Nutanix AHV cluster
    7.  
      About support for Nutanix segmented iSCSI network
    8.  
      Configure CHAP settings for iSCSI secure communication with AHV clusters
    9.  
      About the ports that NetBackup uses to communicate with AHV
    10.  
      Add or browse an AHV cluster
    11.  
      Remove AHV Clusters
    12.  
      Add a new Nutanix Prism Central
    13.  
      Add new Prism Central server credentials
    14.  
      Remove Nutanix Prism Central
    15.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    16.  
      Assign permissions to the intelligent VM group
    17.  
      Update the intelligent VM group
    18.  
      Remove the intelligent VM group
    19.  
      Set CHAP for iSCSI
    20.  
      Add an AHV access host
    21.  
      Remove an AHV access host
    22.  
      Change resource limits for AHV resource types
    23.  
      Change the autodiscovery frequency of AHV assets
  3. Managing credentials
    1. Managing AHV cluster credentials
      1.  
        Add new cluster credentials
      2.  
        Update and validate AHV cluster credentials
    2. Managing Nutanix Prism Central credentials
      1.  
        Add new Nutanix Prism Central credentials
      2.  
        Update and validate Nutanix Prism Central credentials
    3.  
      View the credential name that is applied to an asset
    4.  
      Edit or delete a named credential
  4. Protecting AHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to know before you protect AHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Protect AHV VMs or intelligent VM groups
    3.  
      Protect AHV VMs within VPC
    4.  
      Customize protection settings for an AHV asset
    5.  
      Schedules and retention
    6.  
      Backup options
    7.  
      Prerequisite to Enable virtual machine quiescing
    8.  
      Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
    9.  
      View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
  5. 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.  
      Recover an AHV VM within VPC
    5.  
      About Nutanix AHV agentless files and folders restore
    6.  
      Prerequisites for agentless files and folder recovery
    7.  
      SSH key fingerprint
    8.  
      Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agentless restore
    9.  
      Recovery target options
    10.  
      Pre-recovery checks for Nutanix AHV
    11.  
      About Nutanix-AHV agent-based files and folders restore
    12.  
      Prerequisites for agent-based files and folder recovery
    13.  
      Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agent based restore
    14.  
      Limitations
  6. 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
  7. 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

Add an AHV access host

NetBackup uses a special host that is called a AHV access host. It is a NetBackup client that performs backups on behalf of the virtual machines. The access host is the only host on which NetBackup media server or client software is installed. No NetBackup client software is required on the virtual machines. However, the access host must have access to the storage container of the virtual machines. The access host reads the data from the storage container and sends it over the network to the media server.

The AHV access host was formerly called the AHV backup host. The access host is referred to as the recovery host when it performs a restore.

Note:

Make sure that NetBackup media server software or client software is installed on any access host that you add.

To add a AHV access host

  1. On the left pane, click Nutanix AHV.
  2. On the top- right corner, select AHV settings > Access hosts.

    NetBackup lists any access hosts that were previously added.

  3. Click + Add.
  4. Enter the Name/FQDN/IP of the access host and then click Add.