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

Recover an AHV virtual machine

You can recover a VM either to an original backup location or to a different location. You can choose to recover from the default copy of the backup image or from an alternate copy, if one exists. The default copy is also known as the primary copy.

To recover a VM

  1. On the left, click Nutanix AHV.
  2. Locate and click on the VM.
  3. Click the Recovery points tab. In the calendar view on the left, click the date on which the backup occurred indicated with a green dot.

    The available images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each image.

  4. On the image that you want to recover, select one of the following image recovery options:
    • Recover

      Recovers from the default copy of the backup image.

    • Recover from the default copy

      Recovers from the default copy of the backup image. This option is displayed if more than one copy exists.

    • nn copies

      Recovers from the default copy or a different copy of the backup image. NetBackup allows up to ten copies of the same backup image. All available copies are displayed when you select this option. For each copy, the Storage Name, Storage Server, and the Storage server type are displayed. Click Recover for the copy that you want to recover.

  5. Review the Restore to values in Recovery target.

    The default values are populated from the backup image of the VM.

    • To recover to an alternate location change the default cluster in the Restore to option. Then click Next.

      Note:

      You must have View and View restore target permissions on storage container or cluster to list down the expected storage container in target drop-down.

  6. Review or change the Recovery options values.

    Allow overwrite of existing virtual machine

    Deletes any VM with the same display name that exists at the destination. That VM must be deleted before the recovery begins. Otherwise, the recovery fails.

    Power on after recovery

    Automatically powers on the VM when the recovery is complete.

    Recovery host

    Indicate the host that you want to use to perform the recovery. By default, the recovery host is the one that performed the backup.

    Create new VM ID instead of existing one

    Create a new ID for the VM that is different from the existing value that was set during the backup.

    Note:

    VM ID is the VM UUID.

    Restore VM from snapshot

    Lets you restore the VM from snapshot.

    Note:

    If snapshot is not available, VM is restored from the backup image.

  7. Review or change the Advanced options.

    Remove network interfaces

    Remove the network interfaces that were set for the VM during the backup.

    Retain MAC address

    Retain the MAC address that was set for the VM during the backup.

  8. Click Next to run the Recovery overview.

    This runs the pre-recovery check on values provided in recovery target and recovery options pages. Checks connectivity and existence of AHV cluster and storage containers. Determines whether the storage container has available space and checks other requirements.

    See Pre-recovery checks for Nutanix AHV.

  9. Click Start recovery.
  10. Click the Restore activity tab to monitor a job's progress. Select a specific job to view its details.