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Veritas NetBackup™ for Hyper-V Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2021-06-07

Product(s): NetBackup (9.1)

A

Accelerator, About the NetBackup Accelerator for virtual machines

and the NetBackup catalog, Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog
and the WMI backup method, How the NetBackup Accelerator works with virtual machines
logs for, NetBackup logs for Accelerator with virtual machines
messages in the backup job details log, Accelerator messages in the backup job details log
replacing image size with network-transferred data in command output, Replacing the Accelerator image size with the network-transferred data in NetBackup command output
reporting network-transferred data in command output, About reporting the amount of Accelerator backup data that was transferred over the network

Accelerator, policy option, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

administrator tasks

NetBackup, NetBackup administrator tasks for Hyper-V

Advanced Mode

Query Builder, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode

alternate client backup

issues, Problems with alternate client backup

of pass-through disks, About alternate client backup of pass-through disks

of virtual machines

prerequisites, Prerequisites for alternate client backup of a virtual machine (VSS)

alternate client backup of pass-through disks

configuring, Configuring an alternate client backup of Hyper-V pass-through disks

alternate client backup of virtual machines

configuring, Configuring alternate client backup of virtual machines

AND vs OR, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)

Join field in Query Builder, AND vs. OR in queries

Application Consistent, Consistency level parameter (WMI)

automatic selection of virtual machines

about, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)
Advanced Mode, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
Basic Mode, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection
Clients tab, Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines
examples, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup), Examples for the NetBackup Query Builder
for VMs in SCVMM, About backup of virtual machines in an SCVMM environment
notes on, Important notes on Hyper-V Intelligent Policy
Query Builder fields, Query Builder field reference
requirements, NetBackup requirements for Hyper-V Intelligent Policy
task overview, Setting up Hyper-V Intelligent Policy: Task overview
testing, Test Query screen for Hyper-V
with multiple policies, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

B

backing up pass-through disks

configurations, Configurations for backing up pass-through disks
requirements, Requirements for backing up Hyper-V pass-through disks
restrictions, Restrictions for Hyper-V pass-through disks

backup

Hyper-V virtual machines, Backing up Hyper-V virtual machines

backup and restore

Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), Notes on CSV backup and restore

backup job hangs

for multiple virtual machines, Backup job hangs for multiple virtual machines

backups

Hyper-V online and offline, About Hyper-V online and offline backups for VSS
replacing Accelerator image size with network-transferred data in command output, Replacing the Accelerator image size with the network-transferred data in NetBackup command output
reporting network-transferred data for Accelerator, About reporting the amount of Accelerator backup data that was transferred over the network

Basic Mode

edit rule in Query Builder, Editing a query in Basic Mode
Query Builder, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection

basic phases

in NetBackup backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine, Basic phases in a NetBackup backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine

Block-level incremental backup (BLIB), Optimization options (Hyper-V)

C

cached names

for virtual machine backup, About cached names for virtual machine backup

catalog

and use of Accelerator, Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog

Clients tab

automatic selection of virtual machines, Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines
description of fields for queries, Query Builder field reference

cluster resources

removal during restore, Removal of cluster resources during restore

Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)

backup of virtual machines that reside on same CSV, When backing up the virtual machines that reside on the same CSV, Windows warning 1584 can be ignored

Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)

backup and restore, Notes on CSV backup and restore

common files

restore, About restoring common files

compound query rules, Parentheses in compound queries

conditions

that determine online vs offline backup, Conditions that determine online vs. offline backup for VSS

configuration

of auto selection of virtual machines, Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection

configurations for backing up pass-through disks, Configurations for backing up pass-through disks

configuring

a Hyper-V policy, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility
alternate client backup of virtual machines, Configuring alternate client backup of virtual machines
an alternate client backup of pass-through disks, Configuring an alternate client backup of Hyper-V pass-through disks
local snapshot backup of pass-through disks, Configuring a local snapshot backup of Hyper-V pass-through disks

Consistency level parameter (WMI), Consistency level parameter (WMI)

Crash Consistent, Consistency level parameter (WMI)

Cumulative Incremental Backup, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

D

deleted blocks, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

dialog box (Hyper-V)

Restore Marked Files, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine

Differential Incremental Backup, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

disable virtual machine quiesce, Consistency level parameter (WMI)

display name for restored VM, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine

E

edit rules in Query Builder, Editing a query in Basic Mode

enable

VxFI logging, Enabling VxFI logging

Enable block-level incremental backup, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

Enable file recovery from VM backup, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

environment

NetBackup for Hyper-V, NetBackup for Hyper-V environment

errors

during policy creation, Errors during policy creation

escape character

use of in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

Exclude deleted blocks, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

exclude disks from backup, About the exclude disk options for virtual disk selection

Exclude swap and paging files, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

Existing snapshot handling parameter (WMI), Existing snapshot handling parameter (WMI)

F

failed virtual machines

in test query, Test Query: Failed virtual machines

failure

NetBackup policy validation, NetBackup policy validation failed

Field keywords

Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

file restore

individual, Notes on individual file restore

file-level recovery, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

full virtual machine

restore, Notes on full virtual machine restore, Restoring the full Hyper-V virtual machine
restore problems, Problems with restore of the full virtual machine

G

global limits on Hyper-V resources, Setting global limits on the use of Hyper-V resources
grouping rules in Query Builder, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode, Parentheses in compound queries
GUID, retain original on restore, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine

H

Hyper-V

introduction, About Hyper-V
notes and restrictions, NetBackup for Hyper-V notes and restrictions
pass-through disks, About Hyper-V pass-through disks with NetBackup
prerequisites, NetBackup for Hyper-V prerequisites
related NetBackup status codes, NetBackup status codes related to Hyper-V

Hyper-V backups

online and offline, About Hyper-V online and offline backups for VSS

Hyper-V configuration parameters

Provider Type, Provider Type configuration parameter (VSS)
Snapshot Attribute, Snapshot Attribute configuration parameter (VSS)

Hyper-V integration component

is missing or not properly installed, The Hyper-V integration component is not installed

Hyper-V Intelligent Policy, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)

Hyper-V Intelligent policy

for VMs in SCVMM, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection, About backup of virtual machines in an SCVMM environment

Hyper-V policy

creating from the Policies utility, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

Hyper-V policy tab, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

Hyper-V snapshots (avhd or avhdx files)

and status code 1, Hyper-V snapshots (avhd or avhdx files) and status code 1

Hyper-V terminology

related to backup, Hyper-V terminology related to backup

Hyper-V virtual machines

backup, Backing up Hyper-V virtual machines
browse, Browse for Hyper-V virtual machines

I

individual files

restore, About restoring individual files
restore problems, Problems with restore of individual files

individual files to a host that has a NetBackup client

restore, Restoring individual files to a host that has a NetBackup client

individual files to a shared location on the virtual machine

restore, Restoring individual files to a shared location on the virtual machine

Intelligent Policy, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)

introduction

Hyper-V, About Hyper-V

IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries

J

Join field in Query Builder, AND vs. OR in queries

K

keywords

in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

L

LDM volumes

and status code 1, LDM volumes and status code 1

limits on Hyper-V resources, Setting global limits on the use of Hyper-V resources

Linux virtual machines

notes, Notes on Linux virtual machines

local snapshot backup of pass-through disks

configuring, Configuring a local snapshot backup of Hyper-V pass-through disks

location of virtual machine

restored in a cluster, Location of the restored virtual machine in a cluster

logging

Accelerator, NetBackup logs for Accelerator with virtual machines
VxMS, Configuring VxMS and vhd logging

M

maintenance after a restore

virtual machine, Virtual machine maintenance after a restore

multiple policies

for auto selection of VMs, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

multiple virtual machines

backup job hangs, Backup job hangs for multiple virtual machines

N

nbdiscover command, Test Query screen for Hyper-V

to test a query, Important notes on Hyper-V Intelligent Policy, Setting up Hyper-V Intelligent Policy: Task overview, Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines

NetBackup

administrator tasks, NetBackup administrator tasks for Hyper-V

NetBackup and Hyper-V

additional information, Best practices

NetBackup backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine

basic phases, Basic phases in a NetBackup backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine

NetBackup client

inside the virtual machine, Requirements for a NetBackup client inside the virtual machine

NetBackup for Hyper-V

environment, NetBackup for Hyper-V environment

NetBackup logs

creating, NetBackup logs for Hyper-V and how to create them

NetBackup policies

more information, Backing up Hyper-V virtual machines

NetBackup policy validation

failed, NetBackup policy validation failed

NetBackup status codes

related to Hyper-V, NetBackup status codes related to Hyper-V

notes

Linux virtual machines, Notes on Linux virtual machines

notes and restrictions

Hyper-V, NetBackup for Hyper-V notes and restrictions

O

offline backups

additional notes, Additional notes on offline backups with VSS

online vs offline backup, WMI backup method: State of the virtual machine before and after restore

conditions, Conditions that determine online vs. offline backup for VSS

operators

in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

order of operations

Query Builder, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)
rules in Query Builder, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode

P

parentheses

for grouping rules in Query Builder, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
for rules in Query Builder, Parentheses in compound queries

pass-through disks

alternate client backup, About alternate client backup of pass-through disks
Hyper-V, About Hyper-V pass-through disks with NetBackup

policy

configure for auto VM selection, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection
multiple, for auto VM selection, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

Policy Configuration wizard

creating a backup policy, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the Policy Configuration Wizard

policy creation

errors, Errors during policy creation
for virtual machines in a cluster, Creating a policy for virtual machines in a cluster
with the Policies utility, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility
with the Policy Configuration wizard, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the Policy Configuration Wizard

Policy dialog box, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

precedence, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)

prerequisites

Hyper-V, NetBackup for Hyper-V prerequisites

Primary VM identifier parameter

and IsSet operator, The IsSet operator in queries
and multiple policies, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies
and testing query rules, Test Query: Failed virtual machines, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on Selection column in Test Query results
and VM Name column in Test query, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on VM Name column in Test query results

Provider Type

configuration parameter, Provider Type configuration parameter (VSS)

Q

Query Builder

and Primary VM identifier parameter, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on Selection column in Test Query results
configuration in Advanced Mode, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
configuration in Basic Mode, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection
description of fields, Query Builder field reference
edit rule in, Editing a query in Basic Mode
enter rules manually, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
escape character, Query Builder field reference
examples, Examples for the NetBackup Query Builder
Field keywords, Query Builder field reference
IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries
keywords, Query Builder field reference
operators, Query Builder field reference
order of operations, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)
quotation marks, Query Builder field reference
testing rules for, Test Query screen for Hyper-V, Test Query: Failed virtual machines
to select virtual machines for backup, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)
values, Query Builder field reference
wildcards, Query Builder field reference
with multiple policies, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

quick reference

troubleshooting, Quick reference for troubleshooting

quiesce virtual machine, Consistency level parameter (WMI)

quotation marks

use of in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

R

requirements

for backing up Hyper-V pass-through disks, Requirements for backing up Hyper-V pass-through disks

Resource Limit dialog, Setting global limits on the use of Hyper-V resources

restart

of a restored virtual machine

unexpected shutdown message, Problem with a restart of a restored virtual machine: Why did the computer shut down unexpectedly?

restore

common files, About restoring common files
enter new display name, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine
full virtual machine, Notes on full virtual machine restore, Restoring the full Hyper-V virtual machine
individual file, Notes on individual file restore
individual files, About restoring individual files
individual files to a host that has a NetBackup client, Restoring individual files to a host that has a NetBackup client
individual files to a shared location on the virtual machine, Restoring individual files to a shared location on the virtual machine
problems with full virtual machine, Problems with restore of the full virtual machine
problems with individual files, Problems with restore of individual files
removal of cluster resources, Removal of cluster resources during restore
setting up NetBackup Client Service to a shared location on the virtual machine, Setting up NetBackup Client Service for restore to a shared location on the virtual machine

Restore Marked Files

dialog box (Hyper-V), Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine

restored

virtual machine location in a cluster, Location of the restored virtual machine in a cluster

restored virtual machine

fails to start, Restored virtual machine fails to start
restart, Problem with a restart of a restored virtual machine: Why did the computer shut down unexpectedly?

restrictions

for backing up pass-through disks, Restrictions for Hyper-V pass-through disks

Retain original GUID, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine

rules in Query Builder

about, The basics of a NetBackup query rule
configuring, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection
editing, Editing a query in Basic Mode
examples, The basics of a NetBackup query rule
examples with parentheses, Parentheses in compound queries
IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries
manual entry of, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
order of evaluation, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
order of operations, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)
testing, Test Query screen for Hyper-V
testing failued, Test Query: Failed virtual machines

S

SCVMM

About backup of VMs, About backup of virtual machines in an SCVMM environment
create policy by means of NetBackup commands, Using NetBackup commands to create a Hyper-V Intelligent Policy
Field keywords in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference
notes on backup policy for, Notes on NetBackup for Hyper-V with SCVMM
policy configuration, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection

select automatically through query

virtual machines, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)

Server type

for auto selection of VMs, Query Builder field reference

setting global limits on Hyper-V resources, Setting global limits on the use of Hyper-V resources

setting up NetBackup Client Service

for restore to a shared location on the virtual machine, Setting up NetBackup Client Service for restore to a shared location on the virtual machine

Snapshot Attribute

configuration parameter, Snapshot Attribute configuration parameter (VSS)

snapshot error encountered

status code 156, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

snapshot handling, Existing snapshot handling parameter (WMI)

snapshot parameter values

VSS and disk arrays, Important note on VSS and disk arrays

state of virtual machine before and after restore, WMI backup method: State of the virtual machine before and after restore

status code 1

and Hyper-V snapshots (avhd or avhdx files), Hyper-V snapshots (avhd or avhdx files) and status code 1
and LDM volumes, LDM volumes and status code 1

status code 156

snapshot error encountered, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

swap and paging files, exclude, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

T

terminology

Hyper-V terms related to backup, Hyper-V terminology related to backup

Test Query screen, Test Query screen for Hyper-V

and Primary VM identifier parameter, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on Selection column in Test Query results, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on VM Name column in Test query results
failed virtual machines, Test Query: Failed virtual machines
nbdiscover as alternative, Important notes on Hyper-V Intelligent Policy, Setting up Hyper-V Intelligent Policy: Task overview, Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines

troubleshooting

quick reference, Quick reference for troubleshooting

U

Use Accelerator, Optimization options (Hyper-V)

V

values

in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

view or resize

Windows NTFS shadow storage, Viewing or resizing Windows NTFS shadow storage

Virtual disk selection parameter (WMI), Virtual disk selection parameter (WMI)

virtual machine

maintenance after a restore, Virtual machine maintenance after a restore
NetBackup client inside, Requirements for a NetBackup client inside the virtual machine

virtual machine backup

cached names, About cached names for virtual machine backup

Virtual machine quiesce option, Consistency level parameter (WMI)

virtual machines

alternate client backup, Prerequisites for alternate client backup of a virtual machine (VSS)
backup on the same CSV, When backing up the virtual machines that reside on the same CSV, Windows warning 1584 can be ignored
configure for auto selection of, Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection
notes on query builder, Important notes on Hyper-V Intelligent Policy
on Windows failover clusters, About virtual machines on Windows 2012 and 2016 failover clusters
requirements for auto selection, NetBackup requirements for Hyper-V Intelligent Policy
select automatically through query, About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)
testing auto selection of, Test Query screen for Hyper-V

virtual machines in a cluster

creating a policy, Creating a policy for virtual machines in a cluster

VM Name column in Test Query screen, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on VM Name column in Test query results

VSS and disk arrays

snapshot parameter values, Important note on VSS and disk arrays

VSS backup method, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility

VxFI logging

enable, Enabling VxFI logging

VxMS logging, Configuring VxMS and vhd logging

W

wildcards

use of in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

Windows failover clusters

virtual machines on, About virtual machines on Windows 2012 and 2016 failover clusters

Windows NTFS shadow storage

insufficient space for snapshots, Viewing or resizing Windows NTFS shadow storage

WMI backup method, Creating a Hyper-V policy from the NetBackup Policies utility, Virtual disk selection parameter (WMI), Existing snapshot handling parameter (WMI), Consistency level parameter (WMI), WMI backup method: State of the virtual machine before and after restore

WMI backup method and Accelerator, How the NetBackup Accelerator works with virtual machines

WMI restore options, Restore Marked Files dialog for restore of the Hyper-V virtual machine