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NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2022-12-19

Product(s): NetBackup (10.1.1)

Symbols

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

A

Accelerator, About the NetBackup Accelerator for virtual machines

and the NetBackup catalog, Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog
logs for, NetBackup logs for Accelerator with virtual machines
messages in the backup job details log, Accelerator messages in the backup job details log
policy attribute, How the NetBackup Accelerator works with virtual machines
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

access host, NetBackup for VMware components

Activity Monitor

to monitor VM backups, Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

allowed list

for dynamic multipathing on Linux, NetBackup for VMware support for SAN multi-pathing

alternate client backup

configure for RDM, Configuring alternate client backup of RDMs
of RDM, About alternate client backup of RDMs

alternate location for restore, Virtual Machine Recovery dialogs boxes (restore to alternate location)

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

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

automatic selection of virtual machines, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

about, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware
Basic Mode, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
cache file for, About the Reuse VM selection query results option
Clients tab, Options for selecting VMware virtual machines
examples, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware, Examples for the NetBackup Query Builder
notes on, Important notes on automatic virtual machine selection
requirements, NetBackup requirements for automatic virtual machine selection
task overview, Automatic virtual machine selection: Task overview
testing, Test Query screen for VMware
with multiple policies, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

B

backup

fault tolerant VM, NetBackup for VMware support for fault tolerant VMs
host, NetBackup for VMware components
how to configure, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
how to perform, Backing up virtual machines
job hangs, Backup or restore job hangs
monitoring with Activity Monitor, Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups
process overview, Overview of the VMware backup process
reduce size of, About reducing the size of VMware backups

backup host, VMware backup host

adding to configuration, Adding the VMware backup host to NetBackup
check if supported, Unsupported backup hosts

backup media server, NetBackup for VMware components, Media servers as backup or discovery hosts, VMware backup host

backups

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 an existing query in Basic Mode
Query Builder, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection

best practices, NetBackup for VMware best practices

BIOS

reconfigure for booting, VMware virtual machine does not restart after restore

BLIB, Optimizations options (VMware), About incremental backups of virtual machines, About reducing the size of VMware backups, Block-level backup (BLIB): full vs incremental

block-level incremental backup (see BLIB)

blocked list

for dynamic multipathing on Linux, NetBackup for VMware support for SAN multi-pathing

blocks

exclude deleted, Optimizations options (VMware)

browse virtual machines, Browse for VMware virtual machines

browsing timeout, Changing the browsing timeout for virtual machine discovery

C

cache file

for browsing virtual machines, Browse for VMware virtual machines

catalog

and use of Accelerator, Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog

change VMware hostname in NetBackup, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

Changed Block Tracking, About reducing the size of VMware backups, Block-level backup (BLIB): full vs incremental

Clients tab

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

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

compound query rules, Parentheses in compound queries

configuration

of auto selection of virtual machines, Options for selecting VMware virtual machines, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
overview for backup of VMs, Overview of VMware tasks

configuration datastore, Restore notes and restrictions

credentials

adding for VMware, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware
troubleshooting, Credentials for VMware server are not valid

cross-platform restore, Restore notes and restrictions

Cumulative Incremental Backup, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

D

datacenter

for restore, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

datacenter folders

rules in Query Builder, Query rules for datacenter folders (host folder)

datastore

in a datastore cluster, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)
restore of, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

deduplication, NetBackup for VMware with deduplication

delete

vSphere Client snapshot, Deleting a vSphere Client snapshot

Differential Incremental Backup, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

disable virtual machine quiesce, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog

Discovered Timestamp, Browse for VMware virtual machines

disk array

configured as RDM, Configuring alternate client backup of RDMs

display name, Primary VM identifier options (VMware), Browse for VMware virtual machines

DNS name, Primary VM identifier options (VMware)

drives

and reboot failure, VMware virtual machine does not restart after restore

dynamic multipathing

in a SAN environment, NetBackup for VMware support for SAN multi-pathing

E

edit rules in Query Builder, Editing an existing query in Basic Mode

EMM database

remove VM host name from NetBackup, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

Enable block-level incremental backup, Optimizations options (VMware), Block-level backup (BLIB): full vs incremental

encrypted drives, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions

encryption of snapshot data transport, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

equipment, Unsupported backup hosts

ESX server, NetBackup for VMware components, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware

Exclude deleted blocks option, Optimizations options (VMware)

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

exclude list

speed up discovery of virtual machines, Browse for VMware virtual machines

ext file systems, Linux, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

extended attributes, restore of, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

F

failed virtual machines

in test query, Test Query: Failed virtual machines

fault tolerant VMs, NetBackup for VMware support for fault tolerant VMs

FIFO files, Linux, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

file system

Linux, restore of, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

firewall, The restore fails when you restore individual files to a virtual machine that has NetBackup client software

G

grouping rules in Query Builder, Parentheses in compound queries

guest customizations

ensuring their restore, Ensuring that guest customizations can be restored in vCloud Director

H

host name, Primary VM identifier options (VMware), Browse for VMware virtual machines

changing in NetBackup, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

host properties

for VMware, Adding the VMware backup host to NetBackup

hotadd transport mode, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

notes on, Notes on the hotadd transport mode

hypervisor, NetBackup for VMware terminology

I

Ignore diskless VMs, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

in-place disk restore, About VMware virtual machine disk restore, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using Backup, Archive, and Restore, Modifying the virtual machine disk restore file, VMware virtual machine disk restore file, Troubleshooting vmdk restore to existing VM

incremental backup

about, About incremental backups of virtual machines
requirements, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
setting up, Configuring incremental backups

independent disk, NetBackup for VMware terminology, Browse for VMware virtual machines, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

how to back up, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions

installing and configuring Network File System (NFS), About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

instant recovery, About Instant Recovery for VMware

Intelligent Policy, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware

invalid client, Invalid client error when you restore files using NetBackup BAR interface installed on the virtual machine

IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries

J

job hangs, Backup or restore job hangs
Join field in Query Builder, AND vs. OR in queries

K

keywords

in Query Builder, Query Builder field reference

L

Last Update, Browse for VMware virtual machines

Linux

notes on, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines
notes on restore, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux
quiesce, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines

logging

Accelerator, NetBackup logs for Accelerator with virtual machines
how to create folders for, NetBackup logging for VMware
VMware, NetBackup logging for VMware
vSphere, Changing timeout and logging values for vSphere
VxMS, Configuring VxMS logging

LVM2 volume, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

M

MAC address, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

manual backup, Backing up virtual machines

monitor backups

with Activity monitor, Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups

mount point

missing, Mount point missing on a restored Windows virtual machine

multiple policies

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

N

nbdiscover command, Test Query screen for VMware

to test a query, Important notes on automatic virtual machine selection, Automatic virtual machine selection: Task overview, Options for selecting VMware virtual machines

nbemmcmd, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

nbfsd port, Configuring a different network port for NBFSD (NetBackup for VMware)

NetBackup Accelerator (see Accelerator)

Network Block Device (NBD) transport, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

Network Block Device (NBD) transport with SSL, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

Network Connections dialog, Network Connections and Other Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

Network File System (NFS), described, About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

NFC connections, Backup or restore job hangs

NFS share, Linux, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

NTFS file system

for USB drives, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions

O

optimized storage, About reducing the size of VMware backups

order of operations

Query Builder, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)

overview

configuration steps, Overview of VMware tasks
of backup process, Overview of the VMware backup process
restore procedure, About restore of individual files

overwrite virtual machine, Virtual Machine Options dialog box

P

parentheses

for rules in Query Builder, Parentheses in compound queries

path length

maximum for Linux/UNIX files, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines

Perform Recovery dialog, Perform Recovery dialog box (restore to alternate location)

policy

and cache file for auto selection of VMs, About the Reuse VM selection query results option
configure for auto VM selection, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
for full virtual machine backup, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
multiple, for auto VM selection, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies
types, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
wizard for creating, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policy Wizard

Policy Configuration wizard, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policy Wizard

port number, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware, Credentials for VMware server are not valid

precedence, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)

prerequisites, NetBackup for VMware prerequisites

Primary VM identifier

setting, Primary VM identifier options (VMware)

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

privileges, Credentials for VMware server are not valid

Q

query builder

to filter virtual machines for backup, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

Query Builder

and Primary VM identifier parameter, Effect of Primary VM identifier parameter on Selection column in Test Query results
cache file for results, About the Reuse VM selection query results option
configuration in Advanced Mode, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
configuration in Basic Mode, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
description of fields, Query Builder field reference
edit rule in, Editing an existing 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
grouping rules, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode
IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries
keywords, Query Builder field reference
operators, Query Builder field reference
order of operations, Using the Query Builder in Advanced Mode, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)
quotation marks, Query Builder field reference
testing rules for, Test Query screen for VMware, Test Query: Failed virtual machines
to select virtual machines for backup, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware
values, Query Builder field reference
wildcards, Query Builder field reference
with multiple policies, About selecting virtual machines by means of multiple policies

quiesce

Linux file system, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux
Linux, notes on, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines

quiesce virtual machine, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog

R

RDM, NetBackup for VMware terminology, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

about, About VMware raw device mapping (RDM)
alternate client backup of, About alternate client backup of RDMs, Configuring alternate client backup of RDMs
configurations supported, Configurations for backing up RDMs

reboot failure, VMware virtual machine does not restart after restore

Recovery Destination dialog, Recovery Destination dialog box

recovery host, NetBackup for VMware components, Recovery Options dialog box

Recovery Options dialog, Recovery Options dialog box, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

recovery wizard (see restore from backup) (see restore into vCloud)

reduce size of backup, About reducing the size of VMware backups

release level

using mixed levels, If the recovery host is not at the same NetBackup release level as the backup host

remove VMware host name from NetBackup EMM database, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

resource pool

for virtual machine restore, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

resource pools

rules in Query Builder, Query rules for resource pools

restore

about restoring individual virtual machines, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using NetBackup commands
from backup, Virtual Machine Recovery dialog boxes (restore to original location), Virtual Machine Recovery dialogs boxes (restore to alternate location)
guest customizations, Ensuring that guest customizations can be restored in vCloud Director
how to, Restoring the full VMware virtual machine, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using Backup, Archive, and Restore
individual files, Restoring individual files
into vCloud, Virtual machine recovery dialog boxes for vCloud Director
job hangs, Backup or restore job hangs
maximum path length for Linux/UNIX files, NetBackup for VMware: notes on Linux virtual machines
notes on, Restore notes and restrictions
procedure overview, About restore of individual files
virtual machine, Restoring the full VMware virtual machine, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using Backup, Archive, and Restore
vmdk, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using NetBackup commands

restore vmdk

Changed Block Tracking warning during subsequent backup, Troubleshooting vmdk restore to existing VM
create restore parameters file, Creating the VMware virtual machine disk restore file
determine backup ID from which to restore, Determining the backup image ID from which to restore a VMware virtual machine disk
restoring individual, Restoring the virtual machine disk or disks by using the nbrestorevm command
validate restore parameters file, Validating the virtual machine disk restore file

reuse file

for Query Builder results, About the Reuse VM selection query results option

Reuse VM selection query results for, About the Reuse VM selection query results option

rules in Query Builder

about, The basics of a NetBackup query rule
configuring, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
editing, Editing an existing query in Basic Mode
examples, The basics of a NetBackup query rule
examples with parentheses, Parentheses in compound queries
for datacenter folders, Query rules for datacenter folders (host folder)
for resource pools, Query rules for resource pools
IsSet operator examples, The IsSet operator in queries
order of operations, Order of operations in queries (precedence rules)
testing, Test Query screen for VMware
testing failued, Test Query: Failed virtual machines

run a backup, Backing up virtual machines

S

SAN transport mode, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

SCSI drives

and reboot failure, VMware virtual machine does not restart after restore

Select automatically through VMware Intelligent Policy query, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware

Select ESX server dialog, Select ESX server dialog box (restore to alternate location)

Select Folder dialog, Select Folder dialog box (restore to alternate location)

server name

changing in NetBackup, Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

size of backups

reducing, About reducing the size of VMware backups

snapshot

vSphere Client

how to delete, Deleting a vSphere Client snapshot

socket files, Linux, Restore notes and restrictions on Linux

SRM environment and replication, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

SSL encryption of snapshot data, Transport modes options (VMware), Recovery Options dialog box

start a backup, Backing up virtual machines

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

Storage Destination dialog, Storage Destination dialog box (restore to alternate location)

storage optimization, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions, About reducing the size of VMware backups

how to delete snapshot for, Deleting a vSphere Client snapshot

Storage vMotion

backup conflict, Conflict between NetBackup and VMware Storage vMotion with vSphere 5.0 or later

T

tag associations

support, Support and use of VMware tag associations
use, Support and use of VMware tag associations

template VM, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions

terminology, NetBackup for VMware terminology

Test Query screen, Test Query screen for VMware

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 automatic virtual machine selection, Automatic virtual machine selection: Task overview, Options for selecting VMware virtual machines

thin provisioned disks, Virtual Machine Options dialog box

timeout

browsing, Changing the browsing timeout for virtual machine discovery

timeouts

vSphere, Changing timeout and logging values for vSphere

transport modes

and hung job, Backup or restore job hangs
for restore, Recovery Options dialog box
hotadd, Notes on the hotadd transport mode

troubleshooting

tips, Notes on troubleshooting NetBackup for VMware

U

USB drives

as the snapshot mount point, NetBackup for VMware: notes and restrictions

UUID, Primary VM identifier options (VMware), Browse for VMware virtual machines

V

validate

credentials, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware

validate virtualization server's certificate, Validating VMware virtualization server certificates in NetBackup

vApp

browsing virtual machines within, Browse for VMware virtual machines
for virtual machine restore, Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

vCenter server, NetBackup for VMware components

vCloud

alternate location for restore, Virtual machine recovery dialog boxes for vCloud Director
NetBackup credentials for, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware

Virtual machine quiesce option, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog

Virtual Machine recovery wizard

restore to alternate location, Virtual Machine Recovery dialogs boxes (restore to alternate location)
vCloud restore to alternate location, Virtual machine recovery dialog boxes for vCloud Director

virtual machines

about restoring individual, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using NetBackup commands
auto selection from reuse file, About the Reuse VM selection query results option
browsing, Browse for VMware virtual machines
configure backup policy for, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
configure for auto selection of, Configuring automatic virtual machine selection
how to back up, Backing up virtual machines
monitor backups of, Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups
notes on query builder, Important notes on automatic virtual machine selection
requirements for auto selection, NetBackup requirements for automatic virtual machine selection
Select automatically through VMware Intelligent Policy query, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware
testing auto selection of, Test Query screen for VMware

virtual network

select for restore, Network Connections and Other Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

VirtualCenter server, NetBackup for VMware components

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

vmdk file, NetBackup for VMware terminology

backup fails if none assigned, VMware - Advanced Attributes dialog, Snapshot error encountered (status code 156)

vmdk restore

about, About VMware virtual machine disk restore
overwrite during restore, Storage Destination panel, VMware virtual machine disk restore file
process, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using NetBackup commands
restore parameters file, VMware virtual machine disk restore file
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting vmdk restore to existing VM

VMware

access host, NetBackup for VMware components
backup environment, NetBackup for VMware components
backup host, Adding the VMware backup host to NetBackup
backup media server, Media servers as backup or discovery hosts
backups, Backing up virtual machines
configuration overview, Overview of VMware tasks
credentials, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware
ESX server, NetBackup for VMware components, Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware
Exclude Disk tab, Exclude Disks tab
host properties, Adding the VMware backup host to NetBackup
introduction, About NetBackup for VMware
logging, NetBackup logging for VMware
main features, About NetBackup for VMware
policy configuration, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility
required components, NetBackup for VMware components
restores, Restoring the full VMware virtual machine, Restoring VMware virtual machine disks by using Backup, Archive, and Restore
terminology, NetBackup for VMware terminology
troubleshooting, NetBackup logging for VMware

VMware Intelligent Policy, About automatic virtual machine selection for NetBackup for VMware

VMware Intelligent Policy query, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

VMware policy, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

VMware policy tab, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

VMware Tools, NetBackup for VMware terminology

VMX directory, Restore notes and restrictions

vmx-07, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policies utility

vNetwork Distributed Switch, Network Connections and Other Recovery Options dialog box (restore to alternate location)

Volume Manager volumes, Storage Foundation Volume Manager volumes in the virtual machine

vSphere Client snapshot

how to delete, Deleting a vSphere Client snapshot

vStorage, NetBackup for VMware terminology

incrementals, Configuring incremental backups
restore into vCloud, Virtual machine recovery dialog boxes for vCloud Director

VxMS logging, Configuring VxMS logging

W

wizard

to create backup policy, Configuring a VMware policy from the Policy Wizard
to recover virtual machine, Virtual Machine Recovery dialog boxes (restore to original location), Virtual machine recovery dialog boxes for vCloud Director