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Veritas NetBackup™ 8.0 Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide

Last Published: 2017-07-13

Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (8.0)

Selecting virtual machines for instant recovery

Perform the search operation on this screen to get a list of virtual machines that have IR-compatible backup images. The search operation includes the virtual machines on the vCenter servers that are registered with the NetBackup master servers.

The first screen of the Instant Recovery Wizard displays 0 Virtual Machines Added. You must start the wizard operations by searching for and adding the virtual machines.

See Instant recovery-ready backup images are not available for selection.

Table: Fields in the Virtual Machine Selection screen

Operations	Description
vCenter Server	Use the drop-down list to select the vCenter server where the VM resided when it was backed up. Note: The vCenter Server drop-down list displays the names of vCenter servers that are registered with the NetBackup plug-in. See Authorizing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client to restore virtual machines.
NetBackup Master Server	Use the drop-down list to select the names of the master servers that are registered with the NetBackup plug-in. The name of the master server may not be in the drop-down list due to following reasons: The NetBackup master server is not registered with the NetBackup vSphere Plug-in. The selected vCenter server is not added in the NetBackup master server. Invalid certificate. Unable to connect to the NetBackup master server. A mismatch of the vCenter Server name as registered with the NetBackup master server and as registered with the vSphere Web Client. The vCenter server names should be the same (host name or FQDN or IP). The NetBackup Web Management Console service is down in the NetBackup master server. Note: This drop-down only lists the master servers which are registered with the vCenter server selected in vCenter drop-down. If the master server is not listed after adding it again, make sure that it is not listed in the top error message. Contact the NetBackup administrator to register the vCenter to the NetBackup master server.
Type display name, UUID, DNS, host name	For the virtual machine to restore, enter the full or partial text of the following: VM display name, instance ID, DNS name, or host name. Then click Search. Enter an asterisk * to search the complete list. Note: This field is case-sensitive.

Operations

Description

vCenter Server

Use the drop-down list to select the vCenter server where the VM resided when it was backed up.

Note:

The vCenter Server drop-down list displays the names of vCenter servers that are registered with the NetBackup plug-in.

See Authorizing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client to restore virtual machines.

NetBackup Master Server

Use the drop-down list to select the names of the master servers that are registered with the NetBackup plug-in.

The name of the master server may not be in the drop-down list due to following reasons:

The NetBackup master server is not registered with the NetBackup vSphere Plug-in.
The selected vCenter server is not added in the NetBackup master server.
Invalid certificate.
Unable to connect to the NetBackup master server.
A mismatch of the vCenter Server name as registered with the NetBackup master server and as registered with the vSphere Web Client. The vCenter server names should be the same (host name or FQDN or IP).
The NetBackup Web Management Console service is down in the NetBackup master server.

Note:

This drop-down only lists the master servers which are registered with the vCenter server selected in vCenter drop-down. If the master server is not listed after adding it again, make sure that it is not listed in the top error message. Contact the NetBackup administrator to register the vCenter to the NetBackup master server.

Type display name, UUID, DNS, host name

For the virtual machine to restore, enter the full or partial text of the following: VM display name, instance ID, DNS name, or host name. Then click Search.

Enter an asterisk * to search the complete list.

Note:

This field is case-sensitive.

Note:

Once the vCenter server and the NetBackup master server are selected (after you select the virtual machines), the pairing of the two servers is locked. If a server selection is changed, the earlier operations do not remain valid. You can reset the search parameters at any time.

The results of the search appear in this list. Select the virtual machines and add them to restore and then click Next.

Note:

Selecting the NetBackup master server and vCenter server is mandatory. Select multiple virtual machines with Ctrl+Click or select a range of virtual machines with Shift+Click.

Table: Additional fields in the Virtual Machine Selection screen

Operations	Description
Search Results	Select the virtual machines for which you want to select backup images for instant recovery.
Add Virtual Machines	Click to add the selected virtual machines. After you select and add the virtual machines, the Virtual Machines Added bar shows the total number of virtual machines that are selected and added. The maximum number of virtual machines that you can add can be set in the Settings option on the Veritas NetBackup landing page. See Configuring settings for the virtual machine recovery . Note: The maximum number of instant recovery jobs includes active instant recoveries plus the number of virtual machines being added for the recovery operations.
View Details	Click to see a pop-up screen with the list of selected virtual machines in a tabular form with more details. The added virtual machines can be deleted from this screen, if necessary.
Reset Search parameters	You can reset the search parameters to cancel earlier selections.

Click Next to select the backup images for instant recovery.