Veritas NetBackup™ 8.0 Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide
- Introduction and notes
- Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Installation overview for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client on an additional vSphere Web Client server
- Registering the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client with additional vCenter servers
- Un-registering the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Upgrading the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Disabling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Configuration overview for the NetBackup Recovery Wizard (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
- Creating an authentication token for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Revoking an authorization token for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Listing all current authentication tokens for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Authorizing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client to restore virtual machines
- Permissions on the NetBackup vSphere Web Client plug-in authentication token file may need to be changed
- Setting vCenter privileges for recovering virtual machines with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Monitoring backup status
- Setting vCenter privileges for backup monitoring
- Veritas NetBackup tab in vSphere Web Client
- Summary display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
- Virtual Machines display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
- Events display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
- Using the Veritas NetBackup tab for backup reporting (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
- How to respond to backup status with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Restoring virtual machines
- Configuring settings for the virtual machine recovery
- Notes on the NetBackup recovery wizards in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- How to access the NetBackup Recovery Wizards in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- NetBackup Recovery Wizard screens
- Virtual Machine Selection screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Image Selection screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Destination Selection screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Transport Selection screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Disk Provision screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Virtual Machine Options screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Network Selection screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- Pre-Recovery Check screen (NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client)
- NetBackup Instant Recovery Wizard screens
- Cleaning the recovery environment and releasing the NetBackup resources
- Troubleshooting
- Reducing the load time for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client does not find any backup images in the listed events
- The NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client does not find a particular backup image
- Mismatch in vCenter server name (uppercase vs. lowercase letters) causes the VMware connectivity test to fail
- IR operation is not complete due to NFS mount limit exceed
- Instant recovery-ready backup images are not available for selection
- vCenter server and NetBackup master server names are not available for search
- Preferred IR-destination options are not saved
- Virtual machine display name conflicts are not shown before the pre-recovery check
- Reasons for failure of pre-recovery checks
- Too much time taken to populate the list of NetBackup master servers
- NetBackup plug-in not shown in vSphere Web Client portal even after registration
- Correct NetBackup master server does not show up for selection for a given vCenter server on the IR wizard
- Error stack displayed in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client
- Appendix A. Instant recovery operations
Using the Veritas NetBackup tab for backup reporting (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client)
The following procedures explain how to find VM backup status in the Hosts and Clusters > Monitor > Veritas NetBackup tab.
The information that appears in the Veritas NetBackup tab applies only to the vSphere object that you select.
To find backup status for a single VM
- Select the VM in vSphere Web Client.
- On the Monitor tab, click Veritas NetBackup.
- Use the Summary or Events displays to see the backup status.
To find backup status for multiple VMs
- Select the appropriate object in vSphere Web Client (such as datacenter or ESXi host).
- On the Monitor tab, click Veritas NetBackup.
The Summary display shows the backup success rate for the VMs overall.
See Summary display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client).
- For the backup status of particular VMs, click Virtual Machines and find the VMs in the Name column. Or click Events to list all the backup attempts.
You can click on a column header to reorder the entries in that column, or to move or widen the column.
You can use Filter to limit the type of information that appears.
Under Events, click Backup Successful, Backup Failed, or Snapshot Delete Failed to filter the events by backup status.
See Virtual Machines display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client).
See Events display (in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client).
To determine which VMs are not backed up
- Select the appropriate object in vSphere Web Client (such as datacenter or ESXi host).
- On the Monitor tab, click Veritas NetBackup.
- Click Events, then click Backup Failed.
- To save the report, click on the save-file icon in the lower right and select an output type.
To determine the age of existing backups
- Select the appropriate object in vSphere Web Client (such as datacenter or ESXi host).
- On the Monitor tab, click Veritas NetBackup.
- Click Summary.
Virtual Machines By Backup Age shows the age of the backups (up to one day, 7 days, 30 days, and so forth).
- For information on backup age per VM, click Virtual Machines and look at the Backup Age (days) column.
- To save the report, click on the save-file icon in the lower right and select an output type.