Veritas NetBackup™ for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
    1.  
      Protect AHV using NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup terminology related to the AHV backup
    3.  
      NetBackup for AHV environment
    4.  
      Tasks to protect the AHV
  2. Prerequisites, notes, and restrictions
    1.  
      Prerequisites
    2. Notes and restrictions
      1.  
        NetBackup character restrictions for virtual machine names
  3. Configuring NetBackup communication with AHV
    1.  
      Establishing communication between components
    2. Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server
      1.  
        Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master access list
      2.  
        Configuring a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host
    3.  
      Adding a backup host to the Acropolis Cluster access list
    4.  
      Adding the Nutanix Acropolis Cluster credentials for NetBackup
    5. Managing SSL certificates
      1.  
        Managing SSL certificates on NetBackup Appliance
    6.  
      About the nb_nutanix-ahv configuration file
  4. Configuring NetBackup policies for AHV
    1.  
      About the BigData policy type
    2.  
      Creating a BigData policy using the NetBackup Policies utility
    3.  
      Creating a BigData policy using the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard
    4.  
      Creating a BigData policy using the NetBackup Command Line Interface
  5. Backup and restore
    1. Back up the Nutanix AHV virtual machines
      1.  
        Basic phases in a NetBackup backup of an AHV
    2.  
      Restoring the Nutanix AHV virtual machines
  6. Troubleshooting issues
    1.  
      Troubleshooting issues related to AHV backup
    2.  
      NetBackup logs
    3.  
      About errors during policy creation and validation
    4.  
      NetBackup status codes
  7. Appendix A. NetBackup commands to backup and restore Nutanix AHV virtual machines
    1.  
      NetBackup commands for protecting the AHV

Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master access list

When the backup host is not a NetBackup media server or an appliance, you need to add the backup host to the NetBackup master server access list.

To add a backup host to NetBackup master access list

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click the Host Properties node.
  2. Select an appropriate option from the Master Servers, Media Servers, and Clients options to view the details of your backup host.

    For example, select Media Servers, if you have configured a media server as your backup host.

  3. Select and right-click the backup host to view Properties.
  4. In the Host Properties dialog box, click VMware Access Hosts.
  5. To add the backup host to NetBackup master access list, click Add.

    In the New Server dialog box, enter the name of the backup host. Click Add.

Note:

Currently, there is no provision to differentiate between a backup host for VMware and Nutanix. Therefore, consider providing an appropriate identifier for the backup host name.

See Adding a backup host to the Acropolis Cluster access list.

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Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server