Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
- Introduction and notes
- Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- vCenter privileges for managing NetBackup plug-in installation
- Notes on using the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in in a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environment
- Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Upgrading the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Uninstalling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Configuration overview for the NetBackup Recovery and Instant Recovery Wizards
- Configuring ports for the NetBackup Web Services
- Port usage for the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in
- Creating an authentication token for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Authorizing the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in to restore virtual machines
- Configuring the plug-in for an external certificate
- Reconfiguring the plug-in for a NetBackup CA-signed certificate
- Setting vCenter privileges for recovering virtual machines
- Adding or deleting an additional host name or IP address for an authentication token
- Revoking an authorization token
- Renewing an authorization token
- Listing all current authentication tokens
- Permissions on the NetBackup plug-in authentication token file may need to be changed
- Excluding virtual disks from the backup
- Monitoring backup status
- Restoring virtual machines
- Troubleshooting
- The message NoPermission appears during plug-in installation
- Reducing the load time for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- A NetBackup master server is not available in the master server list of the Instant Recovery Wizard
- The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) does not find any backup images in the listed events
- The NetBackup Recovery wizard for vSphere Client (HTML5) does not find a particular backup image
- Mismatch in vCenter server name (uppercase vs. lowercase letters) causes the VMware connectivity test to fail
- Instant recovery operation is not complete due to NFS mount limit exceed
- Instant recovery-ready backup images are not available for selection
- The vCenter server and NetBackup master server names are not available for search
- Preferred Instant recovery 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
- The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface even after registration
- The correct NetBackup master server does not show up for selection for a given vCenter server on the Instant recovery wizard
- Troubleshooting master server communication failures in the plug-in's Recovery Portal
- The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface after vCenter upgrade from older versions to vCenter 7.0 or later
- Appendix A. Instant recovery events and best practices
- Appendix B. Installing the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in from a NetBackup media server and plug-in package host
Using the Veritas NetBackup plug-in for backup reporting
The following procedures explain how to find VM backup status in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5).
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 Client (HTML5).
- 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 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.
- 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 Events display.
To determine which VMs are not backed up
- Select the appropriate object in vSphere 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 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 the copy icon or export icon:
The copy icon copies the information to the Clipboard. The export icon exports the rows to a comma-separated text (CSV) file.