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)
- Register Plug-in when no other Plug-in (either Local or current) is installed
- Register Plug-in when no Local Plug-in registered, and one or more Plug-ins's are already registered
- Register plug-in when local plug-in already registered but no other Plug-in registered
- Register Plug-in when local Plug-in already registered, and one or more Plug-in's already registered
- VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
- Uninstalling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Uninstalling the NetBackup Local plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
- Plug-in Configurations
- Log in to the Plug-in
- Excluding virtual disks from the backup
- Monitoring backup status
- Restoring virtual machines
- Troubleshooting
- A NetBackup primary server is not available in the primary server list of the login screen
- The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) does not find any backup images in the listed events
- 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 option is disabled for the selected recovery point
- The vCenter server names are not available for search
- 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 primary servers
- The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface even after registration
- 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
- Unregistering the plug-in may result in total uninstallation of the plug-in
- Recovery wizard errors
- No recovery point found error
- Limitations
- Appendix A. Instant recovery events and best practices
NetBackup permissions for the plug-in
Use NetBackup web UI to assign these permissions. See RBAC section in NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide.
Table: Permissions required to perform recovery operations in remote plug-in
Operation | Description | Additional required operations |
|---|---|---|
View | View the access hosts that are configured. | |
View | View the attributes of the backup images. | |
View | View VMs, vCenter servers, and ESX hosts. | |
View, Restore targets | View the available destinations to which to restore an asset. | View |
Restore | Restore to the original or to an alternate location. | View Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images > View Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts > View On the target location: View restore targets |
Allow restore to overwrite | Allow a restore to overwrite an existing asset. Without this permission a user must restore an existing asset to a different location. | View Restore |
Table: Permissions required to perform instant recovery operations in remote plug-in
Operation | Description | Additional required operations |
|---|---|---|
View | View the access hosts that are configured. | |
View | View the attributes of the backup images. | |
View | View VMs, vCenter servers, and ESX hosts. | |
View, Restore targets | View the available destinations to which to restore an asset. | View |
Restore | Restore to the original or to an alternate location. | View Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images > View Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts > View On the target location: View restore targets |
Allow restore to overwrite | Allow a restore to overwrite an existing asset. Without this permission a user must restore an existing asset to a different location. | View Restore |
Instant Restore | Option to recover and power on the virtual machines instantly. | Restore |