NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.5)
  1. Introduction and notes
    1.  
      About the NetBackup plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5)
    2.  
      Notes on the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      How to access the features of the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  2. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    1.  
      Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    2.  
      Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      vCenter privileges for managing NetBackup plug-in installation
    4.  
      Notes on using the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in in a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environment
    5. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
      1.  
        Register the plug-in when no other plug-in (either Local or current) is installed
      2.  
        Register a plug-in when no local plug-in is registered and one or more plug-ins are already registered
      3.  
        Register a plug-in when a local plug-in already registered but no other plug-in is registered
      4.  
        Register a plug-in when a local Plug-in already registered and one or more plug-in are already registered
    6.  
      VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
    7.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    8.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup Local plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  3. Plug-in configurations
    1.  
      Configuration overview for the NetBackup Recovery and Instant Recovery Wizards
    2.  
      Port usage for the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in
    3.  
      Setting vCenter privileges for recovering virtual machines
    4.  
      NetBackup RBAC permissions for the plug-in
    5.  
      Configuring vCenter CA Certificates on the NetBackup primary server
  4. Log in to the Plug-in
    1.  
      Sign-in for the plug-in
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Log-in to the plug-in
    4.  
      Sign out of the plug-in
  5. Excluding virtual disks from the backup
    1.  
      About excluding virtual disks from the backup
    2.  
      Setting the exclude disks Custom Attribute
  6. Monitoring backup status
    1.  
      vCenter privileges for backup monitoring
    2.  
      Backup monitoring displays in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
    3.  
      Summary display
    4.  
      Virtual Machines display
    5.  
      Events display
    6.  
      Using the Veritas NetBackup plug-in for backup reporting
    7.  
      How to respond to backup status
  7. Restoring virtual machines
    1.  
      Notes on the NetBackup recovery wizards
    2.  
      How to access the NetBackup Recovery Wizard
    3. Restore virtual machine
      1.  
        Virtual Machine Selection screen
      2.  
        Recovery points screen
      3.  
        Select the Recovery Target screen
      4.  
        Recovery options screen
      5.  
        Review Virtual Machine Recovery screen
    4. Perform Instant Recovery of virtual machines
      1.  
        Instant Recovery: Virtual Machine Selection screen
      2.  
        Instant Recovery: Recovery Options
    5.  
      Instant Recovery: Cleaning the recovery environment and releasing the NetBackup resources
  8. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      A NetBackup primary server is not available in the primary server list of the login screen
    2.  
      The NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) does not find any backup images in the listed events
    3.  
      Mismatch in vCenter server name (uppercase vs. lowercase letters) causes the VMware connectivity test to fail
    4.  
      Instant recovery operation is not complete due to NFS mount limit exceed
    5.  
      Instant recovery option is disabled for the selected recovery point
    6.  
      The vCenter server names are not available for search
    7.  
      Virtual machine display name conflicts are not shown before the pre-recovery check
    8.  
      Reasons for failure of pre-recovery checks
    9.  
      Too much time taken to populate the list of NetBackup primary servers
    10.  
      The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Client (HTML5) interface even after registration
    11.  
      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
    12.  
      Unregistering the plug-in may result in total uninstallation of the plug-in
    13.  
      Recovery wizard errors
    14.  
      No recovery point found error
  9. Limitations
    1.  
      Limitations
  10. Appendix A. Instant recovery events and best practices
    1.  
      Instant recovery events for non-available virtual machines
    2.  
      Best practices for instant recovery operations

Notes on using the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in in a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environment

For the vCenter servers that a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) manages, note the following about the NetBackup plug-in:

  • The plug-in must be accessible to all the vCenter servers under the PSC. The plug-in only needs to be installed on one of the vCenter servers. All the NetBackup primary servers associated with the vCenter, should be registered with the plug-in. The installed plug-in is accessible to all the vCenter servers under the PSC.

  • You must register the NetBackup primary server on each vCenter server where virtual machines are to be restored.

  • Backups of the virtual machines that reside on vCenter servers under the PSC can be restored to any vCenter under the PSC. Backups of the virtual machines that reside on vCenter servers outside of the PSC cannot be restored to vCenter servers under the PSC.

    For example: A VM was backed up on vCenter 1. To restore that VM to vCenter 2, both vCenters need to be under the same PSC. In this case, the NetBackup primary server needs credentials at least for vCenter 2.

  • Only the plug-in version 10.0 is supported for NetBackup version 10.0 and later.

    Note:

    Earlier versions of the plug-in do not support NetBackup version 10.0 and later.

  • If you have a NetBackup version prior to 10.0, continue to use the earlier version of the plug-in. Or, uninstall the earlier version of the plugin.

    See Uninstalling the NetBackup Local plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5).