Veritas NetBackup for Microsoft Azure Stack Administrator's Guide

To create a BigData policy with the NetBackup Policies utility

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
2. On the Actions menu, click New > Policy.
3. Type a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.

   Click OK.

4. On the Attributes tab, select BigData as the policy type.
5. On the Attributes tab, select the storage unit for BigData policy type.
6. On the Schedules tab, click New to create a new schedule.

   You can create a schedule for a Full Backup for your BigData policy. Once you set the schedule, Microsoft Azure data is backed up automatically as per the set schedule without any further user intervention.

7. On the Clients tab, enter the IP address or the host name of the ARM Endpoint.

   You can add the following ARM Endpoints:

   • Provider subscription

   • Tenant subscription

8. On the Backup Selections tab, enter the following parameters and their values as shown:

   • Application_Type=azurestack

     The parameter values are case-sensitive.

   • Backup_Host=IP_address or FQDN

     You can specify multiple backup hosts.

   • Specify assets to backup

     • For all the VMs in a subscription: /Subscription ID

     • For all the VMS in a resource group: /Subscription ID/Resource Group

     • For a single VM: /Subscription ID/Resoutrce Group/VM Name

     Note:

     The directory or folder specified for backup selection while defining BigData Policy with Application_Type = azurestack must not contain space or comma in their names.

9. Click OK to save the changes.