NetBackup™ Web UI RHV Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web user interface
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
  2. Managing RHV servers
    1.  
      Quick configuration checklist to protect Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    2. Configuring secure communication between the Red Hat Virtualization server and NetBackup host
      1.  
        ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
      2.  
        ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
      3.  
        VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
      4.  
        VIRTUALIZATION_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
    3.  
      About the ports that NetBackup uses to communicate with RHV
    4. Add or browse an RHV manager
      1.  
        Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server
      2.  
        Remove an RHV manager
    5.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    6.  
      Remove an intelligent VM group
    7.  
      Setting global limits on the use of RHV resources
  3. Protecting RHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to know before you protect RHV virtual machines
    2.  
      Protect RHV VMs or intelligent VM groups
    3.  
      Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
    4.  
      View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
  4. Recovering RHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to consider before you recover the RHV virtual machines
    2.  
      About the pre-recovery check
    3.  
      Recover an RHV virtual machine
    4.  
      About the supported virtual disk formats and disk provisioning during VM recovery
  5. Troubleshooting RHV VM protection and recovery
    1.  
      Troubleshooting tips for NetBackup for RHV
    2.  
      Error run into during the RHV virtual machines discovery phase
    3.  
      Error run into while backing up RHV virtual machines
    4.  
      Error run into while restoring RHV virtual machines
  6. API and command line options for RHV
    1. Using APIs and command line options to manage, protect, or recover RHV virtual machines
      1.  
        Additional information about the rename file
    2. Additional NetBackup options for RHV configuration
      1.  
        OVIRT_IMAGEIO_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
      2.  
        RHV_CREATEDISK_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
      3.  
        RHV_AUTODISCOVERY_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers

Add or browse an RHV manager

You can add and browse RHV managers and their credentials.

Note:

This procedure requires the backup administrator role.

To add RHV managers and their credentials

  1. On the left, click RHV then click the RHV managers tab.
  2. Click + Add to add an RHV manager and enter the following:

    • RHV manager name

    • Access credentials

    • Select a backup host using the Backup host for validation

    • Port number (optional)

    Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server

  3. Click Save.
  4. To add another RHV Manager credentials, click Add.
Inline actions on RHV manager

You can run the following inline actions on an RHV manager:

  • Discover: Manually discovers the VM assets that belong to the selected RHV manager.

  • Edit: Modify the RHV manager credentials.

  • Delete: Removes the RHV manager.

Bulk actions on RHV managers

You can select one or more RHV managers and run the following bulk actions:

  • Validate credentials: Validates the credentials of the RHV manager.

  • Delete: Removes the RHV managers.

Browse an RHV manager

You can browse the RHV managers and clusters to locate VMs and view their details such as their protection plans and recovery points.

To browse RHV managers

  1. On the left, click RHV.
  2. Click RHV managers to begin searching.

    The list includes the RHV managers and clusters that you have access to.

    The tab shows the RHV managers and clusters that you can access in the following hierarchy:

    All
RHV_Managers
	RHV_Manager1
		Cluster1
		Cluster2
	RHV_Manager2
		Cluster3
		Cluster4

    To locate a server, you can enter a string in the search field.

  3. Click on an RHV manager to view details.

    You can navigate back to a higher level by clicking the up-arrow.

  4. Click on a VM to view its protection status, recovery points, and restore activity.
  5. Click Add protection to subscribe the VM to a plan.