NetBackup™ Web UI RHV Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.3.0.1, 8.3)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    4.  
      Sign out of the NetBackup web UI
  2. Managing RHV servers
    1.  
      Upgrading to NetBackup 8.3
    2.  
      Quick configuration checklist to protect Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    3. 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
    4.  
      About the ports that NetBackup uses to communicate with RHV
    5. Add or browse an RHV manager
      1.  
        Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server
      2.  
        Remove an RHV manager
    6.  
      Configure autodiscovery of the RHV virtual machines
    7.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    8.  
      Remove an intelligent VM group
    9.  
      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 during the RHV virtual machines discovery phase
    3.  
      Error run into while backing up RHV virtual machines
    4.  
      Error 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

Troubleshooting tips for NetBackup for RHV

For more information about RHV troubleshooting, check the following details:

  • For discovery job failures:

    • Check the Job details section for the job in Activity monitor.

    • Check the ncfnbcs log.

  • For snapshot job failures:

    • Check the Job details section for the job in Activity monitor.

    • Check the bpfis log.

    • For RHV-related errors, check Events section on RHV manager console.

  • For backup job failures:

    • Check the Job details section for the job in Activity monitor.

    • Check the bpbkar and VxMS logs.

    • For RHV-related errors, check Events section on RHV manager console.

  • For restore job failures:

    • Restore job fails with error 2822 (Hypervisor policy restore error)

    • Check the Job details section for the job in Activity monitor.

    • Check the bprd, bpVMutil, VxMS, or ncfnbrestore logs.

    • For RHV-related errors, check Events section on RHV manager console.

  • For upgrades:

    When you upgrade NetBackup master server to version 8.3, the assets (VM and Intelligent VM Groups) are migrated from the older database tables to the new database tables that are introduced in 8.3.

    A background migration task runs when the NetBackup Web Management Console starts. During this migration, the NetBackup Web UI displays the following message:

    The migration process is in progress. The provided data might be inconsistent and incomplete.