Veritas NetBackup™ Add-in for Microsoft SCVMM Console Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.3.0.1, 8.3, 8.2)
  1. Introduction and notes
    1.  
      About the NetBackup Add-in for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
    2.  
      Notes on the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    3.  
      Updates to this guide for NetBackup 8.2
  2. Installing the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    1.  
      Requirements for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    3.  
      Installation message: Add-in cannot be installed
    4.  
      Installation message regarding localized environments
    5.  
      Configuring the add-in for an external certificate
    6.  
      Reconfiguring the add-in for a NetBackup CA-signed certificate
    7.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    8. Configuring the NetBackup Recovery Wizard
      1.  
        Creating an authentication token for the NetBackup add-in for SCVMM
      2.  
        Authorizing the NetBackup add-in to restore virtual machines
      3.  
        Adding or deleting an additional host name or IP address for an authentication token
      4.  
        Revoking an authorization token
      5.  
        Renewing an authorization token
      6.  
        Listing all current authorization tokens
  3. Recovering virtual machines
    1.  
      Notes on restoring Hyper-V virtual machines with the Recovery Wizard
    2.  
      Accessing the Recovery Wizard
    3. Restore Virtual Machine Wizard screens
      1.  
        Virtual Machine Selection screen
      2.  
        Backup Image Selection screen
      3.  
        Select Another Image screen
      4.  
        Restore Options screen
      5.  
        Review Settings screen
    4.  
      Checking the status of a recovery job
  4. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About logging for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    2.  
      Viewing log messages for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    3.  
      Changing the logging level for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
    4.  
      The pre-recovery checks in the Recovery Wizard of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM return out-of-date information about the VM
    5.  
      Next button in the NetBackup Add-in Recovery Wizard is enabled even though required input has not been entered
    6.  
      The NetBackup Add-in Recovery Wizard does not prompt to overwrite the VM, and the recovery fails
    7.  
      Troubleshooting master server communication failures in the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM

About logging for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM

The NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM records log messages about the following activities:

  • Restoring VMs by means of the NetBackup add-in.

  • Adding or removing NetBackup master servers from the NetBackup add-in.

Table: Logging for NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM

Logging details

Description

Log message format

yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss,ms [pid] message

For example:

2014-09-24 14:57:32,408 [1] INFO - Loading SCVMMAddin

Logging levels

Several logging levels (verbosity) are available:

See Changing the logging level for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM.

Log location

The log location depends on where SCVMM is installed and who is logged on.

The following is an example log location for user JDoe:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\Virtual 
Machine Manager\Bin\AddInPipeline\AddIns\JDoe\SymcNBUAddIn
\Logs

See Viewing log messages for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM .

Log retention period

All log messages are written to the same log file in a 24-hour period. Each log file is retained for 7 days and then is automatically deleted.