NetBackup™ Web UI VMware Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
Platform: Linux,UNIX,Windows
  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 VMware servers
    1.  
      Add VMware servers
    2.  
      Validate and update VMware server credentials
    3.  
      Browse VMware servers
    4.  
      Remove VMware servers
    5.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    6.  
      Remove an intelligent VM group
    7.  
      Add a VMware access host
    8.  
      Remove a VMware access host
    9.  
      Discover VMware server assets manually
    10.  
      VMWARE_AUTODISCOVERY_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers
  3. Protecting VMs
    1.  
      Protect VMs or intelligent VM groups
    2. Custom protection settings for an asset
      1.  
        Exclude disks from backups
      2.  
        Snapshot retry options
    3.  
      Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
    4.  
      View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
  4. VM recovery and instant access
    1.  
      Create an instant access VM
    2.  
      Restore files and folders from a VM backup image
    3.  
      Download files and folders from a VM backup image
    4.  
      Things to consider before you use the instant access feature
    5.  
      Recover a VM
    6.  
      About VMware agentless restore
    7.  
      Prerequisites and limitations of VMware agentless restores
    8.  
      Recover files and folders with VMware agentless restore
  5. Troubleshooting VM recovery
    1.  
      Errors encountered when adding VMware servers
    2.  
      Errors encountered when browsing VMware servers
    3.  
      Errors encountered when you review Status for a newly discovered VM
    4.  
      Error encountered when downloading files from an instant access VM
    5.  
      Troubleshooting issues with backups and restores of excluded virtual disks
    6.  
      Restore fails for a virtual machine with multiple datastores
    7.  
      Errors encountered when you change the recovery destination

Browse VMware servers

You can browse vCenter servers and standalone ESXi servers to locate VMs and view their details such as their protection plans and recovery points.

To browse VMware servers

  1. On the left, click VMware.
  2. Click VMware Servers to begin searching.

    The list includes the names and types of vCenters and standalone ESXi servers that you have access to. You can also review the Discovery Status and Last discovery attempt to determine whether the server's VMs and other objects have been successfully discovered.

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

  3. Click on a server to begin drilling into it.

    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.