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

Recover files and folders with VMware agentless restore

To restore VMware files and folders using agentless restore

  1. Confirm the target VM is powered on.
  2. On the left side of the Web UI, click VMware.
  3. Locate and click on the VM that contains the files and folders for restore.
  4. Click the Recovery points tab. In the calendar view, click the date on which the backup occurred.

    The available images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each image.

  5. On the image you want to recover from, click Restore files and folders.
  6. Under Select files, specify the files and folders you want recovered then click Next.
  7. Under Recovery target, specify the target VM to which you want the files and folders recovered, as well as the administrator credentials for the target VM.
  8. On Recovery options, specify additional recovery options for the restored files and folders.
  9. After you click Next, NetBackup performs a pre-recovery check using the options you specified.
  10. Review displays the status of the pre-recovery check along with the options you selected for the recovery. Once you confirm that they are correct, proceed with the restore.