NetBackup™ for Red Hat Virtualization Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (11.0)
  1. Managing Red Hat Virtualization 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 Red Hat Virtualization
    4.  
      Add or browse an Red Hat Virtualization manager
    5.  
      Remove an Red Hat Virtualization manager
    6.  
      Add a backup host to the NetBackup primary server
    7.  
      Configure autodiscovery of the Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    8.  
      Create an intelligent VM group
    9.  
      Delete an intelligent VM group from Red Hat Virtualization
    10.  
      Setting global limits on the use of Red Hat Virtualization resources
  2. Protecting RHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to know before you protect Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    2.  
      Protect Red Hat Virtualization VMs or intelligent VM groups
    3. Customize protection settings for a RHV asset
      1.  
        Schedules
      2.  
        Backup options
    4.  
      Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
    5.  
      View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
  3. Recovering RHV virtual machines
    1.  
      Things to consider before you recover the Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    2.  
      About the pre-recovery check
    3.  
      Recover a Red Hat Virtualization virtual machine
    4.  
      About the supported virtual disk formats and disk provisioning during VM recovery
  4. Troubleshooting RHV VM protection and recovery
    1.  
      Troubleshooting tips for NetBackup for Red Hat Virtualization
    2.  
      Error during the Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines discovery phase
    3.  
      Error run into while backing up Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
    4.  
      Error while restoring Red Hat Virtualization virtual machines
  5. API and command line options for RHV
    1. Using APIs and command line options to manage, protect, or recover RHV VMs
      1.  
        Additional information about the rename file
    2. Additional NetBackup options for Red Hat Virtualization 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 a backup host to the NetBackup primary server

The backup host or appliance acts as a channel to establish an indirect communication between the NetBackup primary server and the Red Hat Virtualization manager. The backup host is a NetBackup client that performs backups or restores on behalf of the virtual machines.

A NetBackup primary and media server can also be configured as the backup host. However, you do not need to add the primary or the media server acting as a backup host to the access hosts list for Red Hat Virtualization.

The secure communication happens by APIs and uses SSL.

Note:

SSL requires that all backup hosts have ECA certificates.

Communication between Red Hat Virtualization and backup host requires an open port.

The following operating systems are supported for your backup host:

  • Windows

  • Red Hat Linux

  • SUSE

When the backup host is not a NetBackup media server or an appliance, you need to add the backup host to the access hosts list for Red Hat Virtualization.

To add an access host

  1. On the left, click Workloads > Red Hat Virtualization.
  2. At the top right, click RHV settings > Access hosts. Then click Add.
  3. Enter the name of the access host.
  4. Click Save.