Veritas NetBackup™ Add-in for Microsoft SCVMM Console Guide
- Introduction and notes
- Installing the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Requirements for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Installing the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Error message during installation of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM: Add-in cannot be installed
- Error message during installation of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM on localized environments
- Uninstalling the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Configuring the NetBackup Recovery Wizard
- Creating an authentication token for the NetBackup add-in for SCVMM
- Authorizing the NetBackup add-in for SCVMM to restore virtual machines
- Adding or deleting an additional host name or IP address for an authentication token
- Revoking an authorization token
- Renewing an authorization token
- Listing all current authorization tokens
- Recovering virtual machines
- Troubleshooting
- About logging for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Viewing log messages for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- Changing the logging level for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- The pre-recovery checks in the Recovery Wizard of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM return out-of-date information about the VM
- Next button in the NetBackup Add-in Recovery Wizard is enabled even though required input has not been entered
- The NetBackup Add-in Recovery Wizard does not prompt to overwrite the VM, and the recovery fails
- Troubleshooting master server communication failures in the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
Installing the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
This topic describes how to obtain the installation files and install the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM.
Table: NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM: installation requirements
Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
NetBackup add-in installation file | You can download the installation file |
SCVMM console host | Download the installation .zip file to the SCVMM console host, or to a different Windows host. Note: The Windows host must have network connectivity to the SCVMM server. |
SCVMM server(s) and their credentials | When the add-in is installed, it runs in the SCVMM console. The following are required to complete the add-in installation:
|
Additional user access | Additional user access may be needed in the following situation:
See Error message during installation of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM: Add-in cannot be installed. |
To install the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM
- On the MyVeritas website, log on with your MyVeritas account:
For logon assistance, see your account Administrator, or contact Veritas:
Email: CustomerCare@veritas.com
- Click Licensing on the MyVeritas menu bar.
The Veritas Entitlement Management System (VEMS) appears.
- Click Entitlements, then click More Options.
- In the Product Name field, enter NetBackup and click Apply Filters.
Your NetBackup product entitlements appear in the list.
- For one of the NetBackup products in the list, click the Download Product icon under Actions.
A list of NetBackup product versions appears.
- For one of the NetBackup products, click the Download Product icon again.
- Select the
NetBackup_8.1_Plugins.zipfile and download the file to the SCVMM console host.For assistance with the Veritas Entitlement Management System, see the following article:
- Unzip the downloaded
NetBackup_8.1_Plugins.zipfile and locate theVRTSNBUAddIn.zipfile.The path to the
VRTSNBUAddIn.zipfile is the following:\NB_8.1_Plugins\NBscvmmAddIn\NetBackup_scvmmAddIn_Win\VRTSNBUAddIn.zipNote:
Do not unzip the
VRTSNBUAddIn.zipfile. That zip file is needed for installation of the add-in.Zip files for other NetBackup plug-ins are also included in the downloaded
NetBackup_8.1_Plugins.zipfile. Those files are not required for the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM. - Launch the SCVMM console and connect to the SCVMM server.
You need the server's host name or IP address, and its logon credentials.
- In the SCVMM console, open the Settings workspace, then click the Import Console Add-in option in the SCVMM ribbon.
The Import Console Add-in Wizard appears.
- In the Select an Add-in screen, click Browse and browse for the
VRTSNBUAddIn.zipfile.Several warnings appear. These warnings can be safely ignored.
- Click Continue installing this add-in anyway.
If the Import Console Add-in Wizard states "The Add-in cannot be installed," you may need additional user access.
See Error message during installation of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM: Add-in cannot be installed.
When you have the required user access, browse for the NetBackup add-in file again (step 11) and continue this installation procedure.
- On the Summary screen, click Finish.
If the NetBackup add-in is installed on a Windows host that has a non-English system locale, SCVMM may issue a message when the installation completes.
See Error message during installation of the NetBackup Add-in for SCVMM on localized environments.
The imported add-in appears in the Jobs window of the SCVMM console, and in the Settings workspace under Console Add-ins.
- If you had logged into the SCVMM console with your own credentials, restart the SCVMM console when prompted.
Note:
If you selected the Use current Microsoft Windows session identity option, a restart is not required.
Note:
To use the NetBackup add-in, you must log on to the SCVMM console with the Administrator role. If you log on to SCVMM with a different role, the add-in functionality is disabled.
Note:
The first time you use the NetBackup add-in, an End User License Agreement (EULA) appears. To use the add-in, you must accept the EULA.