Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide

To install the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client from the NetBackup master server

1. On the NetBackup 8.1.1 master server, locate the following command:

   Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\vwcp_manage.exe

   UNIX, Linux: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/vwcp_manage

2. On the master server, start vwcp_manage to begin plug-in installation.

   Note the following:

   • vwcp_manage is a Java GUI application. Make sure that your UNIX or Linux environment supports Java GUI applications.

   • If you run the command with administrator or root privileges, the command discovers the available vCenters and presents them in a list. Otherwise, you must provide the vCenter names.

   • The vwcp_manage command detects any existing version of the vSphere Web Client plug-in and lets you either upgrade it or uninstall it.

     See Uninstalling the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client.

   • The vwcp_manage command does not uninstall the older NetBackup plug-in for vCenter (C# plug-in). The older plug-in continues to exist separately from the new one. You can uninstall the older plug-in as explained in the NetBackup Plug-in for VMware vCenter Guide for NetBackup 8.0:

     http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

     Note:

     Support for the older NetBackup plug-in for vCenter has been discontinued.

3. Registration begins with the End User License Agreement (click Accept):
   
4. On the following dialog, select the vCenter server from the Hostname or IP Address pull-down list, enter its credentials, then click Validate.

   Note:

   The vCenter credentials require the Extension privileges.

   See vCenter privileges for managing NetBackup plug-in installation.

   If the vwcp_manage command was not run with administrator or root privileges, you must enter the vCenter name (or IP address) manually.

   

   The registration utility determines whether the plug-in is registered on the vCenter. If the plug-in is not registered, the following dialog appears and shows the plug-in URL.

   

   The URL field is pre-populated with the plug-in package URL as hosted on the master server.

   To use a custom web server instead of the master server, select Use alternate plug-in package location and enter the full URL for the plug-in package.

   See Installing the vSphere Web Client plug-in from a NetBackup media server and plug-in package host (web server).

5. Click Register. A security alert appears:
   

   This security alert shows the identity of the web server that hosts the plug-in package. By default this web server is the NetBackup master server. The vCenter later downloads the plug-in from this server (the plug-in package host). Use this dialog to verify the identity of that server.

6. To allow the installation to proceed, click Continue.

   The following appears:

   
7. Click Close.
8. Log on to the vSphere Web Client. If you are currently logged on, log out first.
9. To verify that the plug-in installed correctly, go to the vSphere Web Client object navigator.

   For example, under Home > Hosts and Clusters > Monitor, look for the Veritas NetBackup tab.

   See How to access the features of the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client.

   If the Veritas NetBackup tab does not appear:

   See The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Web Client interface even after registration.

10. To register the plug-in with another vCenter server, repeat this procedure starting at step 2.

    Note:

    For the vCenter servers that a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) manages, you only need to install the plug-in on one of the vCenter servers. The plug-in is then accessible to all the vCenters under the PSC.

To install the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client from the NetBackup appliance as master server

1. Log on to the appliance as a NetBackupCLI user and run the vwcp_manage command to install the plug-in.

   The vwcp_manage command is located here:

   /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/vwcp_manage

   For example:

   vwcp_manage --register - v vCenter.example.com - u vCenter_username - p password

   vwcp_manage --register - v vCenter.example.com - u vCenter_username - p password_file

   Where password_file is the path to a text file that contains only the password.

   Note:

   As a NetBackupCLI user, you can create text files in your home directory only: /home/nbusers

   For more information on the vwcp_manage command, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide:

   http://www.veritas.com/docs/000003214

2. Log on to the vSphere Web Client. If you are currently logged on, log out first.
3. To verify that the plug-in installed correctly, go to the vSphere Web Client object navigator.

   For example, under Home > Hosts and Clusters > Monitor, look for the Veritas NetBackup tab.

   See How to access the features of the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client.

   If the Veritas NetBackup tab does not appear:

   See The NetBackup plug-in is not shown in the vSphere Web Client interface even after registration.

4. To register the plug-in with another vCenter server, repeat this procedure.