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NetVault Plug-in for Hyper-V 12.0 - User Guide

Introducing NetVault Backup Plug-in for Hyper-V Installing or removing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Backing up data Restoring data Troubleshooting

Setting backup options

The next step involves creating the Backup Options Set or selecting an existing one.

TIP: To use an existing set, in the Plugin Options list, select the set that you want to use.

There are multiple options available: Backup Type, Maximum Number of Parallel Streams, Enable indexing for File Level Recovery, and Enable Active Block Mapping.

The Backup Type section is available if the Backup Selection Set is based on a Windows Server 2016 host or cluster. Because the plug-in uses RCT to ensure that only changed blocks are sent to the Incremental or Differential Backup stream, you can indicate whether you want to complete a Full, Incremental, or Differential Backup. A Full Backup performs a complete backup of the set of items that have been selected. A Full Backup does not depend on any other backup and can be restored in a single step. An Incremental Backup backs up the set of items that have changed since the last backup. A Differential Backup backs up the set of items that have changed since the last Full Backup.
The default for Maximum Number of Parallel Streams is 4 for Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016, and 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2. If your environment uses Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016, you can increase the setting up to 32.
The Enable indexing for File Level Recovery option is disabled by default. Indexing lets you restore individual files and directories from image-level backups of VMs.
Windows: NTFS
The Enable Active Block Mapping option is enabled by default. To reduce network and storage requirements, ABM technology provides filters to remove zeroed blocks during backups. Removing these blocks reduces the backup size and the amount of data transferred over the network. If you disable ABM, the plug-in automatically uses zero-block exclusion to ensure that the zeroed blocks are excluded during backups.
Windows: NTFS
1
Next to the Plugin Options list, click Create New.
2
If your environment uses Windows Server 2016 or later, in the Backup Type section, select Full, Incremental, or Differential, whichever is applicable.
3
In the Maximum Number of Parallel Streams box, enter the applicable number.
4
If you might want to perform restores at the file level, select the Enable indexing for File Level Recovery option.
5
6
Click Save, specify a name for the set in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.

Finalizing and submitting the job

1
Use the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options lists to configure any additional required options.
2
Click Save or Save & Submit, whichever is applicable.
TIP: To run a job that you have already created and saved, select Manage Job Definitions in the Navigation pane, select the applicable job, and click Run Now.
You can monitor progress on the Job Status page and view the logs on the View Logs page. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Example:

As a result, when you select Incremental Backup for the Backup Type, the plug-in creates a Full Backup of MyVM2 in Step 4 and an Incremental of that VM in Step 5. When you select Differential Backup for the Backup Type, the plug-in creates a Full Backup of MyVM2 in Step 4 and Step 5.

Using backup policies

You can use policies to submit one or more jobs that target one or more similar clients. The following procedure outlines the basic process. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

2
On the Manage Policies page, click the browse button, and select Add.
3
Enter a Policy Name, and click Add job.
4
On the Create Policy Job page, complete the applicable sections, and click Save.
5
Click Add Clients, and select the applicable Hyper-V clients.

 

Restoring data

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