NetVault Plug-in for VMware 10.0.5

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Setting up a network share

To create a network share between the NetVault Backup Client and the target virtual machine

On the target virtual machine, configure the sharing properties for a folder.

On the NetVault Backup Server, start the Backup Job Wizard, and click Create New next to the Selections list.

On the NetVault Backup Selections page, open the NetVault Backup Client on which the plug-in is installed, and then open File System.

Select Network Shares, and in the Actions list, click Add Network Share.

In the Add New Network Share dialog box, specify file path for the shared drive in the following format:

\\<IP Address or Resolvable Network Name>\<Share Name>\

Click Add to add the network share and close the dialog box.

Select Network Shares, and in the Actions list, click Connect As.

In the Connection Details dialog box, provide the following information:

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Domain: Type the Windows Domain name for the system that contains the shared folders.

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Username: Type a Domain Administrator user name. The network share backups must be performed using a Domain Administrator account to fully retrieve the file and directory permissions during a restore. A user belonging to the Administrators Group does not have the Domain Administrator privileges.


	NOTE: If you configure a Non-Domain Administrator account for backups, the file and directory permissions must be set manually after a restore.

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Password: Type the password for the user account.

Click OK to save the connection details and close the dialog box.

Restoring data

To restore file-level backups

In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job.

In the saveset table, select the saveset that you want to use, and click Next.

The table displays the saveset name (Job Title and Saveset ID), creation date and time, and saveset size. Note the following:

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The list is sorted alphabetically by saveset name. You can sort the list by a different column or reverse the sort order by clicking the column heading. The arrowhead next to the column name indicates the sort order.

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You can use one or more filters to display specific savesets on this page. You can also search for a data item in savesets and view the media list for a saveset. For more information about the additional features, see Using additional features available on the Choose Saveset page.

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When you select a saveset, the following details are displayed in the Saveset Information area: Job ID, Job Title, name of the NetVault Backup Server, name of the client from which the data was backed up, plug‑in used to create the saveset, saveset creation date and time, saveset retirement setting, whether Incremental Backup or not, whether Archive or not, and saveset size.

On the Create Selection Set page, select the files and directories that you want to restore.


	NOTE: For a regular Incremental or Differential Backup, the selection tree displays all files that were included in the backup sequence (the initial Full Backup and subsequent Incremental or Differential Backups), but for a Dump Type Incremental or Differential Backup, the plug-in only displays those files that were backed up in the selected saveset.

Select the file or directory that you want to restore, and in the Actions list, click Rename.

In the Relocate box, type the network share path.


	NOTE: If you do not perform steps 4 and 5, the data is restored to the NetVault Backup Client and not to the shared folder on the virtual machine.

Click Edit Plugin Options, and configure the following settings.

Table 1. Plug-in for FileSystem restore options
Option	Description
Overwrite Newer Files	By default, the plug-in overwrites existing files on the restore destination with the backed-up version in the saveset. If you do not want to overwrite the existing files, clear this check box.
Reset File Timestamps	By default, timestamps for restored files are reset to what is recorded in the backup saveset. To restore the files with current timestamp, clear the check box.
Reset Directory Timestamps	By default, directories are restored with current timestamp. To reset the timestamp to what is recorded in the saveset, select this check box. To use this option, you must also select the Reset File Timestamps check box.
Restore Files Modified During Backup	To restore the files that were marked “in flux” during backup, select this check box.
Path to Restore Log	To generate a restore log file, type the filename. The log file provides a list of files that are selected for a restore. The files that are restored successfully are marked with an “o” and the others are marked with an “x.” If you specify an existing filename, the plug-in overwrites the file. The log file is created in CSV file format, and includes details such as file size, date modified, and file type.
Exclusion List Path	To use an exclusion list, type the full path to the file. For more information about exclusion lists, see the Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem User’s Guide.

Click Save to save the settings, and then click Next.

In Job Name, specify a name for the job.

Assign a descriptive name that allows you to easily identify the job for monitoring its progress. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. There is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms

In the Target Client list, the client from which data was backed up is selected by default. Do not change this setting.

Select or create the Schedule Set, Restore Source Set, and Advanced Options Set. For more information about these sets, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Click Submit to submit the job for scheduling.

You can monitor the job progress from the Job Status page and view the logs from the View Logs page. For more information about these functions, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide


	NOTE: The plug-in restores data to the shared network folder on the virtual machine. You must manually move the restored files to the final target destination.