Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Backup Plug-in for Hyper-V®
Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for Hyper-V: at a glance
Key benefits
Feature summary
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Installing or removing the plug-in
Deploying the plug-in
Prerequisites for installing the plug-in
Installing the plug-in
Licensing the plug-in
Removing the plug-in from a standalone deployment
Configuring the plug-in
Configuring settings for a standalone or clustered deployment
Enabling communication between hosts in clustered environment
Backing up data
Restoring data
Restoring image-level backups
Troubleshooting
Prerequisites for image-level restore
Selecting data for an image-level restore
Setting image-level restore options
Finalizing and submitting an image-level restore job
Performing file-level recovery
Selecting data for a file-level restore
Setting file-level restore options
Finalizing and submitting a file-level restore job
Using other restore procedures
Prerequisites for installing the plug-in
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Install Windows PowerShell® and configure the execution policy: Before you can use the plug-in, PowerShell 3.0 or later must be installed on the Hyper-V Server, and the execution policy for the local machine must be set to RemoteSigned. By default, Windows Server® 2008 R2 includes PowerShell 2.0, which you must update to 3.0 or later. Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 include 3.0 and 4.0, respectively. |
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Install Integration Services: The Integration Services must be installed on the VM from the Hyper‑V Server. Integration Services are installed by default on Windows-based VMs. |
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Install NetVault Backup Server and Client software: At a minimum, the NetVault Backup Client software must be installed on the Hyper‑V Server. For instructions on installing the NetVault Backup Client software and adding the Hyper‑V Server as a Heterogeneous Client, see the Dell NetVault Backup Installation Guide. |
Installing the plug-in
Installing the plug-in in a standalone deployment
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NOTE: If the selected clients are all the same type, you can use the configuration wizard to install the plug-in on multiple clients at the same time. When you select multiple clients, verify that the plug-in binary file is compatible with the OS and platforms of the target clients. From the Manage Clients page, you can only select one client for plug-in installation. |
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To access the NetVault Configuration Wizard page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. |
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To access the Manage Clients page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, and navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in — on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website. |
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Select the file entitled “hv-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxx represents the version number, and click Open. |
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin. |
Installing the plug-in in a clustered deployment
Installation of the plug-in in a clustered environment is completed through the creation of a Virtual Client on the NetVault Backup Server. A Virtual Client is a group of nodes within the cluster. NetVault Backup Server views this group as a single client that is created to back up clustered VMs. During the Virtual Client creation process, the plug-in is transferred from the NetVault Backup Server to selected nodes within a cluster and installed there.