The following procedure describes how to back up files using the built-in Plug-in for FileSystem.
NOTE: Due to a limitation in the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) 7.0, Plug‑in for VMware may not support browsing Resilient File System (ReFS) volumes on guest operating systems when the VMware proxy server uses Windows 2019. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job to start the configuration wizard. |
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job. |
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In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set, or complete the following steps to create a set: |
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Hosts and Clusters Inventory View: To display the available virtual machines, open the Datacenter, Cluster, Resource Pool, and other nodes. |
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VMs and Templates View: To display the available virtual machines, open the Datacenter and folder nodes. |
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Click the target virtual machine, and select Mount from the context menu. |
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A folder is created in the Working Directory (set in the Configure dialog box). This folder is assigned the same name as the selected virtual machine. |
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A Drives node is added to the selections tree. This node is displayed under selected virtual machine. |
NOTE: If the boot disk is not the first disk among the disks attached to a virtual machine when they are arranged in the controller:device order (that is, ide0:0, ide0:1, scsi0:0, scsi0:1, and so on), the mounting operation might fail for the virtual machine. |
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To display the available drives, open the Drives node. |
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In the Plugin Options list, select an existing Backup Options Set, or complete the following steps to create a set: |
IMPORTANT: On Windows, when you create a Backup Options Set for file-level backups, you must use the default set “Default Backup Options for 'File System' — VMware Plugin - Windows” as the template. If you use any other set as the template, the backup may fail. |
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Select the applicable option from the following:
For more information about file-level backup types, see File-level backups. | |||
To mark the files that are being modified during a backup as “in flux,” leave this check box selected. During restore, these files are not restored by default. To restore these files, you must set the option Restore Files Modified During Backup on the Restore Options Set. If you do not want to check for files that are being updated during backup, clear this check box. | |||
To add the ability to stop a job and resume it later from that point, select this check box. You can stop and resume a job from the Job Status page. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Plug-in for FileSystem User’s Guide. | |||
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To submit the job for scheduling, click Save & Submit. |
The following procedure describes how to back up files continuously using the built-in Plug-in for FileSystem.
NOTE: Due to a limitation in the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) 7.0, Plug‑in for VMware may not support browsing Resilient File System (ReFS) volumes on guest operating systems when the VMware proxy server uses Windows 2019. |
1 |
In the Navigation pane, click Create Continuous Backup Job to start the configuration wizard. |
2 |
In Job Name, specify a name for the job. |
3 |
In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set, or complete the following steps to create a set: |
a |
• |
Hosts and Clusters Inventory View: To display the available virtual machines, open the Datacenter, Cluster, Resource Pool, and other nodes. |
• |
VMs and Templates View: To display the available virtual machines, open the Datacenter and folder nodes. |
d |
Click the target virtual machine, and select Mount from the context menu. |
• |
A folder is created in the Working Directory (set in the Configure dialog box). This folder is assigned the same name as the selected virtual machine. |
• |
A Drives node is added to the selections tree. This node is displayed under selected virtual machine. |
NOTE: If the boot disk is not the first disk among the disks attached to a virtual machine when they are arranged in the controller:device order (that is, ide0:0, ide0:1, scsi0:0, scsi0:1, and so on), the mounting operation might fail for the virtual machine. |
e |
To display the available drives, open the Drives node. |
g |
h |
4 |
In the Plugin Options list, select an existing Backup Options Set, or complete the following steps to create a set: |
IMPORTANT: On Windows, when you create a Backup Options Set for file-level backups, you must use the default set “Default Backup Options for 'File System' — VMware Plugin - Windows” as the template. If you use any other set as the template, the backup may fail. |
a |
To mark the files that are being modified during a backup as “in flux,” leave this check box selected. During restore, these files are not restored by default. To restore these files, you must set the option Restore Files Modified During Backup on the Restore Options Set. If you do not want to check for files that are being updated during backup, clear this check box. | |
To add the ability to stop a job and resume it later from that point, select this check box. You can stop and resume a job from the Job Status page. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Plug-in for FileSystem User’s Guide. | |
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d |
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To submit the job for scheduling, click Save & Submit. |
Primary virtual machine (turned on) in a Fault Tolerant group | |
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