Introducing NetVault Plug-in for Red Hat Virtualization
Installing and removing the plug-in
Configuring the plug-in
Backing up data
About backup methods and types
Backup and recovery strategy
Adding patterns to use for inclusion and exclusion of VMs
Performing backups
Using backup policies
Restoring data
Prerequisites
Before installing the plug-in, verify that the following requirements are met:
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Create a Windows VM: Create a Windows VM on the cluster that you want to protect. Note the name of the VM from the RHV-M. |
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Install NetVault Client: Install the NetVault Client software on the VM on which you want to install the Plug‑in for Red Hat Virtualization. Make sure that this machine uses Windows Server 2016 or later. Complete this requirement for each machine that functions as a backup proxy for each cluster. |
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Configure DNS entries on the NetVault Client: On each NetVault Client that functions as a backup proxy, configure Domain Name System (DNS) entries for RHV-M. RHV requires this information and that the RHV-M be accessible by host name rather than its IP address. |
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Add the NetVault Client: Add the designated client to the NetVault Server. |
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Define an RHV-M for each cluster and storage domain: Make sure that RHV-M is defined for each RHV cluster and storage domain that you want to protect, and make note of the RHV-M credentials. This information is required to configure the Plug‑in for Red Hat Virtualization. |
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NOTE: Configuring the Plug‑in for Red Hat Virtualization requires user credentials with administrator rights. |
For more information about installing or adding the NetVault Client, see the Quest NetVault Installation Guide.
Installing the plug-in
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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On the Manage Clients page, select the Windows-based machine on which the NetVault Client is installed, and click Manage. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in, for example, on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website. |
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Select the file entitled “-x-x-x-x-x-WindowsPure64.npk,” where x-x-x-x-x represents the version number and platform,; for example, rhv-13-0-0-x-WindowsPure64.npk. |
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Click Open. |
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin. |
Removing the plug-in
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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In the Installed Plug-ins table, select Quest® NetVault® Plug‑in for Red Hat Virtualization and click the Remove Plugin button (  ). |
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