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Title
Backing up VM Templates with VMware Plugin and vSphere -
Description
It is observed that backing up VM templates fail when backing up with NetVault VMware Plugin.
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Cause
In order to perform the backup and restore, templates need to be converted into VM and vice versa respectively. Following is the way to perform backup and restore operation of a template VM. This is a known defect and logged for a future release of the NetVault: Plugin for VMware -
Resolution
With vSphereBackup:1. Convert the VM Template to a VM2. Take snapshot of the VM3. Backup the VM as normal VM using vSphere APIs and VDDK APIs4. Convert the VM back to a VM TemplateRestore:1. Restore the VM using vSphere APIs and VDDK APIs2. Convert the restore VM back to a VM TemplateWith NetVault Backup*To backup via NetVault, you must do the same, which is to convert the VM Template to a VM, back it up, then convert back to template. -
Defect ID
13728