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NetVault Plug-in for VMware 11.2 - User Guide

Introduction Installing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Defining a backup strategy Using the image-level backup method Using the file-level backup method Restoring image-level backups Restoring file-level backups Troubleshooting

Starting a virtual machine

After a virtual machine is restored, it is in powered off state. You must start it manually. When you start the virtual machine, the operating system might prompt to perform an error recovery or record the reason for the unclean shutdown. Usually, you can ignore this message and select the normal boot option.

Relocating a virtual machine to an alternate ESXi Server

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Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in Restoring data.
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Click Edit Plugin Options.
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Depending on your VMware environment, configure the applicable options in the Plug‑in for VMware Restore Options dialog box.
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Cluster setup: To relocate a virtual machine in a cluster setup, configure the following options on the Restore virtual machine under vCenter tab.
 
Table 16. Relocating a virtual machine in a cluster setup
Option
Description

Recover virtual machine under vCenter

To restore a full virtual machine or one or more virtual disks, select this option.

Alternate Datastore

Specify the destination datastore name for the virtual machine. For more information about this option, see Alternate Datastore.

This option is required when relocating a virtual machine. If you do not specify this job, the restore job fails.

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Standalone ESXi Server setup: To relocate a virtual machine to a standalone ESXi Server, click the Restore virtual machine to standalone ESXi host tab, and configure the following options.
 
Table 17. Relocating a virtual machine to a standalone ESXi Server
Option
Description

Recover virtual machine under vCenter

To restore a full virtual machine or one or more virtual disks, select this option.

Alternate Datastore

Specify the destination datastore name for the virtual machine. For more information about this option, see Alternate Datastore.

This option is required when relocating a virtual machine. If you do not specify this job, the restore job fails.

Host

Type the IP address or DNS name of the alternate ESXi Server host.

User Name

Specify a user account that can be used to log on to the ESXi Server. The user account must have privileges to register or create virtual machines

Password

Type the password for the user account.

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Complete Step 5 through Step 11 in Restoring data.
 
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NOTE: A feature introduced in vSphere 5 prevents you from restoring a virtual machine directly to an ESXi 5 host when the host is managed by a vCenter Server. To restore a virtual machine directly to the host, you must first disassociate the host from the vCenter Server.
To disassociate an ESXi Server from a vCenter Server:
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From the vSphere Client, connect directly to the ESXi 5 host.
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In the Inventory panel, select the host.
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In the panel on the right, click Summary.
4
Select the Disassociate host from vCenter Server check box.

For more information, see the relevant vSphere documentation.

Renaming a virtual machine during restore

To restore a virtual machine or its individual disks without overwriting the existing copy, you can rename the virtual machine during restore. The plug-in creates a virtual machine and restores the contents of the selected disks.

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Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in Restoring data.
2
Select the target virtual machine, and in the Actions list, click Rename.
 
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NOTE: Only backups created with Plug‑in for VMware 2.6 and later support the Rename feature.
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In the Restore Rename dialog box, select the Rename To check box, and type a new name for the virtual machine in the associated box.
The name can contain a maximum of 80 characters. It cannot include any special characters (such as, / \ ? * : @ > < | " ? &). If you specify more than 80 characters or use any special character in the virtual machine name, the job reports an error and fails.
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To close the dialog box, click OK.
After you close the dialog box, the plug-in updates the corresponding node in the selections tree to display the new name for the virtual machine.
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Complete Step 5 through Step 11 in Restoring data.
 
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NOTE: When you rename a virtual machine, the plug-in renames all disk and configuration files except the vmware.log files.
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When you start the renamed virtual machine and a dialog box is displayed that asks whether you copied the virtual machine or moved it, select the “I copied it” option, and close the dialog box.

Performing file-level restores from image-level backups

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In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job.
On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, the saveset table provides a list of available savesets. The table shows the saveset name (Job Title and Saveset ID), creation date and time, saveset size, and saveset status.
The saveset status is indicated using the following icons.
 
Table 18. Saveset status icons
Icon
Description

Saveset is online (all segments are online).

Saveset is partially online (some segments are online).

Saveset is offline (all segments are offline).

The saveset 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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To filter the saveset list, use the following filter options:
 
Table 19. Saveset filters
Filter
Description

Client

Displays savesets created for particular clients. The default selection is Any.

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To use this filter, click the Client box.
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In the Choose Client dialog box, select the clients.
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To close the dialog box, click OK.

Plugin Type

Displays savesets created using a particular plug-in. The default selection is Any.

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To use this filter, click the Plugin Type box.
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In the list, select the plug-in.

Date

Displays savesets created during a specified period. The default selection is Any.

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To use this filter, click the Date box.
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In the list, select the option that you want to use.
The available options are Last 24 hours, Last Week, Last Month, Last 6 Months, Last Year, and Any.

Job

Displays savesets created for particular jobs. The default selection is Any.

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To use this filter, click the Job box.
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In the Choose Job dialog box, select the jobs.
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To close the dialog box, click OK.
3
Select the saveset that you want to use, and click Next.
When you select a saveset, the following details are displayed in the Saveset Information area: Job ID, job title, tag, server name, client name, plug-in name, saveset date and time, retirement setting, Incremental Backup or not, archive or not, and saveset size.
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On the Create Selection Set page, open the applicable container nodes — that is, the vCenter, Datacenter, ESXi Host Cluster, and ESXi Server — to list the virtual machine images stored in the saveset.
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Open the image from which you want to restore the files.
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Open the Volumes node, and then open the disk partitions to display the directory tree.
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Select the files and directories that you want to restore.
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Click Edit Plugin Options.
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In the Plug‑in for VMware Restore Options dialog box, click the Restore Files tab, and configure the following options:
 
Table 20. Options for file-level restores from image-level backups
Option
Description

Files Restore

To perform file-level restores from image-level backups, select this option.

After selecting the individual files and directories under the Volumes node, if you do not select this option, the job fails.

Target Directory

Type the full path to the directory to which you want to restore the virtual machine disk and configuration files. The target directory must be local to the NetVault Backup Client on which the Plug‑in for VMware is running. Currently, mapped network drives, mounted network shares, and UNC paths are not supported.

The plug-in does not check if you have specified a local or remote directory. If plug-in cannot access the specified path, the job fails.

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To save the settings, click Save, and then click Next.
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress. A 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.
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In the Target Client list, verify that the client from which data was backed up is selected.
This client is selected by default. Do not change this setting.
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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.
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To submit the job for scheduling, click Submit.
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.
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