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NetVault Plug-in for VMware 11.1 - 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

SOAP messages

When you enable tracing, the Plug‑in for VMware generates the following two files along with the other trace logs:

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vmw(nnn)_soapsent.log
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vmw(nnn)_soaprecv.log

These files contain communication details between the plug-in and vSphere Web Service running on the VMware vCenter or ESX/ESXi Servers.

When you send the trace files to Dell Technical Support, ensure that these two files are included.

Generating VDDK logs

The Plug‑in for VMware uses the VMware VDDK API for the following operations:

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Image-level backups and restores
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File-level browse and backups

To diagnose or troubleshoot errors encountered during these operations, Dell Technical Support may request you to send the VDDK logs. You can use the following procedure to enable VDDK logging when these operations are performed.

To generate VDDK logs
1
In the navigation pane, click Create Backup Job, and then click Create New next to the Selections list.
2
Open the NetVault Backup Client on which the plug-in is installed.
3
Select VMware Plugin, and in the Actions list, click Configure.
 
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NOTE: You can also configure the default settings from the Change Settings page:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
2
If the plug-in is installed on the NetVault Backup Server, click Server Settings.
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If the plug-in is installed on a NetVault Backup Client, click Client Settings; in the clients table, select the client, and click Next.
3
Under Plugins, click Plugin Options.
4
Under Troubleshooting, select the Enable VDDK Logging check box.
5
Click OK or Apply to save the settings.
The plug-in generates the VDDK log files entitled vixDiskLib*.log in the following directories:
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Windows: <SYSTEMDRIVE>\WINDOWS\Temp\vmware-SYSTEM
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Linux: /tmp/vmware-root
The log files are generated when you perform image-level backup or restore or file-level backup or browse operations.

 

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