About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)
Instead of manually selecting the virtual machines for backup, you can configure NetBackup to automatically select virtual machines based on a range of criteria. You specify the criteria (rules) in the Query Builder on the NetBackup policy Clients tab. NetBackup creates a list of the virtual machines that currently meet the rules and adds those virtual machines to the backup.
This feature is called the Hyper-V Intelligent Policy.
For a list of requirements for Hyper-V Intelligent Policy, see the appropriate version of the NetBackup Software Compatibility List available from the following location:
NetBackup Compatibility List for all Versions
Automatic selection of virtual machines has the following advantages:
Simplifies the policy configuration for sites with large virtual environments.
You do not need to manually select virtual machines from a long list of hosts: NetBackup selects all the virtual machines that meet the selection rules in the policy's Query Builder.
Allows the backup list to stay up-to-date with changes in the virtual environment.
Eliminates the need to revise the backup list whenever a virtual machine is added or removed.
Virtual machine selection takes place dynamically at the time of the backup.
Examples of automatic virtual machine selection are the following:
Table: Examples for automatic virtual machine selection
Example | Description |
|---|---|
Add new virtual machines | At the next backup, the policy can automatically discover the virtual machines that have recently been added to the environment. If the virtual machines match the query rules that you configure in the policy, they are automatically backed up. |