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  3. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  5. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  7. Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Requirements for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)

This topic describes the overall requirements for installing and using the plug-in.

Table: NetBackup plug-in installation requirements

Requirement

Notes

NetBackup primary server

The NetBackup primary server must be installed before you can install the plug-in. The NetBackup primary server hosts the plug-in. During plug-in installation the vCenter refers to the details of the NetBackup server and accordingly opens the extension point.

Note: Before using the plug-in, make sure NetBackup is configured to back up the virtual machines. The following for example are required:

  • The VMware backup host (proxy, or access host).

  • The credentials for the vCenter server.

    Note:

    Enter the vCenter server name in the same format in which it is registered in DNS and in the vCenter server (whether short or fully-qualified).

    Note:

    Veritas recommends the use of fully qualified names. The entire name must be properly formed without empty or null elements. For example, a fully-qualified name must include the domain name and not end in a period (.).

  • A VMware policy to back up the VMs.

  • In the policy's Advanced Attributes, the Post vCenter events option must be set to All Events.

See Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5).`

The NetBackup for VMware administrator's guide explains how to configure NetBackup for VMware:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

vCenter server credentials (user name and password)

NetBackup must have credentials for the vCenter servers where virtual machines are to be restored.

For information on VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environments:

See Notes on using the vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in in a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) environment.

Note:

To install the plug-in, the Extension privileges are required on the vCenter.

See vCenter privileges for managing NetBackup plug-in installation.

Consistent vCenter naming

See Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5).

vCenter privileges for backup monitoring

To use the plug-in to monitor virtual machine backups, the vCenter Global credentials Manage custom attributes and Set custom attribute are required.

See vCenter privileges for backup monitoring.

vCenter privileges for configuring a Custom Attribute to exclude disks from backups.

To use the plug-in to configure a Custom Attribute to exclude disks from backups, the vCenter Global credentials Manage custom attributes and Set custom attribute are required.

See About excluding virtual disks from the backup.

NetBackup Recovery Wizards

See How to access the NetBackup Recovery Wizard.

NetBackup privileges or RBAC

See NetBackup permissions for the plug-in.

For a list of NetBackup versions and VMware versions that are supported for the plug-in, see the following document:

  • Support for NetBackup 7.x and 8.x in virtual environments:

    http://www.veritas.com/docs/000006177

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