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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Installing the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
  4. Using consistent vCenter naming with the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

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

The name of the vCenter server must be identical in the following locations:

  • In the vCenter server installation.

  • In the NetBackup credentials.

  • In the NetBackup plug-in installation.

  • In the VimApiUrl name.

    See To set the VimApiUrl name

  • In the Runtime name.

    See To set the Runtime name

Note:

If the vCenter server name is not entered correctly, the plug-in may not be able to access one or more of the virtual machine images.

To set the VimApiUrl name

  1. In vSphere Client, click Global Inventory Lists. Under Resources, click vCenter Servers and select the vCenter. Then click Configure > Advanced Settings.
  2. Scroll down to locate the VirtualCenter.VimApiUrl key.
  3. Set the VirtualCenter.VimApiUrl key to the following:

    https://correct hostname of the vCenter machine/sdk

    Where hostname is the current host name of the vCenter.

    For example: https://vCenter1.example.com/sdk

To set the Runtime name

  • Use the following procedure in the VMware vSphere 6.7 documentation:

    Configure Runtime Settings for vCenter Server

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