Virtual Machines display
The Virtual Machines display is available when you click on a vSphere object that is higher than the level of a VM. The display lists backup information for each VM. The following is an example of the Virtual Machines display.
The following table describes the fields and options in the Virtual Machines display.
Table: Fields and options in the Virtual Machines display
Option | Description |
|---|---|
All | For the selected vSphere object, shows all backup status (successful, failed, and so forth). |
Backup Successful | For the selected vSphere object, shows only the VMs that were successfully backed up. |
Backup Failed | For the selected vSphere object, shows only the VMs that were not successfully backed up. |
No Backup Information | For the selected vSphere object, shows only the VMs for which no backup status exists. For example: The VM may not be included in a NetBackup policy, or the policy option may not be correctly configured. Contact the NetBackup administrator. |
Excluded From Reporting | For the selected vSphere object, shows the VMs that were intentionally excluded from scheduled backups (contact the NetBackup administrator). |
Name | The name of the VM. |
Host/Cluster | The ESXi host or cluster that contains the VM. |
Backup Status | The current status of backups for the VM. The status values are: No Backup Information, Backup Successful, Backup Failed, Excluded From Reporting |
Last Successful Backup | The date and time of the last successful backup. |
Policy | The NetBackup policy that created the backup. |
Primary | The NetBackup primary server where the backup policy is defined. |
Consecutive Failures | The number of consecutive backup failures. |
You can adjust the width of each column. | |
Click on the vertical ellipsis next to a row to exclude or include a VM in the display, or to recover the VM. Exclude: Marks a selected VM so that its backup status and other information are not displayed. Include: Reverses the option: Adds a VM's backup status and other information to the display. Recover: Brings up the Recovery Wizard, to recover the VM. | |
Click the export icon to export the rows to a comma-separated text (CSV) file: To export the information for a particular VM, first click on the check box of the VM. Click the copy icon to save the information to the Clipboard: |
