Note the following:

• Make sure that the VMware Tools are installed and up to date on each virtual machine. Otherwise, communication problems and other issues can result. For example:

  • When you select virtual machines on the policy Clients tab, NetBackup cannot obtain the host name, IP address, or DNS name of the virtual machine. Policy validation may fail.

  • The virtual machine cannot be quiesced in preparation for the snapshot.

• You cannot restore individual VMware files onto the virtual machine itself, except under certain conditions.