Automatic virtual machine selection: Task overview
This topic is a high-level overview of how to set up a NetBackup policy for automatic selection of VMware virtual machines. Follow the links in the table for more details.
Table: Automatic selection of virtual machines: overview of the tasks
Steps to configure automatic selection | Description and notes |
|---|---|
Configure a VMware policy | Use the policy Attributes tab. |
Set rules for virtual machine selection in the policy Query Builder | On the policy Clients tab, click. Choose a host for virtual machine selection (default is the VMware backup host). To add rules, use the Query Builder drop-down fields. |
Test the rules | Click in the Query Builder on the Clients tab. Virtual machines are labeled as included or excluded, based on the rules. Note: The list of virtual machines is not saved in the Clients tab. Note: The query rules are also displayed in the Backup Selections tab. The backup selections are pre-set to All_LOCAL_DRIVES (not displayed). As an alternative, you can use the nbdiscover command to test a query. Refer to the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide. |
Execute a backup | When the policy executes, NetBackup consults the rules in the Query Builder, creates a list of virtual machines, and backs them up. |
Check the backup | To see which virtual machines were backed up, use the Activity Monitor. See Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups. |