NetBackup support for failover clusters includes the following:

• NetBackup can use a single policy to back up high availability (HA) and non-HA virtual machines in the cluster.

• NetBackup can back up a virtual machine even if it migrates to a different node in the cluster.

• NetBackup can restore the entire virtual machine to a cluster or to any Hyper-V host.

When restoring a clustered virtual machine to its original location, note the following:

• The restore destination depends on the following: The virtual machine's HA status at the time of its backup and at the time of restore (if it still exists).

  See Location of the restored virtual machine in a cluster.

• Virtual machines are always restored to a state of non-high-availability. They can be manually reset for high availability.

• If the existing virtual machine has a status of highly available at restore time, also note the following:

  • Its cluster resources are deleted during the restore.

  • Its cluster group is not deleted during restore. Removal of the cluster group must be done manually.

    See Virtual machine maintenance after a restore.