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, select . Choose a host for virtual machine selection (the default is the VMware backup host). To add rules, use the Query builder fields. |
Test the rules. | On the Clients tab, select . 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. |
Run a backup. | When the policy runs, NetBackup consults the rules in the Query builder, creates a list of virtual machines, and backs them up. |
Monitor the backup. | To see which virtual machines were backed up, use the Activity monitor. See Using the Activity monitor to monitor virtual machine backups. |