NetBackup character restrictions for the Primary VM identifier
For VMware virtual machines in a NetBackup policy, certain characters are not allowed in their names. The backup policy field identifies the name type that NetBackup uses to select VMs.
See Primary VM identifier options (VMware).
If the name contains disallowed characters, backups or restores may fail.
The following table describes the characters and strings that NetBackup does not allow for backup or restore in the , except where noted.
Table: Disallowed characters and strings in the primary VM identifier
Character/string | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
" | Quotation mark, unicode x22. | |
$ | Dollar sign, unicode x24. | |
' | Apostrophe, unicode x27. | |
* | Asterisk, unicode x2A. | |
, | Comma, unicode x2C. | |
: | Colon, unicode x3A. | |
; | Semi-colon, unicode x3B. | |
? | Question mark, unicode x3F. | |
@ | At sign, unicode x40. | |
| | Vertical line, unicode x7C. | |
` | Grave accent, unicode x60. | |
´ | Acute accent, unicode xB4. | |
% | Percent sign, unicode x25. | Disallowed in the virtual machine display name for application-aware VMware backups for SharePoint, allowed elsewhere. In VIP query and VM search results, NetBackup converts % in the display name of Included VMs to the literal string %25. When you specify a display name in a query, replace the % character with %25. |
& | Ampersand sign, unicode x26. | |
< | Less than sign, unicode x3C. | |
> | Greater than sign, unicode x3E. | |
- | Hyphen-minus, unicode x2D. | Disallowed in the first position only. |
/ | Solidus, unicode x2F. | Disallowed in VM display name, allowed in other objects. |
\ | Reverse solidus, unicode x5C. | Disallowed in VM display name, allowed in other objects. |
. | Full stop (period), unicode x2E. | Disallowed in VM display name when in the last position, allowed in other objects. |
 | Space, unicode x20. | In VIP query and VM search results, NetBackup converts a space character in the display name of Included VMs to the literal string %20. When you specify a display name in a query, replace the space character with %20. |
Unicode characters greater than x7F (non-ASCII) | Disallowed when the backup policy specifies the VM display name as the primary VM identifier. | |
%2f | Literal string, not a unicode character definition. | Disallowed in VM display name, allowed in other objects. |
%5c | Literal string, not a unicode character definition. | Disallowed in VM display name, allowed in other objects. |
Additional character restrictions for VM names can be found in the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide, available from this location: