Creating a Hyper-V policy
Before you configure a policy, make sure that the Hyper-V server is online. NetBackup must be able to communicate with the Hyper-V server.
Use the following procedure to create a policy to back up the Hyper-V virtual machines that you select manually.
To create a policy that selects virtual machines automatically, see the following topic.
See Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection.
To create a Hyper-V policy through manual selection of virtual machines
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
- On the left, click Protection > Policies.
- Click Add.
- Select Hyper-V as the policy type.
- Select a policy storage unit or storage unit group (or Any available).
- In most cases, you can leave the Client-side deduplication option at the default (Use individual client settings configured in host properties).
This option is described in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
- On the Schedules, define one of the following schedules:
Full backup
Differential incremental backup
Cumulative incremental backup
Note:
For the VSS backup method on the Hyper-V tab, incremental backups require that you select the Enable file recovery from VM backup option.
- Click the Clients tab.
- Select the Server type. This option designates the type of environment in which NetBackup searches for the VMs to back up.
Hyper-V standalone/cluster
A standalone Hyper-V server or cluster.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
An SCVMM server that manages Hyper-V servers or clusters.
This procedure assumes the use of the Hyper-V standalone/cluster option. For assistance with the System Center Virtual Machine Manager option, see the following topics.
See About backup of virtual machines in an SCVMM environment.
See Creating a Hyper-V policy for automatic virtual machine selection.
- For Server name, enter the name of the Hyper-V server or cluster. This host must contain a NetBackup client to perform backups of the virtual machines.
Important: IPv6 addresses are not supported for Server name. Use fully qualified domain names (FQDN) or host names instead.
- Select the Virtual machines for backup.
Select manually
To manually select the virtual machines to back up:
Click Add.
Under Enter the VM display name, type the name of the virtual machine to back up. Then click Add.
Or, click Browse virtual machines, and click the appropriate checkboxes to select the virtual machines to back up. Then click Select.
If NetBackup cannot obtain the IP address of the virtual machine, the IP address is displayed as NONE.
More information is available on these fields:
System automatically through Hyper-V intelligent policy query
This option sets up the rules that select virtual machines automatically. This option is required for VMs that an SCVMM server manages.
See About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup).
Automatic selection of virtual machines is explained in different topics:
See Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines.
See About backup of virtual machines in an SCVMM environment.
- Select the Hyper-V tab.
For further information on the options on this tab, see the following topics. The available options depend on the backup method that is selected.
- Click Create to save the policy.