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NetBackup™ for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide

Managing AHV clusters

This section includes the following topics:
  • Quick configuration checklist to protect AHV virtual machines

  • Configure secure communication between the AHV cluster and NetBackup host and Nutanix Prism Central and NetBackup host

  • Enable the iSCSI initiator service on windows backup host

  • Install the iSCSI initiator package on Linux backup host

  • Migrate Java GUI/CLI added clusters into the web UI

  • Prerequisites to configure Nutanix AHV cluster

  • About support for Nutanix segmented iSCSI network

  • Configure CHAP settings for iSCSI secure communication with AHV clusters

  • About the ports that NetBackup uses to communicate with AHV

  • Add or browse an AHV cluster

  • Remove AHV Clusters

  • Add a new Nutanix Prism Central

  • Add new Prism Central server credentials

  • Remove Nutanix Prism Central

  • Create an intelligent VM group

  • Assign permissions to the intelligent VM group

  • Update the intelligent VM group

  • Remove the intelligent VM group

  • Set CHAP for iSCSI

  • Add an AHV access host

  • Remove an AHV access host

  • Change resource limits for AHV resource types

  • Change the autodiscovery frequency of AHV assets

  • Scan for malware

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