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  2. NetBackup™ Self Service Configuration Guide
  3. Appendix E. Integration settings
  4. NetBackup Adapter
NetBackup™ Self Service Configuration Guide

NetBackup Adapter

This section holds the settings which affect the whole of the solution. There should be only one of these sections.

Table: NetBackup Adapter settings

Setting

Tenant Override

Details

Report Customer Root

Yes

The path of a folder on the web server where this tenant's reports are stored.

Report File Extensions

No

A semicolon-separated list of file extensions can be specified.

Contracted Space (TB)

Yes

The total amount of space, in terabytes, agreed for use.

Optional value; if set, typically configured at tenant level

Quota enforcement

Yes

This setting toggles the tracking of space usage at tenant level. It helps to enforce the contracted space that every tenant is given with values set in Contracted Space (TB).

By default this setting is disabled. To enable quota enforcement, this option must be enabled for each tenant.

Usage Retention Period (months)

No

The number of months the historical rolled up data is retained for display in the home page Usage graph and table.

Image Import Batch Processing (minutes)

No

The computer image load retrieves images for a period of time while there are computers marked for synchronization. This defaults to 5 minutes.

Image Import Lock Delay (minutes)

No

This setting determines how long to lock a computer synchronization for a computer if an error occurs during image retrieval. The default is 60 minutes.

Send Usage Email

No

An email detailing system usage is sent on the 1st of each month. If you do not want this email to be sent, set the setting to No.

Show Traffic Lights Tiles

Yes

This setting determines whether traffic lights are displayed on the home page.

Show Consumption Total Tile

Yes

This setting determines whether the total usage is displayed on the home page.

Show Consumption Trend Tile

Yes

This setting determines whether the usage trend graphs are displayed on the home page.

ESX Host Selection Algorithm

Yes

This setting has three options: Random Match, Best Match, and First Match. The default is Random Match. This option is used when NetBackup Self Service tries to restore a VCD VM from one vApp to another if the source vApp and the destination one are on different Organization vDCs.

Allowed values for this setting are:

Random Match:

  • Randomly choose an ESX host A from all available ones.

  • For host A, randomly choose a resource pool.

  • For host A, choose the datastore with the maximum free space.

First Match:

  • Choose the first available ESX host A.

  • For host A, randomly choose a resource pool.

  • For host A, choose the datastore with the maximum free space.

Best Match:

  • Choose the ESX host A which is attached to the datastore with the maximum free space.

  • For host A, randomly choose a resource pool.

  • For host A, choose the datastore with the maximum free space.

Automatic ESX Host Selection On vAppRestore

No

This setting enables automatic selection of an ESX host during the vApp restore process. If enabled, the system automatically selects the appropriate host to restore the vApp without requiring manual input.

The default setting is Enabled.

Allow Cross Site Selection For vAppRestore

No

This setting allows the user to select an ESX host from another site (another master server) during the vApp restore operation.

The default setting is Disabled.

Enable Restored Virtual Disks

No

This setting when enabled on the vApp restore screen, allows you to restore the associated virtual disks along with the vApp.

The default setting is Disabled.

Enable Transport Mode for vApp Restore

No

This setting controls whether transport mode is enabled during vApp restore. When enabled, the option appears on the restore screen, allowing you to choose from transport modes, such as SAN, NBD, or NBDSSL for the restore process.

The default setting is Disabled.

Enable Storage Policies for vApp Restore

No

This setting displays a storage policy drop down on the vApp restore screen. The system uses the selected storage policy from VCD to automatically choose the datastore during the restore process.

The default setting is Enabled.

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