About Hyper-V Intelligent Policy (automatic selection of virtual machines for backup)
A Hyper-V Intelligent Policy lets you configure NetBackup to automatically select virtual machines based on a range of criteria. NetBackup creates a list of the virtual machines that currently meet the rules and adds those virtual machines to the backup.
For a list of requirements for this policy type, see the appropriate version of the NetBackup Compatibility List for all Versions.
Automatic selection of virtual machines has the following advantages:
Simplifies the policy configuration for sites with large virtual environments.
You do not need to manually select virtual machines from a long list of hosts: NetBackup selects all the virtual machines that meet the selection rules in the policy's Query builder.
Allows the backup list to stay up-to-date with changes in the virtual environment.
Eliminates the need to revise the backup list whenever a virtual machine is added or removed.
Virtual machine selection takes place dynamically at the time of the backup.