VMware Policy tab
The VMware tab appears for policies of the VMware policy type.
The following options appear on the VMware tab.
Table: Options on the VMware tab of the policy
Option | Description |
|---|---|
VMware backup host | Specify the VMware backup host. |
Enable file recovery from VM backup | Enable recovery of individual files. You can also recover the entire virtual machine. |
Enable block-level incremental backup | Enable block-level backups of the virtual machine. |
Exclude deleted blocks | Reduce the size of the backup image by excluding any unused or deleted blocks within the file system on the virtual machine. |
Exclude swap and paging files | Reduce the size of the backup image by excluding the guest OS system paging file (Windows) or the swap file (UNIX). |
Primary VM identifier | Specify the type of name by which NetBackup recognizes virtual machines when it selects them for backup. |
Orphaned snapshot handling | Specify the action that NetBackup takes when a snapshot is discovered before NetBackup creates a new snapshot for the virtual machine backup. |
Application Protection | Options to protect applications. |
Enable Exchange Recovery | Enable recovery of individual files from Exchange data in the virtual machine backup. |
Truncate logs | Truncates the Exchange transaction logs when the backup occurs. |
Enable SQL Server Recovery | Enable recovery of individual files from SQL Server data in the virtual machine backup. |
Truncate logs | Truncates the SQL Server transaction logs when the backup occurs. |
Enable SharePoint Recovery | Enable recovery of individual files from SharePoint data in the virtual machine backup. |
Transport modes | Determine how the snapshot data travels from the VMware datastore to the VMware backup host. |
Advanced... | Set additional parameters for the VMware backup. |
For more information about VMware, see the NetBackup for VMware Guide.