The Hypervisor policy for the NetBackup plug-in for Nutanix AHV requires NetBackup version 8.2 or later on NetBackup master server, media server, and the backup host.

You must download and install the NetBackup plug-in for Nutanix AHV on the backup host.

Veritas recommends that you configure a NetBackup media server as a backup host.

Linux is the required operating system of the backup host.

For a list of supported versions, see:

NetBackup Master Compatibility List

For accelerator-enabled backups, If you change the backup host, then the next backup is a full, non-optimized backup.

The Hypervisor policy does not retain the AHV VM's operating system details. Even if you select the right OS, the OS type is set to default (HP-UX-IA64).

If a NetBackup client that is shared across several NetBackup master servers is used as a backup host, you must update the NetBackup host properties to ensure that policy is validated and the backup and restore operations run successfully.

To backup other hypervisors that run on a Nutanix Acropolis cluster, use a backup policy specific to that hypervisor. For example, to backup VMware ESX on a Nutanix Acropolis cluster, use a VMware policy. Similarly, to backup Hyper-V on a Nutanix Acropolis cluster, use a Hyper-V policy.

You cannot backup two or more virtual machines with the same display name. Each virtual machine must have a unique display name.

The restore operation for a partially successful backup is currently not supported.

NetBackup AHV VMs that are configured with volume groups are not supported.

Point-in-time (PIT) rollback option is not supported for the restore of the Nutanix AHV VMs.

Using Policy Configuration Wizard from the NetBackup Administration Console is not supported to create a Hypervisor policy to protect the Nutanix AHV VMs.