Using the nbdiscover command to search the virtual environment

To search for VMs, run nbdiscover on the master server.

UNIX and Linux:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdiscover -noxmloutput "query"

Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdiscover.exe -noxmloutput "query"

where -noxmloutput displays one VM per line. The query specifies either a filter-based search rule or a browse operation.

See Query format and examples for searching virtual machine backups.

For example, to search for the backups of virtual machines that have "prod1" in their display names:

nbdiscover -noxmloutput "vmsearch:/;reqType=search?filter=VMDisplayName Contains 'prod1'"

For further descriptions of the command options, see the command's man page or the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

See Using the nbrestorevm command to restore virtual machines into vSphere.

See Using the nbrestorevm command to restore virtual machines into vCloud Director.