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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI RHV Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing RHV servers
  4. Add or browse an RHV manager

Add or browse an RHV manager

You can add and browse RHV managers and their credentials.

To add RHV managers and their credentials

  1. On the left, click RHV then click the RHV managers tab.
  2. Click + Add to add an RHV manager and enter the following:
    • RHV manager name

    • Access credentials

    • Select a backup host using the Backup host for validation

    • Port number (optional)

    Note:

    NetBackup recommends that you use the FQDN to add the RHV Manager. Using an IP address or short name to add the RHV Manager can create duplicate entries and cause issues during RBAC enforcement.

    Adding a backup host to the NetBackup master server

  3. Click Save.
  4. To add another RHV Manager credentials, click Add.
Inline actions on RHV manager

You can run the following inline actions on an RHV manager:

  • Discover: Manually discovers the VM assets that belong to the selected RHV manager.

  • Edit: Modify the RHV manager credentials.

  • Delete: Removes the RHV manager.

Bulk actions on RHV managers

You can select one or more RHV managers and run the following bulk actions:

  • Validate credentials: Validates the credentials of the RHV manager.

  • Delete: Removes the RHV managers.

Browse an RHV manager

You can browse the RHV managers and clusters to locate VMs and view their details such as their protection plans and recovery points.

To browse RHV managers

  1. On the left, click RHV.
  2. Click RHV managers to begin searching.

    The list includes the RHV managers and clusters that you have access to.

    The tab shows the RHV managers and clusters that you can access in the following hierarchy:

    All
    RHV_Managers
    	RHV_Manager1
    		Cluster1
    		Cluster2
    	RHV_Manager2
    		Cluster3
    		Cluster4

    To locate a server, you can enter a string in the search field.

  3. Click on an RHV manager to view details.

    You can navigate back to a higher level by clicking the up-arrow.

  4. Click on a VM to view its protection status, recovery points, and restore activity.
  5. Click Add protection to subscribe the VM to a plan.

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