Test Query screen for VMware
This topic applies to policy configuration for NetBackup for VMware. You can use the Query Builder to enter rules for the automatic selection of VMware virtual machines for backup. Use the Test Query screen to test the rules.
This screen lists the virtual machines that NetBackup discovered in your virtual environment when you clicked Test Query. Later changes in the virtual environment may affect which virtual machines match the query rules. For example: if virtual machines are added, the test results may not be identical to the virtual machines that are selected for backup when the backup runs.
When the next backup runs from this policy, the following occur: NetBackup re-discovers virtual machines, consults the query rules, and backs up the virtual machines that match the rules.
The list of backed up virtual machines is saved but the virtual machines are not displayed in the policy's Clients tab. You can use the Activity Monitor to view the virtual machine jobs, or you can run a Virtual Client Summary report in OpsCenter.
Note:
See Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups.
See Using OpsCenter to report on virtual machine backups.
The Test Query function runs in the background. You can continue to configure the policy while the test runs. Any changes you make in the Query Builder however are not included in the currently running test. You must re-initiate the test to see the results of your Query Builder changes.
Table:
Field | Description |
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Test query for policy | Lists the rules in the Query Builder that were used in this test. The rules are specified in the Query Builder on the policy Clients tab. |
Test Query Results | VM Name: Shows the display name of all discovered virtual machines. Selection: Lists the virtual machines that were discovered, as follows:
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Included: Excluded: Failed: | Gives a tally of how many virtual machines were included, excluded, or failed in the test. |
See Using the Activity Monitor to monitor virtual machine backups.