Deployment diagram for virtual machine creation
Following is a general deployment diagram for BMR client to virtual machine conversion.
Master server: NetBackup master server that takes BMR enabled backup of client.
Note:
Refer following sections and for more details on configuring BMR master server and enabling BMR client protection.
See Configuring policies to back up BMR clients.
Media server: NetBackup media server which contains client's BMR enabled backup image on disk-based storage unit.
Virtual Instance Convertor (VIC): This host is NetBackup recovery host which has configured NetBackup client. BMR client to VM conversion requires VIC operating system, belonging to same family as client's operating system, which is required to be converted to virtual machine. For example, Windows based VIC can create VMs of Windows based clients.
Hypervisor Server: The destination virtualization server where client VM is created. You need to select the intended Hypervisor server while running virtual machine conversion wizard.
Note:
You do not need extra hardware for VIC host. VIC host can be optionally configured over a virtual machine.
VIC can also be configured over master or media server if server OS is of same OS family as that of client being converted. Though it is not recommended to set up VIC on NetBackup master or media server as VM creation process consumes resources and it can slow down NetBackup server Performance. For details on currently supported Hypervisor servers for virtual machine conversion operation See BMR support for virtual environment.
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