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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide
  3. Restoring virtual machines
  4. NetBackup Recovery Wizard screens
  5. Transport Selection screen
Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide

Transport Selection screen

Select the recovery host and data transport mode(s) for the virtual machine restore.

Figure: Transport Selection screen in the NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client

Transport Selection screen in the NetBackup Recovery Wizard for vSphere Web Client

Table: Fields in the Transport Selection screen

Field

Description

NetBackup recovery host

The host that performs the recovery. The default is the host that performed the backup (the backup host).

In most cases, use the host that performed the backup. Selecting a different host as the recovery host can result in a slow restore or a failed restore, depending on the transport mode.

For example, the restore may fail if you select the SAN transport mode in the following case:

  • The host that performed the backup used a SAN connection to access the datastore.

  • The host you select as recovery host does not have SAN access to the datastore.

Transport Modes

Determines how NetBackup sends the restore data from the recovery host to the VMware datastore. The appropriate option depends in part on the type of network that connects the VMware datastore to the recovery host.

Click the check boxes to select or unselect transport modes. For the restore, NetBackup tries the selected modes in the order listed. To change the order, click on a transport mode and click Move Up or Move Down.

san

For unencrypted transfer over Fibre Channel (SAN) or iSCSI.

nbd

For unencrypted transfer over a local network with the Network Block Device (NBD) driver protocol. This mode of transfer is usually slower than Fibre Channel.

nbdssl

For encrypted transfer (SSL) over a local network with the Network Block Device (NBD) driver protocol. This mode of transfer is usually slower than Fibre Channel.

hotadd

Requires that the recovery host is in a virtual machine.

For instructions on this transport mode and on installing the recovery host in a virtual machine, refer to your VMware documentation.

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