Backing up VM

Prerequisite:

--NBU6.5.4+Language Pack (Language Pack is optional)

--ESX Server  

--VMware Converter Server (eg. VMware-converter-3.0.3-89816.exe )

--VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) (eg. VMware-vcb-V1.5-102898.exe )

Basic Installation:

--Install ESX Server.

--Install and launch “WMware Infrastructure Client”. logon ESX server.

--Install virtual machine as you need. Install VMware tools.

NBU For VMware Components:

--VMware backup proxy server (support Windows2003 only)

--virtual machine

--ESX server

--VMware converter server

Environment 1:

NBU master server and client: locsparc01, Solaris

Media server/Proxy server:  demoproxy-ldk, Windows 2003 x64 (physical machine)

VMWare virtual machine: vm-demo, Windows 2003 x64 simple Chinese

Process for  file-level backup and restore:

1.      Install NBU6.5.4 (and language pack) on Solaris box, add “demoproxy-ldk” as media server. Install VCB, and Vmware converter at physical machine “demoproxy-ldk”.

2.      Add hostname and IP address to “/etc/hosts” on each host.

3.      --Install 6.5.4 Client at both “demoproxy-ldk” and “vm-demo”.

--At “Specify Netbackup Machine and Policy Type”, “Server to use for backups and restores” is “locsparc01”,

“Source client for restores (or virtual client for backups)” is “vm-demo”

“Destination client for restores” is “vm-demo”

4.      --Launch NBU admin console.

--At “Media and Device Management”>”Credentials”>”Virtual Machine Servers”, add a new virtual server “locdell02”.

--At “Host Properties”>”Master Servers”>”Virtual Machine Proxy”, add “demoproxy-ldk”.

--Restart NBU.

5.      Add a policy. One method is as follows:

--At “Attribute”, “police type” is “MS-Windows-NT”, click “Perform snapshot backups”, “Perform off-host backup”, “Use virtual machine proxy”, select “demoproxy-ldk” as “Virtual Machine Proxy Server”. At “Snapshot Client Options”, “Snapshot mount point” is a folder on the Vmware backup proxy server. (eg, H:\mnt at “demoproxy-ldk”), “Virtual Machine Backup” is “0”, “transfer type ” is “2”. (there is no SAN in CD l10n)

--At “Client”, click “browser for virtual machines”, select “vm-demo”. Sometimes need refresh list.

--At “Backup selections”, input the drive or folders. (X:\ for MS-Windows-NT, \\.\X: for Flashbackup-Windows)

6.      Backup should be successful.

Environment 2:

NBU master/Media/Client: demoproxy-ldk, Windows 2003 x64 (physical machine)

 VMWare virtual machine:  vm-demo, Windows 2003 x64 simple Chinese

Restore

1. If NBU client is installed on vmware machine, Specify the following at BAR>File>Specify NBU Machines and Policy Type:

--Server to use for backup and restores : NBU master server (demoproxy-ldk)

--Source client for restores: vmware machine (vm-demo)

--Destination client for restores: vmware machine (vm-demo)

--Policy type for restores: MS-Windows-NT / Flashbackup-Windows

2. If NBU client is NOT installed on vmware machine, Specify the following at BAR>File>Specify NBU Machines and Policy Type:

--Server to use for backup and restores : NBU master server (demoproxy-ldk)

--Source client for restores: VMware backup proxy server (demoproxy-ldk)

--Destination client for restores: vmware machine (vm-demo)

--Policy type for restores: MS-Windows-NT/Flashbackup-Windows

Note:

--Before restore, please make sure “Netbackup Client Service” must be logged on as the administrator account (NOT as the local system account account)

--Mapping the drive on vmware machine (E$ at vm-demo)to VMware backup proxy server (demoproxy-ldk)

--Use “\\guest_OS_hostname\drive_letter$\folder” format for pathnames.