Where is netbackup restoring files?
I have netbackup 6.5.4, vmware ESX3.5, SAN connected via Fiber to all 3 ESX Servers plus the backup server. My single netbackup server is everything, Master Server, Media Server and Proxy serve. I am attempting to backup the entire vmdk files of my virtuals. Backup goes fine. I completely remove the original virtual from the ESX server, then attempt to restore from backup. Netbackup says restore succeeded, but I don't know where it restored files to. They are not on my ESX Servers, they don't show up in the VMWare Infrastructure Client, they aren't on my backup server. I don't know where they were restored. According to the documentation "Restores all virtual machine files to the staging machine that is specified on this dialog box. NetBackup then issues a VMware-provided script to restore the virtual machine to the virtual machine server you specify." I don't know where that script is, and I don't know where the files are going.
Anyone successfully restore a full virtual machine?
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NetBackup for VMware: FullVM
NetBackup for VMware: FullVM restore reports Status 0 but image is never imported into VMware ESX host
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/321710.htm
This technote points the finger at a problem with VMware Converter
Tip: Get overview/document your NBU environment. Run 'nbsu' and review the output.
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Looks like they found and
Looks like they found and fixed the problem in converter 3.0.2 update 1, but re-introduced it back again in 3.0.3, which is what I am running. Any idea if VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 works, or should I stick with 3.0.2 update 1?
Thanx for the help
Found your answer..after some digging...
No you should revert to 3.02 Update 1
If you look at the following statement document in the technote below, it details the above problem and that 3.03 should not be used and 4.0x is not compatible for with VCB backups. Also, in the same doc is the supportability matrix. I have snippeted them for you but worth reading the doc.
DOCUMENTATION: Support for NetBackup™ in a virtual environment. (updated September 15, 2009)
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/312604.htm
Tip: Get overview/document your NBU environment. Run 'nbsu' and review the output.
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