Recovering VMware virtual machines from VMware to VMware using NetBackup
Using the Veritas Resiliency Platform 10.4, you can restore VMware virtual machine from NetBackup generated backup images to the target data center. For more information on NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances, see About NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances.
In the image, data center 1 is the source data center and data center 2 is target data center. Targeted Auto Image Replication, denoted as AIR in the below image, ensures that the backup images are available on NetBackup primary server in the target data center. The image shows two Infrastructure Management Servers (IMS) although you can have only one IMS which discovers the vCenter and is also added as an additional server to NetBackup.
The following table provides the summary for deployment, configuration, and recovery of virtual machines from NetBackup generated backup images.
Table: Recovering virtual machines using NetBackup images
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Plan your environment | Refer to the Veritas Resiliency Platform Overview and Planning Guide to know about the product, its components, features, and capabilities. Refer to the Veritas Resiliency Platform Release Notes for release information such as main features, known issues, and limitations. Ensure that the configuration details in your environment matches the requirements mentioned in the checklist. See Checklist for recovery of VMware virtual machines using NetBackup. |
Deploy and configure the virtual appliances | Veritas Resiliency Platform is deployed as virtual appliances. Download and deploy the virtual appliances for Resiliency Manager and IMS in both the data centers.
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Set up the resiliency domain | Set up the infrastructure and basic settings of the Veritas Resiliency Platform resiliency domain. These tasks are performed after you configure the Resiliency Manager and log in to the web console.
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Add asset infrastructure | Before you can monitor and manage data center assets from the console, you must add the asset infrastructure to Veritas Resiliency Platform. The IMS then discovers the asset information for monitoring and operations in the console. |
Infrastructure Pairing | For recovering assets to VMware you have to do following Infrastructure Pairing:
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Create resiliency groups | After adding the assets to Resiliency Platform, you organize the related assets into a resiliency group that you can protect and manage as a single entity. You can create a resiliency group either for basic monitoring (start or stop virtual machines) or for recovery on local or remote data center. |
Advanced features | Virtual business services, resiliency plans, and evacuation plans are some of the features of Veritas Resiliency Platform that you can additionally use to customize the process of recovery of your assets. |
Perform recovery operations | Once you have configured the resiliency groups for remote recovery, you can perform rehearsal and cleanup rehearsal operations on the resiliency groups. You can also perform recover (local or remote) operations on the resiliency groups. |
Monitor assets | You can monitor risks to the recoverability or continuity of your protected assets. Run various reports to view the status of the assets in your data center. And view details about operations such as the status (in-progress, finished, or failed), start and end time, and the objects on which the operation was performed on the Activities page. |
Miscellaneous references | After the virtual appliances are deployed and configured, you are given limited menu-based access to the operating system and the product. You need to use klish menu to manage the configuration-related changes to the product and to troubleshoot. |
