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DPO
Level 6
9 years ago

NetBackup for vmware for a linux client with NFS mount points

Our environment is running with NB 7.6. I have a linux VM with NFS mount points locally mounted. If I configure VMware backup for it, will it backup those mount points also right ?

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    9 years ago

    VMware snapshot backups will not work.

    In the VMware tab of the backup policy you will see the following choices for Virtual disk selection : 

    (extract from NBU for VMware guide):

    ■ Include all disks
    Backs up all virtual disks that are configured for the virtual machine.  (Note "virtual disks" - this does not include NFS)
    ■ Exclude boot disk
    The virtual machine's boot disk (for example the C drive) is not included in the backup. Any
    other disks (such as D) are backed up. Consider this option if you have another means of
    recreating the boot disk, such as a virtual machine template for boot drives.
    See “About the Exclude disk options for Virtual disk selection” on page 67.
    Note: A virtual machine that is restored from this backup cannot start up. Data files are
    available in the restored data disks.
    ■ Exclude data disks
    The virtual machine's data disks (for example the D drive) are not included in the backup for
    this policy. Only the boot disk is backed up. Consider this option only if you have a different
    policy that backs up the data disks.

     

    What exactly is the source?

    Have you tried backing up from the source?

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    No. VMware will not backup NFS mount points. 

    You have 2 choices:

    1. Backup the actual source directly from the source.

    2. Install NBU client on the VM, configure Standard policy with 'Follow NFS' option.

  • DPO's avatar
    DPO
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    But this has mount points which are in TB size with millions of files. I can't configure file system backup. I will have to try one of the snapshot methods.

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    What is the NFS server which has the exports containing millions of files?  Model and version?

    If it's NetApp, or any other supported NDMP platform, then you may ("may") be able to backup directly from the NAS itself, if you have the required licenses and the full compabaility check indicates that the hardware models and software versions are all supported by NetBackup.   Tell us more about the NAS, and we might be able to help point you in the right direction.

     

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    VMware snapshot backups will not work.

    In the VMware tab of the backup policy you will see the following choices for Virtual disk selection : 

    (extract from NBU for VMware guide):

    ■ Include all disks
    Backs up all virtual disks that are configured for the virtual machine.  (Note "virtual disks" - this does not include NFS)
    ■ Exclude boot disk
    The virtual machine's boot disk (for example the C drive) is not included in the backup. Any
    other disks (such as D) are backed up. Consider this option if you have another means of
    recreating the boot disk, such as a virtual machine template for boot drives.
    See “About the Exclude disk options for Virtual disk selection” on page 67.
    Note: A virtual machine that is restored from this backup cannot start up. Data files are
    available in the restored data disks.
    ■ Exclude data disks
    The virtual machine's data disks (for example the D drive) are not included in the backup for
    this policy. Only the boot disk is backed up. Consider this option only if you have a different
    policy that backs up the data disks.

     

    What exactly is the source?

    Have you tried backing up from the source?