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Backup rules based on "custom attributes" in VMware 5.5 ?

Gdd
Level 6
Partner Accredited

Environnement : NetBackup 7.6 and VMware <= 5.1

An easy way to select VM in a NetBackup policy is to create an additionnal field = custom attributes (exemple "NBU_for_Query") for each VM, and to set in this field a policy name.

Each NetBackup policy of VMware typeis defined with a rule so that when there is the current policy name in the custom attribute "NBU_for_Query" field, the VM is backed up.

Problem : in WMware 5.5, the vsphere client is replaced by a web interface... and there is no way with this web interface to modify custom attributes... these attributes seems to be replaced by "tags" and "tags" are not tested by NetBackup !

Is there another easy way to manage backup policies in VMware 5.5 ?

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VirtualED
Level 5
Employee Accredited Certified

vSphere 5.5 still has a vSphere Client.

Currently the API will not support VMware tags.

This also sounds like it might be helpful for you:

http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2014/02/vsphere-web-client-plugin-for-custom.html

 

 

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Nicolai
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What about using the annotations field for each VM ?

Netbackup plug-in appliance uses this field for setting last backup date.

Netbackup can query this field.

It is worth mentioning Netbackup Vcenter plug-in for VMware isn't available in the web client as well. So we need the old fat VMware Vsphere client a while.

VirtualED
Level 5
Employee Accredited Certified

vSphere 5.5 still has a vSphere Client.

Currently the API will not support VMware tags.

This also sounds like it might be helpful for you:

http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2014/02/vsphere-web-client-plugin-for-custom.html