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unable to browse VMs when creating a VMware backup policy

Riadh_R17
Level 4

Hi guys,

in order to backup some VMs, i was unable to manually browse them when creating the policy. i recieve the error (-1)

Anyone can help please ?

thanks

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L_BR
Level 5

Have you registered the vcenter in Netbackup with a user that has adequate permissions? 

Thank you @L_BR  for your quick answer

Yes, i have registred the vCenter in Netbackup using a user with the following permissions

Cryptographics Operations       
    Direct Access
    Encrypt New
    Migrate

          
Datastore        
    Allocate space    
    Browse datastore    
    Configure datastore    
    Low level file operations    
    Update virtual machine files    
    Update virtual machine metadata    
        
Global        

    Cancel task    
    Disable methods    
    Enable methods    
    Global tag    
    Licenses    
    Log event    
    Manage custom attributes    
    Set custom attribute    
    Settings    
        
Host        
    Configuration     

            Advanced settings
            Storage partition configuration
        
Network        

    Assign network    
        
Resource        

    Assign vApp to resouce pool    
    Assign virtual machine to resource pool    
        
Tasks        

    Create task    
    Update task    
 

vApp    
    Add virtual machine
    Assign resource pool
    Assign vApp
    Create
        
Virtual Machine        
    Change Configuration     
            Acquire Disk Lease
            Add existing disk
            Add new disk
            Advanced
            Add or remove device
            Change Settings
            Change Swapfile placement
            Change resource
            Configure Raw device
            Modify device settings
            Remove disk
            Set annotation
            Toggle Disk Change Tracking

    Edit Inventory    
            Create from existing
            Create New
            Register
            Remove
            Unregister

    Interaction     
            Power Off
            Power On

    Provisioning     
            Allow disk access
            All read-only disk access
            Allow virtual machine download

    Snapshot management
            Create snapshot
            Remove Snapshot
            Revert to snapshot

vSphere Tagging
    Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag        
        
When using the NetBackup Plugin for vCenter the following privileges can be added:        
NetBackup Recovery        
    Add or Remove NetBackup Servers    
    Virtual Machine Recovery    

        

 the following credentials are added:

Virtual Machine        
    Guest Operations     
            Guest operation queries
            Guest operation modifications
            Guest operation program execution

Virtual Machine
    Change Configuration 
            Remove disk

Hi @L_BR 

is there other permission to add in VMware to the user?

thank you in advance

(from " /usr/openv/netbackup/online_util/fi_cntl # " i can see all ESXis and VMs)

 

i am able now to browse VMs.

i simply refreshed.

but when i backup the VM

i get the error

ERR - Error opening the snapshot disks using given transport mode: san:hotadd:nbd:nbdssl Status 23

 

Nick_Morris
Level 6
Partner    VIP    Certified

If using NBD transport method, then port 902 needs opening up between your ESX servers and your media servers

If using SAN transport method, then the media servers need zoning in to the relevant LUNs/Datastores and visible on the OS