There are no plans to make vStorage API available to the NBU 6.5.x build.
vStorage API implementation begins with NBU 7. You can use the vStorage API implementation in NBU 7 to backup "legacy" ESX 3.5 environments (those that had previously required VCB).
Take a look at the
NBU for VMware documentation. The NBU 7 doc explains backward compatibility.
Here's a brief abstract - but click on the link for more details.
Minimum levels for vStorage support
To use VMware vStorage, NetBackup requires the following minimum levels of
VMware servers: ESX 3.5, or VirtualCenter 2.5. NetBackup can use vStorage with
older ESX servers (such as 3.0.2) if they are behind a VirtualCenter at version 2.5
or later.
When is VCB required?
NetBackup can protect most VMware environments by means of VMware's newer vStorage APIs, without using VCB. VCB is required in the following cases:
Full virtual machine backup vs file-level backup
■ For backups of selected files instead of the entire virtual machine, if a
NetBackup client is not installed on the virtual machine.
■ For incremental backups that use the virtual machine backup option called
Full backup with file level incremental.
■ For the following older VMware environments:
■ ESX servers older than 3.5 if no VirtualCenter server is present.
■ For VirtualCenter servers older than 2.5.
Why is VCB not being used?
When possible, NetBackup automatically uses vStorage instead of VCB, even when
backing up certain VMware environments that are older than vSphere. If the ESX
server is at least 3.5, or the VirtualCenter is at least 2.5, NetBackup uses vStorage.
Even if installed, VCB is not used in these environments. NetBackup uses VCB for VMware environments that are older than ESX 3.5 or VirtualCenter 2.5. It also uses VCB if the policy is configured for Windows file-level backups.
See the appendix titled "File-level backup of Windows virtual machines."
Peter
