This wizard is displayed when the user includes or excludes VMware resources in a policy.
CAUTION:
Protector tracks VMware resources via their MoRef (Managed Object Reference). If a resource's MoRef is changed then it will not be included in the backup and a warning will be logged. Tracking resources via their MoRef means that they will be included in the backup even if vMotion moves them.
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Select method
Control | Description |
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Browse for resources | Select this option to browse for VMware resources in similar ways to those provided in vSphere Client. See VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Browse By below. |
Specify resource by name or wildcard | Select this option to specify a resource by type and name pattern match. See VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Specify name or wildcard below. |
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Browse by
This page of the wizard is displayed when the Browse for resources selection method is specified in the initial wizard page above.
Control | Description |
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Virtual Machines, Templates and Folders | Displays a hierarchical view ordered by datacenters, folders, and virtual machines and templates. |
Virtual Machines and Templates | Displays a flat list of virtual machines and templates ordered alphabetically. |
Hosts and Clusters | Displays a hierarchical view ordered by datacenters, hosts and virtual machines. |
Hosts | Displays a flat list of hosts ordered alphabetically. |
Storage | Displays a hierarchical view ordered by datacenters and datastores. |
Datastores | Displays a flat list of datastores ordered alphabetically. |
Resource Pools | Displays a flat list of resource pools ordered alphabetically. |
Datacenters | Displays a flat list of datacenters ordered alphabetically. |
vApps | Displays a flat list of vApps ordered alphabetically. |
Tags | Displays a flat list of tags ordered alphabetically. Note: To browse by tags, the VMware proxy node must have PowerCLI installed. Refer to VMware Product Interoperability Matrices for vCenter Server/PowerCLI version compatibility.
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Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Virtual Machines, Templates and Folders Hierarchy
In a hierarchical view it is possible to select or deselect entire trees, sub-trees and individual nodes. For example, the screen-shot above shows the entire Sustaining datacenter selected, but with the Alison folder and the IH_Client5 virtual machine deselected from a backup policy.Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Virtual Machines and Templates List
In a flat list view it is possible to select or deselect multiple items of the same type.Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Hosts and Clusters Hierarchy
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Hosts List
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Storage Hierarchy
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Datastores List
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - vApps List
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Tags List
Figure. VMware Resource Selection for Inclusion/Exclusion Wizard - Specify name or wildcard
This page of the wizard is displayed when the Specify resource by name or wildcard selection method is specified in the initial wizard page above.
Control | Description |
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Resource Type | Select a VMware resource type that will be matched by the provided name pattern. |
Pattern | Enter a case insensitive pattern that will be used to match the resource type by name. The '*' character can be used to match any sequence of characters. E.g.: IH_* would match any resource of the given type who's name begins IH_. Note: Resources are re-evaluated against the name pattern every time the policy is executed. New resources having a name that matches this pattern, added after the policy is activated, will be automatically included in the backup.
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